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Forms sent back via political parties can be used to harvest personal information about voters

Over the next six weeks, Prime Minister Scott Morrison and Labor leader Anthony Albanese will dash around the country, trying to secure as many precious votes as they can.

There has been a fierce backlash over PM’s remarks that appeared to cast doubt on whether Aukus submarines would be built in Adelaide

The federal government signs a $325-million contract to start removing an ageing oil vessel floating in the Timor Sea but a senator fears the job will not be as thorough as it should be.

New data shows one in five aged care residents are being given antipsychotic medication, and elderly residents are more likely to be given the drugs if they live in rural areas.

A former ally of Senate candidate Nick Xenophon invokes Nazi Germany as part of a deepening spat between the pair. Senator Rex Patrick compared Mr Xenophon's legal work for Chinese tech giant Huawei to being on the payroll of German arms manufacturers on the eve of World War II.

Senator likens Xenophon’s previous work for Chinese telco to working ‘for the German companies Krupp or Messerschmitt in 1938’ in senate debate

Senator Rex Patrick will seek re-election despite his former colleague and party leader Nick Xenophon announcing he wants to return to parliament.

Current South Australian senator Rex Patrick and former colleague Nick Xenophon blame each other for diminishing their crossbench power in federal parliament as they are set to go head-to-head in the election.