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The first polls of the election campaign have been released, showing it's a very tight race but with one party just in front - but it's not all good news.
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A desperate search is underway for two young boys, aged four and five, who vanished from their home in South Australia and were last seen at an ACT Bunnings.
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A British couple that has called Australia home for eight years faces the threat of deportation every day after a tragic medical diagnosis.
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Coles has updated its recall of a contaminated food product to list new items that have been sold at chains across the nation.
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With cost of living shaping up as a major election issue, a key question has emerged - that neither Peter Dutton or Anthony Albanese have been able to answer.
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A joyride in a Melbourne suburb has ended in tragedy, with two teenage boys found dead in a stolen car after it veered off the road.
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A protester has slammed Labor MP Tony Burke for scurrying like a rat through the fire escape' after he left a Muslim prayer event due to security concerns.
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Independent MP Andrew Gee appeared to thank himself in an embarassing social media blunder on a post slamming his former party.
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Prime Minister Anthony Albanese is closer than thought to forming a majority government, bombshell new polling has revealed.
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Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has made a brash call on supermarkets as he vows to make price gouging illegal.
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A joyride in a Melbourne suburb has ended in a double fatality.
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Voters will be watching Anthony Albanese and Peter Dutton closely this week, with another round of Trump tariffs set to shake up the campaign.
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Laws to make price gouging at supermarkets will go before parliament by the end of the year" if Labor is elected, its campaign spokesman has declared.
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Voters will be watching closely as Anthony Albanese and Peter Dutton head out on the campaign trail this week, as one date is set to shake up the campaign.
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Protesters threatened Labor MP Tony Burke to come back without police' after he left a Muslim prayer event due to security concerns.
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Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has dodged six questions on whether power bill prices will go up at the end of the year, as he campaigns for a second term.
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An officer feared for the lives of police when an allegedly aggressive" man armed with a metal pole was shot by police in Melbourne's southeast.
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About $900,000 was allegedly found stuffed in microwaves set to be shipped from Perth to Melbourne in a major organised crime investigation.
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Billionaire Clive Palmer plans to drop $50 million on the election campaign, calling for a Elon Musk-inspired overhaul on government waste".
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A disturbing trend is emerging on the campaign trail as both major party leaders hit the road this week ahead of the May 3 federal election.
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Locals have been warned ex-Tropical Cyclone Dianne is continuing to bring decent rain" hours after it made landfall on Saturday morning.
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Prime Minister Anthony Albanese is set to announce harsher measures on supermarkets on the second day of the official election campaign.
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Voters will be watching closely as Anthony Albanese and Peter Dutton head out on the campaign trail this week.
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On the first day of the election campaign, Anthony Albanese and Peter Dutton have been heckled by angry voters. WATCH VIDEO, FOLLOW LIVE
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SkyAces airman Glenn Collins, a champion pilot, remains in a critical condition after a crash during a four-plane aerobatic display.
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The competition regulator has given the green light for a partnership between Virgin Australia and Qatar Airways, set to double flights over five years.
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Government officials have warned parts of WA to prepare for isolation" in the aftermath of Tropical Cyclone Dianne.
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The driver had allegedly stolen the green Holden Commodore hours earlier from a childcare centre in New South Wales.
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Campaigning for the May 3 election is underway, with the Prime Minister entering enemy territory and Opposition Leader Peter Dutton talking up his gas plan.
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On the first day of the election campaign, Anthony Albanese and Peter Dutton have been heckled by angry voters. WATCH VIDEO, FOLLOW LIVE
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An allegedly aggressive" man armed with a metal pole has been shot by police in Melbourne's southeast.
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Campaigning for the May 3 election is underway, with the Prime Minister entering enemy territory and Opposition Leader Peter Dutton talking up his gas plan.
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A Corrective Services NSW media adviser and a former senior Nine staffer has been arrested over the alleged possession of child abuse material.
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Anthony Albanese officially has called the election but first, he's been told to rectify awful" comments made about Donald Trump.
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A children's snack is being pulled from a major supermarket's shelves amid fears packets are contaminated with a dangerous object.
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Anthony Albanese has been heckled by a voter, before being mobbed in a gym after Peter Dutton rejected claims Australia will get a Trump lite' leader. WATCH VIDEO, FOLLOW LIVE
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The airshow where a pilot was critically injured on Friday after his aircraft lost control during an aerobatic performance will resume on Saturday.
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Peter Dutton has rejected claims Australia will get a Donald Trump lite' Coalition leader as he pushed his plan to get gas prices down by the end of the year. FOLLOW IT LIVE
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Opposition Leader Peter Dutton has come out swinging against the energy giants, vowing bills would fall under his government and accusing gas exporters of gaming the system".
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The first television ads of the federal election campaign, with Anthony Albanese asking Australians to stick with him and Peter Dutton saying he can do better.
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A woman and child were allegedly kidnapped at knifepoint by a man and forced to drive around to electronic stores purchasing Apple MacBooks.
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Peter Dutton is facing a two-pronged attack in his home state of Queensland with both Labor and the Greens targeting crucial seats. FOLLOW IT LIVE
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The aircraft lost control during an aerobatic performance at the Avalon Airshow near Geelong on Friday afternoon.
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There's a remarkably simple way Aussies can get ahead in the workforce, but not every employee agrees with it.
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Temu has made a major change for Australians, which could change the way customers use the app.
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Police have revealed a bombshell update in their investigation into the alleged murder of a woman whose body was found wrapped and buried behind a besser block wall.
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Anthony Albanese officially called the election for May 3, but first, he's been told to rectify awful" comments made about US President Donald Trump.
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Two major Aussie events are set to battle it out over the first weekend in May, but fans have been assured they can vote and enjoy the footy.
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Emergency services are on the scene after an aircraft crashed at the Avalon Airshow near Geelong on Friday.