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The five key battlegrounds where Albanese or Dutton will win the election

This election is not just a battle between Labor and the Coalition for bellwether seats. Instead, the campaign will be fought on several fronts.

  • James Massola

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Nationals leader David Littleproud during a doorstop interview in the press gallery at Parliament House in Canberra on Monday 24 March 2025.

Nationals leader promises lower power prices within years

The Coalition had avoided making the vow after Labor was burned by its 2022 promise to drop power prices by $275.

  • Olivia Ireland and Mike Foley
Nationals Leader Shane Love, Liberal leader in waiting Basil Zempilas, Liberals’ Kalamunda candidate Adam Hort. Picture: WAtoday

Nationals even the ledger as Zempilas’ chance at opposition leader rests on Kalamunda

On the current count, both the Nationals and Liberals have won three extra seats each in the lower house taking their totals to six seats each.

  • Hamish Hastie
Data reveals the Coalition is running the same proportion of women at this election as in 2022, but a substantial number are in winnable seats.

Twice as many men as women: Coalition’s mixed progress on gender equality

Data reveals the Coalition is running the same proportion of women at this election as in 2022, but a substantial number are standing in winnable seats.

  • Olivia Ireland
Andrew Thaler speaks to the media on his arrival for a Snowy Monaro Regional Council meeting, in Cooma, 2024.

Serial pest’s offensive rampage hasn’t stopped, even after 19 complaints

Andrew Thaler is accused of violating an official order to stop threatening and offending colleagues in a campaign of “deliberate, calculated chaos”.

  • Jordan Baker
Peter Dutton and his shadow treasurer Angus Taylor have made contradictory statements on insurance.

Leaked Coalition talking points show U-turn on insurance company break-ups

The Coalition talking points, issued to all MPs, show that senior Liberals understood they were against a divestment policy until Dutton backed the idea.

  • David Crowe and Paul Sakkal
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Dugald Saunders and Jo Haylen have both fallen foul of the rules around using public-funded transport.

NSW Nationals leader jetted to the wineries. He took ministerial car too

Documents released via freedom of information show then-agriculture minister Dugald Saunders took a ministerial vehicle with him on a controversial Hunter Valley trip.

  • Michael McGowan
Roger Cook and wife Carly lane arrive at Medina Hall after being re-elected as WA Premier.

WA state election 2025: How it all went down on election night as Labor wins historic third term

Labor has won a third term of government. Roger Cook will remain premier of Western Australia.

  • Daile Cross, Hamish Hastie, Jesinta Burton and Sarah Brookes
Jacinta Nampijinpa Price and travel.

Jacinta Price being investigated for 14th potential misuse of expenses

The Coalition senator has had to repay expenses she improperly claimed from the taxpayer 13 times totalling almost $11,000.

  • James Massola
undreds of election signs from conservative leaning parties were found dumped off Great Eastern Highway in Greenmount this week.

Apple Airtags lead police to Perth Hills election sign thief

The Liberals Perth Hills campaign team decided to purchase eight of the Apple tracking devices after losing up to 10 signs a night, which one campaign insider said was the worst he’d ever seen. 

  • Hamish Hastie

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