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Greens leader Adam Bandt and influencers Abbie Chatfield (centre) and Holly MacAlpine, pose for photos with toothbrushes symbolising the minor party’s plan to put dental care in Medicare.

Six influencers debated politics. It all went well – until the cameras stopped rolling

US reality star and convicted felon Joe “Tiger King” Exotic has endorsed Prime Minister Anthony Albanese. It’s just the latest in a long string of interventions from influencers in this year’s election.

  • Olivia Ireland and Courtney Kruk

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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.

  • David Crowe
Lord Mayor Nick Reece.

Lord mayor lashes electoral watchdog over lack of early voting centres

Despite a steep rise in early voting, there are no pre-polling booths in Melbourne’s CBD.

  • Carla Jaeger
Greens leader Adam Bandt and Prime Minister Anthony Albanese in discussion during Question Time at Parliament House in Canberra on Tuesday 5 September 2023. fedpol Photo: Alex Ellinghausen

Bandt retaliates against Labor by putting teals, Payman before government

Fatima Payman’s chances of gaining a Senate ally have been given a boost by the Greens, after the minor party was infuriated by Labor’s preferencing decision in a critical seat.

  • Paul Sakkal
Greens leader Adam Bandt held his first campaign event with the party’s housing spokesman Max Chandler-Mather this week.

Bandt’s leadership in spotlight amid $7m right-wing assault on Greens

The Greens leader is campaigning to hold the party’s three Brisbane seats after it suffered a disappointing result in last year’s Queensland state election.

  • Paul Sakkal and William Davis

This election is one of the worst I’ve seen. Here’s the one thing we can do to fix Australian politics

I think both sides of politics are treating us like mugs. Maybe like the mugs many of us have allowed ourselves to become.

  • Ross Gittins
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Greens leader Adam Bandt during a press conference at Parliament House on Thursday.

Greens want to force negative gearing, capital gains tax back on agenda

The minor party hopes to exploit a hung parliament to get negative gearing and capital gains tax changes back onto the table.

  • James Massola
Tim Wilson (second from right) posing with campaign staff.

Police mystery as Lib candidate cops a (primary) schooling in campaigning

It’s a case of claim and counterclaim over an election campaign effort outside a school. One side says there was an apology.

  • Stephen Brook and Kishor Napier-Raman
It’s been a week of a federal election heavily dominated by world politics. Here’s what Adam Bandt, Peter Dutton and Anthony Albanese have been saying, and if it’s true.

Exaggerations from Albanese, Dutton lost in Trump’s tariff blitz

We take a look at the prime minister’s claim Dutton wanted to end bulk-billing and the Coalition’s claim grocery prices are up 30 per cent under Labor.

  • Bronte Gossling
Abbie Chatfield

Electoral Commission clears influencer Abbie Chatfield of wrongdoing

The AEC cleared the podcaster after it reviewed whether her combined posts with Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and Greens leader Adam Bandt breached laws.

  • Olivia Ireland

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