No shortage of revisionist history from Albanese and Dutton
By Brett Worthington
From tumbles to tariffs, both leaders attempted to rewrite history as the election campaign clocked up week one.
With questions bubbling about the state of Dutton's campaign, Albanese is forced to revisit a mistake from the last election
Pocock to address 'root cause of the big issues' as he seeks second term
By Emmy Groves
He became the ACT's first ever independent Senator three years ago, but David Pocock wants to keep 'doing politics differently'.
The independents running at the 2025 election, and what they stand for
By Claudia Long
Like their name suggests, an independent MP is separate from any party, with their own individual policies and views. Here's a guide to who's who.
The independents running at the 2025 election, and what they stand for
By Claudia Long
Like their name suggests, an independent MP is separate from any party, with their own individual policies and views. Here's a guide to who's who.
Albanese takes a tumble and Dutton gets himself in a twist
By Brett Worthington
Today on the campaign trail the leaders talked tough on Trump's tariff war, thousands of people enrolled to vote and the prime minister took a tumble.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-04-03/trump-tariffs-albanese-tumble-gambling-advertising/105131120
Albanese takes a tumble and Dutton gets himself in a twist
By Brett Worthington
Today on the campaign trail the leaders talked tough on Trump's tariff war, thousands of people enrolled to vote and the prime minister took a tumble.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-04-03/trump-tariffs-albanese-tumble-gambling-advertising/105131120
Peter Dutton is caught in a Trump-shaped wedge
By David Speers
The opposition leader is trying to talk to two audiences: the pro-Trump supporters on his right flank, and the Trump-anxious voters in the middle.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-04-03/peter-dutton-trump-wedge-gas/105126334
Premier-shaped hole hard to explain for Albanese — but Dutton jumped straight in
By Maani Truu
As Australia braces for Trump's trade call, Anthony Albanese and Peter Dutton have spent a day on the hustings in Melbourne.
Vote Compass returns for the election. Here's what it can, and can't, tell you
You can cut through some of the election noise with Vote Compass.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-04-02/vote-compass-2025-federal-election-how-it-works/104967326
Vote Compass returns for the election. Here's what it can, and can't, tell you
You can cut through some of the election noise with Vote Compass.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-04-02/vote-compass-2025-federal-election-how-it-works/104967326
Anthony Albanese and Peter Dutton agree on Trump tariff position
By Jacob Greber
The two leaders find common ground on tariffs, the mortgage wars ramp up and a teal apologises for a blunder.
Dutton would scrap Suburban Rail Loop and prioritise Airport Rail Link
Federal Opposition Leader Peter Dutton says a Coalition government would fund Melbourne's Airport Rail Link project and scrap federal funding for the Victorian government's Suburban Rail Loop, which he calls a "cruel hoax".
What do Australian political parties actually stand for?
What you need to know about Labor, Liberals, Nationals and the Greens
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-04-01/pe-major-parties/104985146
You don't need to look too closely to see the scars from 2022
By Brett Worthington
The first week of the official election campaign is well underway as both leaders take to the radio and another Chinese ship floats past Australia.
Dutton asked reporters a question of his own, but it might come back to bite
By Jacob Greber
Peter Dutton's claim, so early in a contest we're told has an unusually large number of undecided voters, that Anthony Albanese cannot win in his own right has more than just a whiff of arrogance.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-03-30/dutton-gas-plan-hubris/105112722
'The good guy!': MP full of praise for himself in social media blunder
By Xanthe Gregory
Federal MP Andrew Gee's Facebook account has been caught impersonating a disgruntled voter and praising the politician for his stand against "dirty tactics" by an opponent.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-03-29/andrew-gee-facebook-gaffe-federal-election/105112498
The WA seats that could decide Australia's next government
By Keane Bourke
In what's expected to be a close race across the country, every vote in the Federal Election will count — and a handful of Western Australian seats could decide who forms the nation's next government.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-03-29/2025-federal-election-wa-seats-to-watch/105109146
One word sums up the wall of election cliches you've heard in the past 24 hours
By Laura Tingle
The election campaign begins with both sides already having given their campaign policy speeches.
What you need to know ahead of the federal election
The date is set, and here’s your cheat sheet to the 2025 Australian federal election.
Will PM Dutton raise the petrol price in his first budget? That's tomorrow's problem
By Annabel Crabb
Opposition Leader Peter Dutton has delivered his response to the government's budget and it's big on petrol and gas, with barely a word on nuclear.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-03-27/peter-dutton-budget-reply-fuel-excise-gas/105101488
