Federal election live: Albanese, Dutton in final stretch of campaign
Welcome to today’s live coverage of the election debate, with just five days to go for Anthony Albanese and Peter Dutton to make their case to voters. As the dust settles from last night’s feisty final debate, an election-eve Newspoll has found the primary vote for both parties has solidified to give Labor a narrow lead with the strong possibility More...
Federal election 2025: Albanese, Dutton on day 32 of May 3 election campaign
Peter Dutton left the audience of the final leaders’ debate gobsmacked when he could not answer how much a dozen eggs cost. The question during the final election leaders’ debate on Sunday night might More...
Election 2025: Dutton’s telling blow up in final leaders’ debate
The final debate of the election campaign was certainly feistier than the first three. There were multiple moments of frustration, bordering on outright anger, between the two leaders. Part of that, presumably, More...
Hero who rescued shark attack victim Mani Zhang ‘wasn’t thinking’ about the shark or his safety when he jumped in the water
A “hero” bystander who rescued a woman mauled by a shark off Sydney’s south has revealed he wasn’t thinking about the potentially lurking shark when he leapt into action, with the risk to his own safety More...
Federal election 2025: Newspoll reveals bad news for Peter Dutton
More than half of all voters believe Peter Dutton and the Coalition are not ready to govern the nation, according to the latest Newspoll. The poll, published by The Australian six days before the May 3 election, More...
Election 2025: Albanese, Dutton in final leaders debate on 7
Anthony Albanese and Peter Dutton will face off in their final crucial leaders’ debate on Sunday night, as the election campaign enters its final week. The Prime Minister and Opposition Leader earlier on More...
Mum’s horror after giving birth to baby six weeks early
At 18 months old, baby Luca has endured more than most people will in their lifetime. Perth parents Ashleigh and Cody welcomed their little boy at just 33 weeks – six weeks earlier than expected – and More...
Loved ones to gather at memorial for missing Queensland police officer Jay Notaro
Loved ones of a high-ranking Queensland police officer are set to gather to celebrate his life nearly two months after he went missing in NSW. Detective Inspector Jay Notaro went missing in March, with alarm More...
Coalition defence spending pledge ‘plucked out of air’: Butler
A senior minister has defended Labor’s military spending and slammed the Coalition’s election pledge to boost the defence budget to 2.5 per cent of GDP by 2030 as “plucked out of air”. With the Trump More...
‘Paid actors’ furore hits Liberal Party over new ad
The Liberal Party’s new ‘whinging Wendy’ ad features a paid actor, who once appeared in a Thor movie, posing as a struggling nurse that simply can’t afford another three years of Anthony Albanese’s More...
