Women voters desperately seeking uplifting policies
Cost-of-living has been a key issue in the election campaign but major parties are being warned gender equality and women's rights remain important to voters.
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Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has vowed to build 100,000 new homes and deliver access to five per cent deposits for first-time buyers.
Major parties have focused their attention on the west with ferry rides and celebrity appearances kicking off another day of campaigning.
Peter Dutton greeted billionaire Kerry Stokes at a function where he defended his campaign. (Mick Tsikas/AAP PHOTOS)
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Experts debunk Liberal’s inflation claim against Labor
Experts have called out a claim made in a Liberal Party election campaign advertisement about inflation in Australia under Labor.
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Australia aims for ‘zero tariffs’ after Trump backtrack
Donald Trump's tariff backdown has provided Anthony Albanese and Peter Dutton with a fresh opportunity to position themselves as superior negotiators.
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Dutton campaign rolls on with tribute to ‘stoic’ father
The opposition leader continues campaigning while paying tribute to his father, who had a heart attack hours before a leaders' debate with the prime minister.
Despite anger from the gas sector, Peter Dutton has doubled down on plans for a domestic reserve armed with modelling on how much households will save.
Fresh off a narrow debate victory, the prime minister has embraced the sights and sounds of Chinatown while spruiking the economy.
Markets are betting the Reserve Bank will cut rates by 50 basis points at its next meeting as American tariffs batter the global economy.
As economic headwinds emerge after US-imposed tariffs, Anthony Albanese and Peter Dutton are vying to lay claim to being the best bet to deal with them.
Peter Dutton has conceded plans to stop public servants from working at home were a mistake and ditched the proposal as he tries to regain lost ground.
Labor is opening up its lead over the coalition with just weeks until Australians take to the ballot boxes, polling shows.
Labor is promising to lower energy bills by shaving 30 per cent off the cost of installing household batteries if voters re-elect the government on May 3
Thousands of public servants are being promised no major change to employment agreements if the coalition is elected as Labor pledges to keep everything as is.
A major port leased to a Chinese company is in the sights of a takeover, as the coalition and Labor flag plans for it to be brought back into Australian hands.
An escalating trade war has slashed the odds of interest rate cuts for Australian mortgage-holders, including a potential mega cut weeks after the election.
After a week of zipping across the nation in pursuit of votes, Anthony Albanese and Peter Dutton have crossed paths on the campaign trail for the first time.
Australia's medicine producers are breathing a sigh of relief after it was confirmed they would not be directly affected by US tariffs.
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