Politics

The PM’s most influential advisers are all long-term mates, drinking buddies, factional allies, family friends. All Hard Left, Hard Left, Hard Left. WARNING: EXPLICIT LANGUAGE

The PM thinks it’s entirely unnecessary to mess with his line-up despite obvious signs some ministers are flailing. Here’s what Labor MPs really think of them.

The scene has been set for an election dominated by the cost-of-living crisis

AARON PATRICK: Anthony Albanese launched the 2025 election with an attack on his opponent so deceptively brazen that it explains how Labor went from campaign lagger to front-runner in under two months.

Opposition Leader Peter Dutton has launched his official election pitch, promising Australians a better future under a Coalition Government and vowing to be the ‘prime minister for home affordability’.

THE FRONT DORE: It’s time to fess up. In the three years since he became PM, we’ve been wrong about Anthony Albanese. We’ve been unreasonable. Unkind. Definitely unfair.

In the minutes after Anthony Albanese announced the May 3 Federal election, the Liberal Party dropped the first election ad, where Peter Dutton called on the nation to ‘get our country back on track’. 

Australians will go to the polls in five weeks but already the barbs are flying thick and fast.

A US judge has ordered US government agencies to preserve Signal messages about Houthi military strike.

The election has been called and the countdown is on. Here are the 20 seats across the country that will be crucial in deciding who will be our next Prime Minister.

Australians will head to the polls on May 3, as the major parties start a five-week campaign across the country.

On Friday, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese called an election following a well-worn path of his predecessors in going to the voters. These are the fascinating traditions playing out today.

The starting gun for the 2025 Federal election has finally been fired, sparking a crucial seven-day deadline every Australian should know about.

Australians will head to the polls in just a few weeks to vote in the next parliament of Australia. Here’s what you need to know.