Jacqui Lamingtons and Pasta Albanese:it’s an election bonanza

Jacqui Lamingtons and Pasta Albanese:it’s an election bonanza

It is hard to remember a time before the 2022 election campaign. And at this late stage,polling day,it is hard to imagine life after Election 2022.

  • byStephen Brook andSamantha Hutchinson

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Independent preparing legal challenge after COVID-positive voters locked out of election

Independent preparing legal challenge after COVID-positive voters locked out of election

The Australian Electoral Commission has confirmed people who contracted COVID-19 before 6pm on Tuesday,but who didn’t register for a postal vote,might be unable to cast their ballot.

  • byPaul Sakkal,Roy Ward andBillie Eder
Debt and deficits await taxpayers no matter who wins

Debt and deficits await taxpayers no matter who wins

The lack of commitment to real budget repair – and the absolute commitment to winning an election – is evident in what both sides are promising voters at taxpayers’ expense.

  • byShane Wright
Political tribunal appointee in hot water over Frydenberg election sign

Political tribunal appointee in hot water over Frydenberg election sign

An Administrative Appeals Tribunal deputy president has a large Josh Frydenberg poster outside her home,despite the code of conduct requiring members to act impartially in their private conduct.

  • byKatina Curtis
The Liberals have ‘boganised’ as their base goes progressive

The Liberals have ‘boganised’ as their base goes progressive

The prospect of dealignment in Australian politics is discombobulating if,like me,you’re invested in certainties:safe seats,blue and red.

  • byJulie Szego
Nervous Liberals call on John Howard,veteran of ticklish times

Nervous Liberals call on John Howard,veteran of ticklish times

The former prime minister has made a flying visit to Melbourne to help out three battlers who are doing it tough:Liberal MPs Gladys Liu,Katie Allen and Josh Frydenberg.

  • byTony Wright
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Fewer public servants to cover election promises but deficits remain

Fewer public servants to cover election promises but deficits remain

The Coalition says it will save $3.3 billion by cutting into the public service,but the budget will remain mired in deficit as Labor holds back its costings.

  • byShane Wright
Frydenberg swears ‘hand on heart’ super for housing policy won’t drive prices up

Frydenberg swears ‘hand on heart’ super for housing policy won’t drive prices up

The Coalition’s promise to allow first home buyers to use up to $50,000 of their super has sparked a fight with Labor over housing policy ahead of the election.

  • byRachel Clun
Menzies’ daughter urges Kooyong to keep Frydenberg,but tells Liberals to change

Menzies’ daughter urges Kooyong to keep Frydenberg,but tells Liberals to change

Robert Menzies’s daughter Heather Henderson says today’s Liberals need to rediscover the ideas of her father and party founder.

  • byChip Le Grand
City Liberals turn to Frydenberg on climate to defend their seats

City Liberals turn to Frydenberg on climate to defend their seats

Wentworth MP Dave Sharma is relying on endorsements from NSW Treasurer Matt Kean and federal Treasurer Josh Frydenberg in his campaign flyers - not Scott Morrison.

  • byDavid Crowe
Kooyong voters confused by Ryan voting cards ‘could be the difference between winning and losing’

Kooyong voters confused by Ryan voting cards ‘could be the difference between winning and losing’

Independent Monique Ryan’s decision not to allocate preferences on her how-to-vote cards is leading to invalid votes.

  • byPaul Sakkal