Abbie Chatfield criticised the Liberal Party and said she was not paid to post any content.

Abbie Chatfield posts to be probed by Australian Electoral Commission

The electoral watchdog’s review will test political leaders who share content creator posts that instruct listeners how to vote as more MPs appear on influencer podcasts and social media.

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Jacinta Allan and Anthony Albanese.

Allan seeks to charm caucus as concerns mount over state Labor poll slump

Federal Labor MPs are struggling with how they should campaign in a state vital to Labor’s electoral fortunes when the state branch is so on the nose.

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Dutton campaigning in Victoria on Wednesday morning,where he repeated his line about cutting waste from the ABC.

Dutton tells ABC to show ‘excellence’ or he won’t ‘support the waste’

The opposition leader told ABC radio that taxpayers would not expect the government to support waste at the national broadcaster.

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Where could Peter Dutton’s DOGE-style cuts come from?

Labor says Dutton’s public service cuts are from the ‘DOGE’ handbook. Here’s where jobs could go

Just 7000 new public service jobs have been created in Canberra under Labor,forcing the Coalition to cut 34,000 jobs from the rest of Australia or gut the capital.

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Teal candidate for Bradfield Nicolette Boele has apologised.

Teal candidate apologises for sexualised joke to teen hairdresser

Nicolette Boele allegedly told the young female hairdresser that her hair wash “was so good and I didn’t even have sex with you”.

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The election campaign on Monday,March 31,2025.

As it happened:PM pledges health funding in Perth after edging ahead in poll;Dutton visits NSW and flood-hit Queensland

Stay across all the headlines from day four of the 2025 federal election campaign as Labor seeks to gain momentum from a boost in the polls.

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‘We love the harbour’:Dutton says he would live in Sydney as prime minister

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese accused the opposition leader of hubris and “measuring the curtains” before the election.

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Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has morning tea during a visit to a home in Downer

As it happened:Albanese dodges energy price questions in first major interview of campaign;Dutton slams supermarket taskforce as ‘wet lettuce’ fix for price gouging

Read all the headlines from day three of the 2025 federal election campaign as both leaders will tighten security after gatecrashers disrupted their events yesterday.

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Scene from the first day of the 2025 federal election campaign

As it happened:PM calls election for May 3 and Dutton comes out swinging

Read all the headlines from day one of the 2025 federal election campaign after Prime Minister Anthony Albanese dissolved parliament early on Friday,March 28,2025.

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Australians will go to the polls on May 3.

What are the key election dates? How does the caretaker period work?

Anthony Albanese has called the election for May 3 and his party and its rivals will campaign for your vote. Here’s what happens next.

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