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We talked to 12 Australians about who they will vote for.

We spoke to Australians at the start and end of the campaign. Here’s what changed

We checked in again with 13 undecided voters we spoke to at the start of this year’s federal election campaign. Most of them have made up their minds.

  • Penry Buckley, Hannah Hammoud, Nick Newling and Angus Delaney

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Hostility from local communities to offshore wind farms is threatening the government’s renewable energy ambitions.

Most Australians believe wind turbines are not really green. This is what we found

We debunk myths ranging from “there’s no point in acting until China does” to “we need nuclear for baseload power”.

  • Nick O'Malley, Caitlin Fitzsimmons and Bianca Hall
An Energex technician working to restore power after a storm on the Gold Coast.

Regulator approves higher electricity charges in Queensland

Homes across Queensland will pay more in their electricity bills to maintain power lines after the state’s network operators were cleared to raise the maximum revenue they can recoup.

  • Nick Toscano
How much should the Tooth Fairy pay in 2025?

What’s the going rate for the Tooth Fairy, and should it be adjusted for inflation?

From 10¢ in the ’60s to the generous $20 Josh Frydenberg’s five-year-old received in 2022, Tooth Fairy inflation is real – but that doesn’t make it right.

  • Felicity Caldwell
An internal audit found Queensland state schools failing to comply with procedures for charging parents fees, and the department not monitoring the situation.

‘Not always transparent and defensible’: Audit slams state school fees

Student Resource Scheme fees generated more than $100 million for state schools last year. But an audit by the Queensland education department found problems.

  • Sean Parnell
Anthony Albanese has pledged to cut the cost of home battery installations by up to 30 per cent if Labor is re-elected.

Battery ‘bill buster’ for millions of households, but renters and cash-strapped may miss out

The Albanese government has made an election pitch to slash power bills and accelerate the grid’s shift to cleaner sources of energy.

  • Nick Toscano
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Prime Minister Anthony Albanese at a press conference in Longreach, Queensland on Saturday.

Labor to subsidise home batteries up to $4000 for households

The prime minister is doubling down on his clean energy ambitions in response to criticisms of soaring power bills.

  • Mike Foley

We asked Australians what they really think about this election. Here’s what they said

We spoke to 12 undecided voters and asked them how they felt about the May 3 election, what they thought the big issues were - and what they thought the result would be.

  • Angus Delaney, Nick Newling, Penry Buckley and Hannah Hammoud
Research showed Woolworths customers are paying as much as 3.7 per cent more for a basket of groceries than they were last year.

Why a bikini wax and a block of chocolate suddenly have a lot in common

We’ve all noticed the cost-of-living crunch in big things such as rent and mortgage repayments. But the micro-stings continue to bite.

  • Melissa Singer
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese says Labor’s gas plan will do far more to reduce costs than the Coalition’s.

Albanese calls Dutton a copycat but won’t say who he gets his ideas from

The accusation came as the prime minister and the opposition leader duelled over plans to bring down the price of gas and lower household power bills.

  • David Crowe

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