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Miserly Australia tumbles down global generosity table

Australia's peak group for foreign aid has attacked the coalition for planned cuts to development assistance while calling on Labor to lift its spend.

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Medicare urgent care clinics: are they Australian healthcare’s saviour or just a Band-Aid solution?

Labor has made the clinics key to its election strategy but critics say there is no long-term evidence they are reducing pressure on emergency departments

The Guardian - AU

Labor and Coalition accused of being on fossil fuel ‘unity ticket’ as thermal coal exports hit record high

Australia shipped 57m tonnes of coal for burning in overseas power plants between October and December last year, the highest recorded for a three-month period

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Coalition to cut 10% of Creative Australia funding to divert to Melbourne Jewish Arts Quarter

Costings announcement follows the high-profile withdrawal of artist Khaled Sabsabi’s appointment as Australia’s Venice Biennale representative

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NSW reports of alleged election-related violence and harassment include smearing poo on truck with Liberal ad

Ahead of federal election, parties have also reported arson threats and alleged attempts to intimidate diaspora communities

The Guardian - AU

Grattan on Friday: Key markers on the bumpy road to this election

When we look back, we can see the road to election day has had a multitude of signposts, flashing red lights, twists, turns and potholes. Some came before the formal campaign; others in the final countdown days; some have been major, others symbolic.

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Coalition costings reveal larger deficit over coming two years with cuts to foreign aid and environment programs

Long-awaited costings of more than 200 policies show Coalition would gut long list of environment and clean energy programs if returned to power

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As Australia votes, a housing affordability crisis is top of voters’ minds

Australia’s sky-high property prices are a top issue in an election race dominated by cost-of-living concerns.

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Afternoon Update Election 2025: Coalition costings at last; visit from a Trump heavyweight; and trouble behind Liberal lines

Long-awaited costings show Coalition would gut long list of environment and clean energy programs if returned to power

The Guardian - AU

The Coalition’s costings show some savings, but a larger deficit than Labor in the first two years

The Coalition’s policy costings have been released, just two days ahead of the federal election.

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Dutton says Labor’s super plan is a ‘quasi inheritance tax’. What’s going on?

Many countries impose a form of inheritance tax on deceased estates, but does Albanese’s policy fit the bill?

The Guardian - AU

Preferences are more important than ever this election. See where Australian voters sent theirs last time

In some seats, preferences will make all the difference – and it’s not as simple as left or right. Explore what happened in your area in 2022

The Guardian - AU

Last-minute election arts boost with gallery pledge

There has been little talk of the arts on the federal election trail, but Labor has produced a multimillion-dollar commitment for a major new gallery.

AAP

Major YouGov poll has Labor easily winning a majority of seats in election

A YouGov MRP poll has Labor clearly winning a majority of seats in the federal election – 84 of the 150 seats in the House of Representatives.

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A for Albanese during uproarious school visit

The prime minister has delighted well-rehearsed school kids, who gave him a rockstar welcome.

The Guardian - AU

The Sunbury student: ‘No one my age actually watches live TV’

Amelia Makin is worried about her Hecs debt. She just wants to live in a comfortable home and not have to worry about leaving

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Labor MP Jerome Laxale Apologises After Dad’s Homophobic Taunts At Sydney Polling Booth

CONTENT WARNING: This article discusses homophobia. Labor MP Jerome Laxale has found himself in the spotlight for all the wrong reasons after his dad, Alain Laxale, made homophobic comments at a Bennelong polling booth during the final days of the federal election campaign. The incident happened on Wednesday, right in…

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3 years on from the ‘integrity’ election, how is Australia tracking on corruption reforms?

At the last federal election, the then opposition leader Anthony Albanese pledged to “change the way politics operates in this country”. Integrity was a key issue in 2022, and Australians voted for a change of government and a wave of independents who championed anti-corruption reforms.

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The Trump effect has left Dutton exposed and Albanese in poll position in this atypical election race

As Australians prepare to vote on Saturday, Barrie Cassidy and Tony Barry offer some final observations from the 2025 election campaign

AAP

Holding the major parties to account over climate

While climate change hasn't dominated the election, the Greens and independents have been heard loudest in a space largely vacated by the major parties.

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Economists slam major parties over timing of costings

The coalition has been criticised for releasing its costings just two days out from polling but Labor did the same during the 2022 election when in opposition.

The Guardian - AU

Morning Mail: Nationals in One Nation deal, the man behind the Trumpet texts, top gong for Amyl and the Sniffers

A ‘handshake’ deal could help the Nationals win Hunter back from Labor; US economy stalls as Trump lashes out at interviewer

The Conversation

Australians are warming to minority governments – but they still prefer majority rule

Minority governments have been part of Australia’s political history since Federation.

The Conversation

Would the Coalition lower energy bills by more than Labor? We asked 5 experts

Debates over high energy bills and the broader cost-of-living crisis have been central to the federal election campaigns of the major parties. Both Labor and the Coalition say their energy policies are the best way to bring household power costs down – but which side is right?

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Donald Trump has cast a long shadow over the Australian election. Will it prove decisive?

Donald Trump is everywhere, inescapable. His return to power in the United States was always going to have some impact on the Australian federal election. The question was how disruptive he would be.

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