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Is an unremarkable election campaign really a bad thing? Not this time around
Due to the cost of living crisis, politicians cannot shape the election agenda. Instead, the agenda is in charge of them.
- by Waleed Aly
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A private dinner with Jacinta Price can cost $10,000. This is why
The first-term senator has delighted the Coalition’s base, but her recent star turn in the campaign has worried some of her colleagues.
- by Natassia Chrysanthos and Paul Sakkal
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Victoria’s hot seats LIVE updates: Hamer addresses property controversy; Apparent push-polling in Kooyong; Wilson campaigns on cost of living
Follow our in-depth coverage of key electorates with on-the-ground reporting of all the candidates moves.
- by Charlotte Grieve, Rachael Dexter, Clay Lucas and Cara Waters
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Why little lies are more of a big problem for Dutton than Albanese
We all know politicians gild the lily, but little lies come with a big cost in the throes of a tight election campaign.
- by David Crowe
Federal election 2025 as it happened: Treasurer claims second debate a ‘decisive win’ for PM; McKenzie apologises over China, Russia comments
The leaders are back on the campaign trail after facing off at a second debate last night.
- by Michaela Whitbourn and Caroline Schelle
Chalmers splits hairs on negative gearing to back up Albanese
The treasurer insisted he had asked for analysis, not modelling, which Peter Dutton used to claim Labor had a secret plan to change negative gearing rules.
- by Shane Wright and Olivia Ireland
It’s now easy to see the shadow Donald Trump is casting on the election campaign
Two weeks out from voters lining up at the ballot box, what’s being billed as a slip of the tongue has seemingly derailed the Coalition’s strategy.
- by Jacqueline Maley, David Crowe and James Massola
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