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The prime minister’s background as a tough backroom operator has served him well but internal Labor critics accuse him of turning a deaf ear to advice at crucial moments. What the voters say on 3 May will define his legacy

When Jim Chalmers and Angus Taylor met for this week’s treasurers’ debate, the moderator observed that in three or six years they might be facing each other as prime minister and opposition leader.

Now that the election has been called for May 3, parliament has been dissolved and the caretaker government period has commenced. During this period, the caretaker conventions require the government to exercise self-restraint. It must stick to routine government business and not embark on major new commitments.

Tony Abbott was once unelectable. So were Donald Trump and Boris Johnson.

The usual story for a first-term government is a loss of seats, as voters send it a message, but ultimate survival.

Now that an election has been called, Australian voters will go to the polls on May 3 to decide the fate of the first-term, centre-left Australian Labor Party government led by Prime Minister Anthony Albanese.

The Albanese government has a fighting chance of winning the 2025 election, but will need to achieve in five weeks of campaigning what it hasn’t in three years in office. That is, work out a narrative explaining what it’s about and that can persuade Australians to back it for a…

Opposition MPs vent anger after revelation Brad Battin was on a Queensland cruise holiday when Labor announced tough new bail laws

Parliament will sit late into the week in Australia's second most populous state to pass controversial new bail laws opposition MPs say they won't oppose.