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Leaders ease off on messaging as Aussies tune out

On a day light on for policy announcements, polling showed the major parties are struggling to convince voters they're capable of improving their lot.

AAP

The great Australian election campaign quiz – week four

Are you rounding the turn into the home straight, kicking with the wind in the final quarter or falling at the final hurdle? Test your attention span with a week to go before (final) polling day

The Guardian - AU

Australian politicians lambast ‘neo-Nazi hecklers’ at Anzac Day memorial service

Anzac Day commemorates anniversary of first major military action by Australian and New Zealand Army Corps during World War I

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Election Diary: Dutton tops list of most distrusted, amid deepening voter cynicism about political leaders

In this election, voters are more distrustful than ever of politicians, and the political heroes of 2022 have fallen from grace, swept from favour by independent players.

The Conversation

Experts unplug Peter Dutton's power bill rise figure

Experts say Peter Dutton's often-repeated campaign claim that power bills have increased by $1300 is misleading and based on cherry-picked data.

AAP

Liberal candidate apologises for Anzac Day booklet that contained campaign message and linked to how-to-vote card

Grange Chung, candidate for the Sydney seat of Reid, uses images of the former navy officer in military uniform

The Guardian - AU

Australians and New Zealanders commemorate war dead on Anzac Day

Hundreds of thousands of people have gathered across Australia and New Zealand for dawn services and street marches to commemorate their war dead on Anzac Day

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Labor takes large leads in YouGov and Morgan polls as surge continues

With just eight days until the May 3 federal election, and with in-person early voting well under way, Labor has taken a seven-point lead in a national YouGov poll and an 11-point lead in a Morgan poll. An exit poll of early voters is also encouraging for Labor.

The Conversation

Watching the election from afar, I can’t help but wonder – is this really the best Australia can do?

With neither leader offering any serious structural reform, Australia is on a path that leads ultimately to the malaise that has befallen the US

The Guardian - AU

Anzac Day 2025 live updates – as it happened

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The Guardian - AU

'Greensland' in spotlight as envy of major parties

A minor party is hoping to again make Labor and the coalition green with envy at the federal election with another strong showing in a surprise new heartland.

AAP

'Messy' campaign has Dutton in peril amid poll plunge

Peter Dutton's unpopularity is driving a continued fall in support for the coalition, polling suggests, amid questions over the opposition's electoral strategy.

AAP

Politics put aside as leaders pay respect on Anzac Day

Australia's political leaders call an election campaign truce to attend dawn services and remember the sacrifice of servicemen and women.

AAP

Preferences may help decide the Australian election. Here is what could happen in five crucial seats

How-to-vote cards offer some clues to how preferences may flow, but no one can be sure how closely voters will follow them – and some offer no advice

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Australia calls for Israel to end Gaza aid blockade

Australia has added its voice to calls from the UK, France and Germany for Israel to allow humanitarian aid into Gaza with the population at risk of starvation.

The Guardian - AU

Anatomy of a PM’s fall: did Albanese stumble off a stage - and why are we still talking about it?

Caitlin Cassidy explains the differences between falling, stumbling and stepping off to Julia Hollingsworth

The Guardian - AU

Afternoon Update Election 2025: Dutton’s presser gets testy; anatomy of a PM’s fall; and DJ Bandt to party in Brisbane

The opposition leader was on the defence on multiple fronts at a testy press conference in Tasmania

AAP

High steaks: Nats' food security plan protects farmers

The coalition has pledged to prioritise developing a food security strategy to protect farmers and ensure wholesale savings flow through to shoppers.

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Albo Addresses Labor Candidate’s Resurfaced Tweet Depicting Dutton As A Nazi

"Ali France is an extraordinary Australian and I don’t know what your tweets are like more than a decade ago,” Albanese said at a press conference in Perth.

The Guardian - AU

EVs to cost more under a Coalition government, after Dutton’s apparent backflip on popular tax break

Polestar says Dutton’s move shows ‘a complete lack of understanding of the significant cost-of-living, climate and health benefits of EVs’

The Guardian - AU

Albanese condemns Dutton’s pledge for mass public service cuts ‘only in Canberra’

Opposition leader’s comments suggest close to two-thirds of capital’s public service roles – which include many key agencies – would be slashed

The Guardian - AU

Exclusion zones: is Peter Dutton’s campaign avoiding proposed nuclear power sites?

The opposition leader says he ‘won’t be able to get to all’ of the seven locations earmarked for flagship nuclear policy, while Labor says he has not been within 50km of any during election campaign

The Guardian - AU

Pocock calls Coalition’s planned public service cuts ‘pure Canberra bashing’ – as it happened

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The Conversation

When ‘equal’ does not mean ‘the same’: Liberals still do not understand their women problem

“Women’s” issues are once again playing a significant role in the election debate as Labor and the Liberals trade barbs over which parties’ policies will benefit women most. In the latest salvo, the opposition has announced a $90 million package to combat family and domestic violence.

AAP

Coalition tied in knots over EV, immigration policies

The coalition has performed another election campaign about-face, this time vowing to scrap electric vehicle subsidies, as it slides down the polls.

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