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Rachel BaxendaleVictorian Political Reporter

Rachel Baxendale writes on state and federal politics from The Australian’s Melbourne and Victorian press gallery bureaux. During her time working for the paper in the Canberra press gallery she covered the 2016 federal election, the citizenship saga, Barnaby Joyce’s resignation as Deputy Prime Minister and the 2018 Liberal leadership spill which saw Scott Morrison replace Malcolm Turnbull as prime minister. Rachel grew up in regional Victoria and began her career in The Australian’s Melbourne bureau in 2012.

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Live: Politics NowPolitics

In a political handout image from the federal Australian Labor Party retransmitted Thursday, 16 May 2019, shows former Australian Prime Minister Bob Hawke (left) and Australian Opposition Leader Bill Shorten (right). AustraliaÕs 23rd Prime Minister and Labor elder statesman Bob Hawke has died peacefully at home, aged 89 years today. (AAP Image/PR HANDOUT, AUSTRALIAN LABOR PARTY) NO ARCHIVING

Postal vote edge for ALP

New data from the AEC shows Labor has submitted more ballots than the Coalition in two ultra marginal seats.

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Green goes rogueNation

Australian Greens leader Richard Di Natale addresses the media at a press conference outside of the Malvern Early Voting Centre, Melbourne, Friday, May 17, 2019. (AAP Image/James Ross) NO ARCHIVING

Candidate reveals Greens split

Federal party calls NSW candidate’s behaviour throughout campaign “unacceptable”.

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Live: Politics NowPolitics

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - MAY 16: Labor Leader Bill Shorten looks on during a visit to Xibay Little Lamb Dumpling Restaurant in Burwood in the seat of Reid on May 16, 2019 in Sydney, Australia. The Australian federal election will be held on May 18, 2019. (Photo by Ryan Pierse/Getty Images)

Morrison, Shorten: the last words

Panned by the PM for seeking a “coronation”, Bill Shorten warned “chaos is not the way forward” in his final campaign speech in Sydney.

Richard Ferguson, Rosie Lewis and Joe Kelly

Australia DayPolitics

Labor Senate candidate for Victoria, Jess Walsh.

From ‘genocide’ to OK

Labor‘s No.2 Victorian Senate pick says she’s changed her mind and now backs the party position.

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MarginalsPolitics

Alex Turnbull has voiced robocalls for GetUp

Turnbull ratchets up revenge

Alex Turnbull joins GetUp as the voice of robocalls urging voters in key seats not to vote Liberal.

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Politics

Sister no help to candidate

Describing your sister’s Labor opponent as a ‘retard’ online is not a clever campaign strategy.

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property valuesPolitics

Leaders getting hot about housing

Housing has emerged as a hot-button issue in the last days of the election campaign.

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EXCLUSIVEPolitics

Greens candidate for Cronulla and Cook Jonathan Doig.

Greens attacks on Israel

Candidates call Israel an “apartheid regime” where politicians “openly advocate genocide”.

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Nation

Beautiful pregnant woman sitting at bed and holds hands on belly in bedroom at home. Young mother waiting of a baby. Pregnancy, maternity and expectation image. Close-up, indoors.

$36m for ‘mums, dads and bubs’

Scott Morrison has announced $36m for a “mums, dads and bubs check” aimed at addressing peri-natal depression.

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EXCLUSIVENation

A generous donor putting a $50 note into a charity tin.

Transparency on ALP charity agenda

A Shorten Labor government would implement a new transparency regime for the charity sector.

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