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Coalition tied in knots over EV, immigration policies

The coalition has performed another election campaign about-face, this time vowing to scrap electric vehicle subsidies, as it slides down the polls.

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Leaders trade barbs and well-worn lines in unspectacular third election debate

Anthony Albanese and Peter Dutton have met for the third leaders’ debate of this election campaign, this time on the Nine network. And while the debate traversed much of the same ground as the first two, the quick-fire set up of the debate allowed for some more animated exchanges less…

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No major gaffes and no knockout punch: the first leaders’ debate was a pedestrian affair

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and Opposition Leader Peter Dutton have faced off in the first leaders’ debate of the 2025 federal election. The debate, hosted by Sky News and The Daily Telegraph, was held at the Wenty Leagues Club in Sydney’s western suburbs, where an audience of 100 undecided voters…

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Nine news boss, staff 'angry' over newsroom gender bias

Nine's news boss has told the 2024 Women for Media report she's working to regain the trust of female staff in her newsrooms after a tumultuous period.

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Would a tech tax be a fair way to make Google and Meta pay for the news they distribute and profit from?

As the News Media Bargaining Code agreements in Australia start to wind down, there is discussion about what will come next. Media academic Andrea Carson calls the codes, passed in 2021, “world-first” legislation because Australia was the first country to use competition law to get Google and Meta to pay…

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Voice referendum battlegrounds: digital ad spending surges in South Australia and Tasmania

Yes and no camps have both honed in on two states considered to be critical to outcome, Facebook advertising data shows

The Guardian - AU

More stick, less carrot: Australia’s new approach to tackling fake news on digital platforms

An urgent problem for governments around the world in the digital age is how to tackle the harms caused by mis- and disinformation, and Australia is no exception.

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Ben Roberts-Smith defamation loss bad news for Seven boss as Nine marks ‘day of justice’

Seven chairman Kerry Stokes, who parachuted the former soldier into a network job in 2015, says ‘the judgment does not accord with the man I know’

The Guardian - AU

Aston by-election race sees female line-up vying for Liberal pre-selection as Labor backs 'suburban mum' Mary Doyle

At least three highly-qualified women are vying for Liberal pre-selection to contest the marginal Victorian seat of Aston as the by-election race heats up in the wake of the resignation of former cabinet minister Alan Tudge.

ABC News

‘Is Labor that desperate?’: Victorian Greens say voters can see through ‘dirty’ flyers, billboards

Labor material includes flyers, an advertisement at a cinema and several billboards in marginal electorate

The Guardian - AU

Guardian Essential poll: 64% of young voters would consider backing independents in NSW and Victorian elections

After success of federal ‘teals’, about half of all respondents are thinking about a shift away from major parties

The Guardian - AU

Below the Line: A Facebook executive explains the last-minute election battle on social media – podcast

What do One Nation’s Pauline Hanson and Labor’s Tanya Plibersek have in common? They are both winning the battle for eyeballs on social media, says a top Facebook official.

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Below the Line: What might happen to the major party that loses the election? – podcast

An existential moment for the Liberal party? Another female leader for Labor? In this episode of our election podcast Below the Line, our expert panel talk us through what might happen to the major parties if they do not win government.

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Australians rate Morrison, Albanese out of 10 for trust, competency

Australians were asked to rate Scott Morrison and Anthony Albanese out of 10 on trust and competency — Vote Compass has the results.

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Below the Line: What issues are politicians ignoring this election? – podcast

Channel Nine’s leaders’ debate on Sunday night may have been a “shouty, unedifying spectacle”, but Scott Morrison and Anthony Albanese will do it all again on Wednesday evening on Channel Seven.

ABC News

Vote Compass data shows climate change, cost of living and the economy are the big election issues, but voters still split along party lines

Climate change, cost of living and the economy are the most important issues to Australians this election, but there's a large split along voting lines, according to Vote Compass.

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No magic moments: 3 Australian politics experts on Morrison and Albanese's first election debate

Prime Minister Scott Morrison and Labor leader Anthony Albanese met at the Gabba in Brisbane on Wednesday evening with 100 undecided voters.

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Below the Line: Does George Christensen's defection spell a win for One Nation? And are Australian parties 'lazy'? – podcast

George Christensen, the maverick Liberal-National Party member from far north Queensland, dropped the pre-Easter bombshell that he is no longer heading for retirement but joining One Nation. Today, the Below the Line podcast team unpack what this means for the major parties’ prospects in that seat and for the election…

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