The stakes are high,and the swing is on in safe seats held by Labor ministers.

Hostile and deeply divided:In south-west Sydney,it’s an election campaign like never before

Harnessing anger over Gaza,independents are posing an unprecedented threat to Labor in heartland seats.

  • Eryk Bagshaw andKayla Olaya

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Tu Le

The feud fuelling one of the tightest battles of the next election

Independent MP for Fowler Dai Le could hold the balance of power after the election. Her Labor opponent,Tu Le,is campaigning to win back the seat while heavily pregnant.

  • Matthew Knott
Carly Moore

‘Ripped off’:Popular ex-mayor quits ALP to challenge for one of its safest seats

Hume city councillor Carly Moore will run as an independent in Calwell,an electorate that includes the nation’s mortgage stress capital.

  • Adam Carey
Maria Vamvakinou has represented her Melbourne seat for more than two decades.

Labor branch in open revolt over ‘parachute’ candidate

The rank and file in Melbourne’s outer north are threatening to quit if they are blocked from picking a replacement for outgoing MP Maria Vamvakinou.

  • Annika Smethurst
Independent MPs Dai Le,Andrew Gee and Bob Katter are supporting a private bill that would make it illegal for businesses not to accept cash.

Saving the lobster,prawn and pineapple:MPs fight to force shops to take cash

Independent MPs are demanding the federal government make businesses accept cash from shoppers – or face thousands in fines.

  • Shane Wright
Albanese

A stabbing,a riot,a nation divided:Albanese’s toughest test

Albanese did all the right things. He said all the right things. Yet the events of Monday night exploded regardless.

  • David Crowe
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Prime Minister Anthony Albanese with head of ASIO Mike Burgess and AFP commissioner Reece Kershaw.

PM calls for Australians to ‘unite,not divide’ after Sydney church stabbing

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese called for peace after the alleged violent stabbing of a church leader on Monday night and injuries to several police in clashes outside.

  • Paul Sakkal andRachel Clun
The Herald spoke to people in western/south western Sydney and asked how they’ll be voting for the Voice. Georgia Manion from Lakemba plans on voting Yes.

Western Sydney may prove decisive in referendum result

Ever expanding western Sydney has exerted a huge influence in changing Australia society for at least three decades,and now it is shaping up to play a pivotal role in determining the outcome of the referendum on an Indigenous Voice to parliament.

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Joseph Vongsaphay,Georgia Manion,Thomas Richards and Nelson Funes-Gonzales.

In the melting pot of western Sydney,views on the Voice are as diverse as the population

This region could be crucial to the Voice to parliament either passing or failing – but many residents are still undecided.

  • Jordan Baker andMatt Wade
Fowler MP Dai Le raised concerns about the cost of the government’s controversial AUKUS submarine deal.

Dai Le,Frank Carbone form own political party to target western Sydney

Independent MP Dai Le and Fairfield Mayor Frank Carbone say they want to challenge the major parties in federal seats across western Sydney.

  • Matthew Knott