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Anthony Albanese defends Jacinta Allan’s absence from campaign events.

Allan seeks to charm caucus as concerns mount over state Labor poll slump

Federal Labor MPs are struggling with how they should campaign in a state vital to Labor’s electoral fortunes when the state branch is so on the nose.

  • Kieran Rooney, Rachel Eddie and Olivia Ireland

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Peter Dutton and Anthony Albanese on the campaign trail on Wednesday.

Federal election 2025 LIVE updates: Dutton hints at ABC cuts, speaks on crime in Victoria as PM ignites wages fight; Trump tariffs set to begin

Public service job cuts are among the topics dominating the leaders’ agendas as the federal election campaign enters its sixth day.

  • Michaela Whitbourn and Lachlan Abbott
Peter Dutton and Anthony Albanese on the campaign trail on Wednesday.

Albanese slips up but Dutton picks the wrong fight

The difference between the two leaders is that some mistakes are quickly forgotten while others shape the campaign.

  • David Crowe
Liberal candidate for Kooyong Amelia Hamer has hit back after teal MP Monique Ryan’s husband was filmed removing one of her campaign signs last week.

Victoria’s hot seats LIVE updates: Liberals’ Kooyong new campaign meme may backfire; Bruce candidate heckled at Doveton mosque

Join us over the next five weeks for an in-depth look at the candidates, hot-button issues, and a breakdown of the policies and campaign promises in four key electorates.

  • Clay Lucas, Cara Waters, Rachael Dexter and Charlotte Grieve
Shadow Treasurer Angus Taylor delivers his post-budget reply at the National Press Club in Canberra.

Taylor dodges Press Club debate with Chalmers, pins budget repair on stronger economy

Shadow treasurer Angus Taylor has channelled the British Labour Party by betting on growth to repair the budget while shying away from debating Treasurer Jim Chalmers.

  • Shane Wright
Peter Dutton says he will create a gas reservation for the east coast of Australia.

More fossil fuels? Inside Peter Dutton’s shock new gas proposal

The opposition leader’s Robin Hood-like plan may sound like a dream in theory, but lowering household energy bills is a bit more complex in reality.

  • Bronte Gossling
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Anthony Albanese answers a question about the Victorian premier not attending his campaign stops, before a terse exchange over "his press conference".
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Albanese brushes off Allan no-show, gets terse with reporter over Wong question

Anthony Albanese answers a question about the Victorian premier not attending his campaign stops, before a terse exchange over "his press conference".

Where could Peter Dutton’s DOGE-style cuts come from?

Labor says Dutton’s public service cuts are from the ‘DOGE’ handbook. Here’s where jobs could go

Just 7000 new public service jobs have been created in Canberra under Labor, forcing the Coalition to cut 34,000 jobs from the rest of Australia or gut the capital.

  • Natassia Chrysanthos and Olivia Ireland

Dutton wants to know if you’re better off now. It’s a trick question

The opposition leader’s question is so seductive to people who don’t follow politics and the economy, and don’t want to use their grey matter.

  • Ross Gittins
Victorian Premier Jacinta Allan.

Jacinta Allan’s sinking popularity inflicts brand damage on Albanese’s election hopes

An exclusive survey shows support for the Victorian Labor Party has collapsed to crisis levels – and it will have a huge influence on the federal political contest.

  • Chip Le Grand and Paul Sakkal

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