Polling shows the government and opposition are struggling to convince voters they’re capable of improving their lot as the clock winds down to election day.
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Posted inBendemeer, Cricket
Hazlewood supreme again in bowling Bengaluru to IPL win
Bendemeer’s Josh Hazlewood has shone again in the Indian Premier League, his masterful bowling at the death proving Bengaluru’s trump card.
Posted inHealth, Indigenous
Dose of cultural medicine to ‘decolonise healthcare’
Most Indigenous people would like to access cultural medicine, but many have difficulty doing so, with the practices largely left out of medical policy.
Posted inAustralia Votes 2025
Leaders pray for good fortune ahead of early voting
The election campaign will start to ramp up again after a slight reprieve over the Easter long weekend as millions of voters prepare for early polling to open.
Posted inAustralia Votes 2025
Apologies and ‘lies’ fly in second leaders’ debate
Peter Dutton made an awkward admission and Anthony Albanese was accused of lying as the leaders struggled to land knock-out blows in a second election debate.
Posted inAustralia Votes 2025, Housing
First-home buyers back in spotlight in federal election
First-time home buyers have been offered two different pathways to crack the property market as election campaigning reaches a fever pitch.
Posted inAustralia Votes 2025, Grants and funding, Parkes Electorate, Regional Development
Nationals offer regions a ‘fair go’ with $20b fund plan
An incoming coalition government would use commodity windfalls to set up a regional investment fund to address crises in health, infrastructure and childcare.
Posted inAustralia Votes 2025, Energy
Thirsty nuclear plants ‘could suck water from farmers’
Farmers and businesses may be forced to surrender gigalitres of water to fuel proposed nuclear power stations due to their inland locations, a report claims.
Posted inAustralia Votes 2025, Parkes Electorate, Roads and Infrastructure
Nats pledge to help stranded Aussies on road to care
National’s candidate for Parkes Jamie Chaffey has joined Nationals Leader David Littleproud and Senator Bridget McKenzie on a tour of infrastructure announcements.
Posted inAustralia Votes 2025, Mental Health
Labor’s billion-dollar boost opens mental health debate
Labor and the coalition are at odds on how best to improve mental health care, with the government pledging $1 billion to increase access to services.