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This is the last election without caps on donations. It shows
The 2025 election will likely be the last when Australia’s wealthiest political donors can splash cash on allies without limit.
This newly renovated lodge is raising the bar for safari luxury
The newly refurbished suites at Ngala Tented Camp, on the edge of Kruger National Park, are a gateway to close encounters with lions, hippos and leopards.
Social media barrage surges amid rise in election misinformation
Voters in ultra-marginal seats are copping a surge in pro-Coalition advertising from third-party groups, part of an expected spending race in the final 10 days of the election campaign.
Dutton says polls could be wrong as he lashes PM’s ‘mistruths’
“You couldn’t lie straight in bed,” the opposition leader told Anthony Albanese as the pair faced off for their third leaders debate.
Liberal defectors could thwart Dutton’s bid for power
Veteran Coalition MPs who defected to the crossbench have criticised Peter Dutton’s campaign strategy, warning Labor is cutting through more with voters on cost-of-living.
Teal confidence growing as Liberal support slides
Bullish teal campaigners are increasingly confident they can oust senior Liberal Dan Tehan and snag the regional NSW seats of Cowper and Calare at the May 3 election.
Tax bracket indexation an ‘aspiration’, not policy: Dutton
The opposition leader said his plans to tie personal income tax rates to inflation will not require an election mandate.
Liberals want house prices to grow slower than wages
Peter Dutton declined to endorse comments from opposition housing spokesman Michael Sukkar on the campaign trail on Tuesday.
Dutton won over this undecided voter. He should be allowed to meet more
Campaign 2025 is the most controlled election in living memory. The party leaders should show voters their real selves more often.
‘Lurching towards collapse’: experts slam Labor and Liberals on tax
Economists and tax experts have panned Labor and the Coalition over election promises, accusing them of breaking with orthodoxy and shirking significant reform.
‘We’re saving like mad’: Dutton’s son rises for star campaign turn
The opposition leader’s 20-year-old son Harry delighted Coalition strategists on Monday, offering himself up as proof of Labor’s failings on housing affordability.
Voters deserve better than empty slugfests dressed up as debates
The closer we get to May 3, substance is being swiftly usurped by banal talking points and shrill attack lines whenever politicians step up to a microphone.
Why Labor thinks history is repeating in Queensland
Labor hasn’t won the north-Queensland seat of Leichhardt since Warren Entsch retired the first time. It’s betting a 2.1-metre-tall former basketball star can repeat the feat.
Spender has strong lead over Liberal challenger: poll
The Liberal Party’s hopes of winning back the once blue ribbon Sydney seat of Wentworth could be dashed, according to newly published polling.
The 4 moments that mattered in the first election debate
Anthony Albanese and Peter Dutton faced off on Tuesday, sparring on economic management, cost-of-living pain and their vision for Australia.
Peter Dutton’s father hospitalised ahead of first debate
News of the unknown medical emergency broke just ahead of the first leaders debate of the federal election campaign.
Chalmers and Dutton clash over recession claims
Jim Chalmers has accused Peter Dutton of being prepared to trash the economy in a bid to salvage his campaign.
Albanese pledges $1b to fix youth mental health crisis
Whoever is elected on May 3 will have to deal with a 50 per cent increase in defined mental disorders among Australians aged 16 to 24.
Labor sweats superannuation hit from sharemarket rout
Anthony Albanese says he is worried about the fall-out from Donald Trump’s growing trade war, particularly for hard-hit countries in Asia.
‘Buyer’s remorse’: Labor in the hunt for Chandler-Mather’s seat
Renee Coffey, a former charity worker and local mum, is making an all-out assault on the inner-city Brisbane electorate ahead of the May 3 election.