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Awaiting the official start of the 2022 campaign, published polls show Labor is comfortably ahead of the government. Pundits agree this year’s election is Albanese’s to lose, but predictions range along a spectrum from a Labor landslide to a narrow win, to a finely balanced hung parliament.

Meals are rituals built around pleasures and choices. While what is served at mealtimes in aged care homes has received recent attention and Labor has pledged to improve the food offered, new research highlights that how meals are offered is just as important.

Political campaigners are able to serve digital ads to voters with increasing precision, based off their online footprints. Despite how common this practice is, an exemption for parties within Australia's privacy laws means it's not always clear how they've captured your data.

As the prime minister weighs up calling an election, ructions within the NSW division of the Liberal Party threaten to damage the government.

Calls for report to be released before election so voters know ‘official state’ of environment under Morrison government

Shadow treasurer says a Labor government would ‘reorient’ budget as RBA warns of mounting fuel and commodity prices

The courts won’t wade into the murky pool of internal party politics and it seems ordinary Australians don’t want to either

Voters have cooled on the prime minister, particularly in the cities, so some government members want the focus on them – not the man in the Lodge

Everything you need to know about the Australian federal election, all in one place for your convenience.

Data from trucks to inform locations selected for upgraded regional telecommunications across roads, homesteads and national parks

With the announcement of a polling date imminent, Michelle Grattan speaks with the ABC’s election analyst Antony Green about the national electoral map, with its variations between the states.