That’s a wrap. Thanks for following The Australian Financial Review’s live coverage this Wednesday, April 30, 2025. We will have more for you in our next coverage.

Here are some of the stories we covered today:

• Woman who filmed Mandarin-speaking Ryan volunteers says video has been ‘weaponised’: The woman who filmed a video of two Mandarin-speaking volunteers for Monique Ryan saying they were directed to support the teal independent MP by the head of an organisation that has been accused of working with a Chinese Communist Party agency, said she filmed them to showcase diverse civic engagement but claims it has been weaponised.

• Climate 200 banks $172,000 for final campaign push: Climate 200 founder Simon Holmes à Court says the group has raised nearly $172,000 in the last two days to bankroll a final advertising push for teal independent MPs in battleground seats ahead of Saturday’s election.

• ‘Slander without facts’: Ryan volunteer has no Chinese communist links: The Chinese Australian man at the centre of accusations of Chinese political interference within teal independent MP Monique Ryan’s volunteer base says he has lived in Australia for nearly 30 years and has no connections to any foreign government, and that the story will have a chilling effect on the Chinese community.

• PM defends Wong, clarifies no new Voice referendum: Anthony Albanese says Labor’s policy on superannuation has not changed after Peter Dutton accused him of stealthily trying to introduce inheritance tax changes.
• Chalmers ‘really pleased’ as annual inflation holds steady: Treasurer Jim Chalmers says underlying inflation is now at its lowest level in three years.