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Angus Taylor and Jane Hume will make the Coalition’s economic case on Thursday

‘Debt $40b lower under us,’ Liberals claim

The Coalition is promising to reduce the budget deficit by more than $10 billion over the next four years, and to lower debt by $40 billion.

Peter Dutton stops at a petrol station on Wednesday in the Melbourne seat of Aston, seen as a likely Coalition gain.

Labor’s path to majority emerges as Albanese fights to stem losses

Labor and Liberal strategists believe a huge number of key seats remain on a knife edge just days out from polling day.

Liberal candidate for Bennelong Scott Yung and Peter Dutton at Gladesville Sporties during the campaign.

What this Liberal candidate is telling voters about Peter Dutton

In the heavily Asian populated seat of Bennelong, Scott Yung has told voters who may not like Peter Dutton that he won’t be the opposition leader forever.

Could Jim Chalmers’ “super purpose” include a prohibition on future raids on the savings of Australians?

Why your super is the government’s next cash cow

The tax-by-stealth raid needs to be exposed for what it is: a morally dubious cash grab to paper over the government’s own fiscal mismanagement.

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese during an address to the National Press Club of Australia.

Albanese denies he’ll revive the Voice

The prime minister has ruled out revisiting the Voice after Penny Wong described it as unfinished business.

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White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt with Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, back left, shows a picture of Jeff Besos as she responds to a question about Amazon, during a briefing in the James Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House, Tuesday, April 29, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

The numbers headache for Canberra and Washington

Jim Chalmers and US counterpart Scott Bessent have a few things in common – the threat of tariffs, the risk of recession and a budget that doesn’t add up.

Bookmakers say the odds of Tony Abbott winning his seat are drifting out.

Voters are still fed up with major parties

Readers’ letters on the teal independents, Peter Dutton’s fears of bias at the ABC and Guardian Australia, defence policy and taxation on superannuation.

‘Weaponised’: Woman who filmed Mandarin-speaking Ryan volunteers speaks out

The woman who filmed a video of Monique Ryan volunteers says the media has weaponised it; Labor fails to crash Peter Dutton’s yum cha lunch. See how the day unfolded here.

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Inflation steady; $100b fund’s Trump plan; Ex-model running for One Nation

Read everything that’s happened in the news so far today.

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One Nation leader Pauline Hanson and Opposition Leader Peter Dutton.

Coalition counts on One Nation preferences to narrow gap

Almost nine in 10 preferences from One Nation and other right-wing minor parties are flowing towards the Coalition in some heartland Labor seats it is targeting.

Albo swapped a baby for a sausage dog when posing for photos on the campaign trail on Tuesday.

Albanese shows his woeful grasp of public sector salaries

Peter Dutton may not have checked egg prices since 2019, but it seems Albo hasn’t looked at pay rates for department executives since 2006.

Bianca Colecchia says there’s nothing hypocritical about a migrant supporting policies to slash migration.

Meet the former Italian model running for One Nation

Bianca Colecchia, 32, says the first question she usually gets at pre-poll booths is: ‘How can you run for One Nation when you are a migrant yourself?’

Peter Dutton’s claim that Welcome to Country ceremonies are occurring too frequently resonated with the TV studio audience of undecided voters.

Welcome to Country: In defence of culture wars

Culture wars break out amid debates such as the frequency of welcome to country ceremonies because elites fail to listen to ordinary people’s legitimate social concerns.

Menu shows Albanese’s Pancakes on the Rocks claim doesn’t stack up

The restaurant where the prime minister worked in his student days has imposed public holiday surcharge since at least 1979 – making his claims otherwise seem like waffle.

Teal independent Zoe Daniel at a Jewish community electoral forum in April.

Antisemitism claims break out in dying days of race for Goldstein

Jewish leaders say teal MP Zoe Daniel has a strong record standing up to antisemitism after the circulation of a letter claiming her campaign is antisemitic.

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The Fin Election 2025

Australia is ‘more volatile electorally’ than it’s ever been

Phillip Coorey and the panel on the seats that will decide the election, whether the AAA credit rating is really under threat and what Labor and the Coalition aren’t telling us.

Peter Dutton’s press conference on Tuesday lasted a brief 16 minutes, with lots of questions skipped over.

Peter Dutton is done playing nice with the media

In the final days of the campaign, the opposition leader’s media strategy says more than any press conference could: he is playing defence, not offence.

Donald Trump is celebrating 100 days in office

Trump is boosting left-wing victories. That’s bad news for Dutton

America’s president is harming, not helping, other conservative leaders. But what is the reaction within the US?

Ellie Smith is an independent candidate running in Peter Dutton’s seat of Dickson.

Dutton’s Climate 200-backed rival volunteered for Greens

The Coalition has seized on revelations Peter Dutton’s Climate 200-backed rival in his electorate volunteered for the Greens; Dutton says Australians need to do better at disagreeing after his office was vandalised. See how the day unfolded here.

‘Stop’: Home battery sales crater as buyers wait on rebate

Installers say home battery sales have tanked since Labor unveiled its subsidy package, creating short-term cash flow and planning difficulties for firms.

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