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Prime Minister Anthony Albanese vowed to govern in a distinctively Australian way.

The ‘sledge-a-thon’ begins: Leaders square off on tax and Trump

Standing in the prime minister’s courtyard at 8am, Anthony Albanese implied Peter Dutton was taking a Trump-lite strategy on public service cuts.

  • David Crowe
Scene from the first day of the 2025 federal election campaign

As it happened: PM calls election for May 3 and Dutton comes out swinging

Read all the headlines from day one of the 2025 federal election campaign after Prime Minister Anthony Albanese dissolved parliament early on Friday, March 28, 2025.

  • Josefine Ganko, Olivia Ireland and Lachlan Abbott
The major parties both have websites set up to harvest personal data from voters under the guise of helping apply for postal votes.

Major parties harvesting personal data under guise of helping voters

The major parties are harvesting personal details in the guise of helping voters apply for postal ballots at the very start of a hotly contested election campaign.

  • James Massola and Mike Foley

The key issues that will define the election – and where the major parties stand

Tax is a latecomer to the campaign agenda, Medicare has taken centre stage, and a nuclear energy fight will keep climate change in the conversation.

  • Natassia Chrysanthos
Analysing the key messages and themes in the opening speeches from Anthony Albanese and Peter Dutton.

In Dutton’s first 10 seconds, he invoked Trump (and 28 other takeaways from the leaders’ speeches)

Our experts break down Anthony Albanese’s opening remarks after calling the election – highlighting the strategy behind his message.

  • Natassia Chrysanthos and James Massola
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Anthony Albanese and Peter Dutton will seek to paint a narrative of who they are – and where they have come from.

This election is between a battler and a cop – at least that’s what they’ll tell you

Anthony Albanese and Peter Dutton are both up for the fight. And they’ll use their past lives to show it.

  • Jacqueline Maley

The iron law of aromatics that explains why politicians are sweating on Victoria

Victorian voters could decide the federal election. First, they must decide between a party with a whiff about it and a leader only a mother could love.

  • Chip Le Grand
Day one artwork

This election is too important to play it safe

Which side has the answer? So far, neither. Labor offers platitudes, the Liberals offer complaints.

  • David Crowe

The 12 seats to watch most closely – and why they could determine the election

There are 150 seats in the House of Representatives, but these are a dozen electoral races you cannot take your eye off.

  • James Massola

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