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Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and Opposition Leader Peter Dutton in a brief moment of good cheer ahead of a negative final debate.

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2025 Federal Election. Victorian Liberal Party Rally at Melton Entertainment Park in the seat of Hawke. Opposition leader Peter Dutton. Sunday 27th April 2025. Photo: James Brickwood. SMH NEWS 250427.

What fuelled Dutton’s rise is now derailing his bid to be PM

The Coalition’s campaign has been plagued by mistakes and missteps. But the leader’s looseness has compounded any strategic flaws.

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Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and Jodie Haydon during the Building Australia’s Future rally at the Parramatta Town Hall.

How HECS debt burdens will shape Labor’s final-week pitch

Labor will target millions of younger voters by pledging to slash student debt in a final push for power at the federal election this Saturday.

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Albanese and Dutton shake hands ahead of the final leaders’ debate on Sunday evening.

From Trump’s phone number to the price of eggs, our experts give their verdicts on the final debate

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese made the odd claim that Donald Trump does not have a mobile phone, but he was much closer to guessing the price of a dozen eggs.

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During the fourth leaders’ debate, Dutton took a strong stance against Welcome to Country ceremonies at sports games.

Welcome to Country at sports games ‘divides the country’, says Dutton

The opposition leader’s comments represent a hardening of the Coalition’s position after it pledged to wind back federal spending on Welcome ceremonies earlier this year.

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Opposition Leader Peter Dutton at the Victorian Liberal Party rally in Melton in the seat of Hawke on Sunday.

Peter Dutton brands ABC and The Guardian ‘hate media’

The opposition leader blasted the national broadcaster and other media during an address to cheering supporters in a key seat in Melbourne.

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Troubled waters: Tasmania goes to the polls for the ‘salmon election’

Tasmania has just five federal seats. But many locals think the smallest state could be crucial to deciding who forms government in May.

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Podcasts, video content and social media (sometimes referred to as “new media”) is playing a big part in this year’s federal election.

I wanted to ask Dutton these nine questions. He never got back to me

Social media content and podcasts are a huge deal in this election. So why didn’t the opposition leader want to come on mine?

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