We talked to 12 Australians about who they will vote for.

We asked Australians what they really think about this election. Here’s what they said

We spoke to 12 undecided voters and asked them how they felt about the May 3 election,what they thought the big issues were - and what they thought the result would be.

  • Angus Delaney,Nick Newling,Penry Buckley andHannah Hammoud

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The Afghan Muslim community in Dandenong have heckled and shouted at Liberal members visiting a mosque.
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Liberal frontbencher heckled out of Melbourne mosque

The Afghan Muslim community in Dandenong have heckled and shouted at Liberal members visiting a mosque.

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese during a press conference after visiting Government House to call for an election.

We’re prepared for election of small targets,which is deeply disappointing

Australians deserve better than the kind of visionless politics being dished up by the major parties.

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The Queensland government has released a tender calling for a provider to run its pill testing service.

Pill-testing scrapped as deadly opioid emerges

A state government has been slammed for abandoning permanent pill-testing clinics after extremely potent synthetic opioids were found in Australian wastewater for the first time.

  • Savannah Meacham
Jack’s law allows police to conduct warrantless searches of people at some locations.

Qld wanding powers here to stay as police reach a major milestone

Queensland police have clocked up 100,000 searches under Jack’s Law,which Premier David Crisafulli says will now be made permanent.

  • William Davis
Liberal minister Matt Kean says we need to"look at the causes of these bushfires so we can avoid this bushfire season repeating itself in the future. That includes addressing climate change."

Kean’s bipartisan approach to climate change sets the standard

It is reassuring to see a former Liberal politician working for a Labor government to do what he considers essential to save us,says one reader.

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The LNP’s election pitch coalesced into three documents over the past year:The Right Priorities,The Right Plan,and its most-detailed The First 100 Days. What comes next will be revealing for the next four years.

The new year set to reveal more about the new state government

Much of the LNP’s mostly small-target pitch,detailed before the election,will be ticked off in months. What then for a party wanting “generational” power?

  • Matt Dennien
Sam Sangster,pictured in 2019 when he was CEO of Sydney’s Western City&Aerotropolis Authority,

Queensland taps NSW consultant to oversee hospital expansion

The LNP claims Labor’s $9.8 billion hospital expansion program may have blown out by more than 100 per cent.

  • Cameron Atfield
“Sometimes calls were not being answered or not being answered in a timely fashion,” Camm told journalists on Saturday.

Qld to review ‘potentially struggling’ domestic violence helpline

The state will appoint a reviewer for one of its leading domestic violence services amid concerns about unanswered calls,surging demand and an expansion vow.

  • Matt Dennien
Bellmere Road farmer Bryan Parkinson says the proposed new highway west of Caboolture would mean his home would be destroyed.

Moreton Motorway route heads back to drawing board after community backlash

The government has vowed to pursue a new route for part of the motorway after a groundswell of opposition to the original plan.

  • Matt Dennien