Anthony Albanese has declared that Labor will be the party of mainstream Australia — not the woke left — and a friend to business and aspirational Australians.

Scott Morrison is in a strong position to hold on to Victoria’s most marginal seat but the Coalition’s vote has collapsed in two other electorates targeted by Labor.

It took just three hours for more than 32,000 Victorians to snap up tickets to attend Shane Warne’s MCG memorial service next week. 

And a court has heard a woman hurled a roast chicken at an opposition customer after an argument sparked during a hectic Christmas Eve shopping rush at Costco Epping.

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