Opposition Leader Peter Dutton and Prime Minister Anthony Albanese.

Federal election 2025 LIVE updates:Leaders hit the campaign trail after PM announces May 3 election date

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese,Opposition Leader Peter Dutton and Greens leader Adam Bandt have hit the campaign trail,with all three of them starting the day in Brisbane.

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Jim Chalmers has delivered his fourth Labor budget.

The budget explained in seven charts

Here are seven key budget charts that shed light on the nation’s finances,the economic outlook and what lies ahead.

  • Matt Wade andCraig Butt
Four in five high schoolers living in West End and Highgate Hill choose to attend their local government high school over an independent or Catholic school.

The suburbs where most families choose state schools over private

This school has so much pulling power,80 per cent of secondary students in its catchment choose a state school over private or Catholic.

  • Felicity Caldwell andCraig Butt
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The suburb divide when it comes to selecting schools:See what your neighbours pick

Search the Melbourne map to see whether more families are choosing independent,Catholic or government schools in your area.

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Rebecca King and her daughter daughter Maddy.

Girls lead exodus as parents choose private and Catholic schools

Thousands more NSW parents are choosing Catholic and private schools for their children amid an exodus from public education.

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Melinda and Alan with their children Ivy-Rose,14,Lara,13 and Orlando,11.

Where your neighbours send their kids to school

Where you go to school follows a typical pattern in Sydney,but top-performing schools with good reputations have the ability to upend an entire suburb’s enrolment demographics.

  • Christopher Harris andCraig Butt
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Victoria’s road toll over the past 15 years.

Victoria’s road toll by the numbers:View 15 years of data for your suburb

Between 2010 and 2024,almost 4000 people were killed on Victorian roads. Use our interactive tools to learn how many road deaths occurred in your suburb.

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One occupation outnumbers all others across Brisbane.

Occupation maps:The most common job in every Brisbane suburb revealed

While one job outnumbers all others across Brisbane,data shows that people of certain occupations have carved out distinct territories across the city.

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HSC students receive university offers:Search our database for cut-off scores

Use our interactive database to search for university and college courses throughout Australia in 2025 and their minimum entry requirements.

  • Craig Butt,Christopher Harris andCindy Yin

Every student,every course:Search our database of first-round university offers

Search our interactive database for students,courses and offers,and read which degrees were the toughest nuts to crack.

  • Craig Butt,Noel Towell andCassandra Morgan