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Campaign security concern as Albanese ambushed by alt-right media at Melbourne hotel

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has been ambushed in the lobby of his Melbourne hotel in confrontations captured and shared on far-right social media pages.

  • Cassandra Morgan and Eryk Bagshaw

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A video circulating on far-right social media accounts showed two men confronting Anthony Albanese, demanding answers about housing and immigration.
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Campaign security concern as Albanese ambushed by alt-right media at Melbourne hotel

A video circulating on far-right social media accounts showed two men confronting Anthony Albanese, demanding answers about housing and immigration.

The Liberal Party’s AI-generated action figure image of Monique Ryan.

Victoria’s hot seats LIVE updates: Monique Ryan fury at ‘insulting’ action figure; Statement earrings, hoodies, keep cups: It’s all about the campaign merch

Follow our in-depth coverage of key electorates with on-the-ground reporting of all the candidates moves.

  • Charlotte Grieve, Rachael Dexter, Clay Lucas and Cara Waters
Peter Dutton with son Harry today. The opposition leader said he would help his kids with a house deposit after yesterday deflecting questions about supporting his son’s efforts to buy a home.

Silver bullet slogans are not going to fix our housing crisis

The policies put forward by Labor and the Coalition do not come close to meeting the scale and complexity of our challenge.

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Anthony Albanese, Peter Dutton.

Voters back Albanese over Dutton on tax and housing plans

Voters gave the government a narrow victory on key cost-of-living questions, despite the policies from both major parties being called a “dumpster fire of dumb stuff”.

  • David Crowe
Anthony Albanese and Peter Dutton on Tuesday, April 15.

Federal election 2025 as it happened: Dutton’s son joins him on campaign trail again amid housing deposit questions; PM sets sights on third term

Anthony Albanese and Peter Dutton continue campaigning ahead of the federal election on May 3. Follow live. 

  • Sarah McPhee and Caroline Schelle
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Opposition leader Peter Dutton visits a home under construction in Maddingley in the division of Hawke with son Harry by his side.

Dutton and son: Why Harry’s housing issues became the talk of the campaign

Peter and Harry Dutton are campaigning together on housing policy, but the opposition leader wasn’t ready for the most obvious question of all.

  • James Massola
Anthony Albanese and Peter Dutton crossed paths at a campaign event in western Sydney.

The seats Dutton and Albanese avoid in their race around the nation

Every campaign is marked by surprise visits across the country and spending promises. Here’s what Anthony Albanese and Peter Dutton have been up to.

  • Mike Foley, Millie Muroi and Angus Delaney
The Greens WA have been criticised by the nation’s leaders for hosting a dance party on Anzac Day to raise funds for their election campaign.

Nation’s leaders slam WA Greens’ Anzac Day dance party decision

The event, which is raising funds for the political party, has also been labelled “completely inappropriate” by Opposition Leader Peter Dutton.

  • Heather McNeill
People walk in a snowy Red Square in front of St Basil’s Cathedral, during snowfall in Moscow.

Australians in Russia told to fly abroad to vote in federal election

Australia’s embassy in Moscow has again suspended in-person and postal vote services because of DFAT’s “do not travel” advice for Russia.

  • Rob Harris

Original URL: https://www.theage.com.au/politics/federal-election-2022