The Latest Breaking News from Scott Morrison

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.

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

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

Here's your TL;DR for today's news.

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.

Court of appeal finds the party’s federal executive has broad powers to intervene in affairs of state divisions

Agreement to remove tariffs on some exports also includes 1,000 working holiday places and post-study work rights for Indian graduates

A Lowy Institute survey of about 3,000 Indonesians also finds Scott Morrison is viewed poorly in the country, with just 38 per cent of respondents expressing confidence in the Australian Prime Minister.