Updates

In an unprecedented political strategy, a Queensland MP has signed up for a platform popular with adult content creators to engage voters, using unconventional campaign tactics unmatched in Australian history.

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has been verbally bombarded in a hotel lobby in the latest security scare of the Federal election campaign. 

Peter Dutton has downplayed rare election-period comments from the Papua New Guinea Foreign minister, who says he'd prefer a Labor win.

Labor and the Coalition will have a housing showdown on Wednesday, as both party's policies drawing the ire of housing experts and economists.

ANDREW CARSWELL: It may be the thinnest of silver linings, but for all the smirks and chest-beating in Camp Albanese, Labor is failing to capitalise on the Coalition’s bleeding primary vote.

Halfway through the election campaign, Anthony Albanese’s confidence is soaring but experts warn the fine line between conviction and hubris could be his downfall. 

Former Prime Minister John Howard has slammed Anthony Albanese, saying ‘he is no Bob Hawke’ while in Perth for a Liberal event in the swing seat of Tangney on Tuesday evening.

Labor claims new analysis shows Aussies will be worse off under Peter Dutton but the opposition leader says his tax relief would help families now.

LATIKA M BOURKE: If Anthony Albanese wins this election he will have to overcome a significant challenge that has seen the downfall of several of his predecessors.

AARON PATRICK: The Liberal leader has warned Russia is a threat to the West and Australia for years. Now is his chance to show voters what he stands for.

Anthony Albanese and Peter Dutton continued to battle over whose housing plan would best serve the nation.

NICOLA SMITH: Dodging tough questions has become a hallmark of this election campaign. And it’s the voters who lose out in the end.

The WA Greens have come under fire for advertising a dance party fundraiser to be held on Anzac Day, leading to a sudden update on the planned rave.

Anthony Albanese has refused to back in Tanya Plibersek as the environment minister if re-elected, despite locking in four other senior ministers. 

Anthony Albanese and Peter Dutton have condemned the Greens for planning to hold a dance party political fundraiser on Anzac Day.