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Federal election 2025 LIVE updates: Dutton pledges national paedophile register; PM makes captain’s call over gambling ads
Follow live as we bring you the news of the election as the Labor and Liberal leaders’ campaign across the nation.
- by Angus Dalton and Sherryn Groch
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Victoria’s hot seats LIVE updates: Ryan accuses Libs of pork-barrelling in Kooyong with $14m in pledges; Muslim lobbyists post attack ads against Labor
Follow our rolling in-depth coverage of key Victorian seats in this federal election campaign.
- by Rachael Dexter, Charlotte Grieve, Clay Lucas and Cara Waters
Victorians afraid to go to shops because of rising crime: Dutton
Eight years after warning that Victorians were afraid to go to restaurants, the opposition leader said they felt unsafe going to the shops as criminal incidents rose by 20 per cent in 12 months.
- by David Crowe, Marta Pascual Juanola and Olivia Ireland
The latest illustrations from artist Simon Letch
Gallery of illustrations by the Sydney Morning Herald artist.
The latest illustrations from artist Alan Moir
The Sydney Morning Herald’s political cartoonist, sketches the political unreality.
Andrew Hastie is a rising Liberal star. Where is he in the election campaign?
Since he entered parliament a decade ago, Andrew Hastie has been spoken about as a potential Liberal leader but has been strangely absent from the campaign.
- by Matthew Knott
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Interactive: See how many properties your MP owns – and their other financial interests
An analysis of the register of members’ interests found more than half of federal MPs are property investors, making them potential beneficiaries of negative gearing and capital gains tax breaks.
- by James Massola and Cindy Yin
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Albanese used captain’s call to avoid messy brawl over gambling ads
This was the fourth time the prime minister had blocked controversial policies to avoid rocking the boat as he prepared for the campaign.
- by Paul Sakkal
Dutton’s pledge to launch national paedophile register
Peter Dutton is to promise $750 million for a crime-fighting push that includes a pilot program to let parents find out about registered child-sex offenders.
- by Olivia Ireland
Best of cartoons, April 21, 2025
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