Labor has pledged to build 50 more urgent care clinics should it win a second term, with polls showing the gap between major parties narrowing.
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Posted inAustralia Votes 2025, Phones and internet
Farmers cautiously welcome mobile overhaul election proposal
NFF has welcomed a Labor proposal that would require mobile phone providers to provide service across all of Australia by 2027
Posted inAustralia Votes 2025, Energy
Coalition irked as report brands nuclear a non-starter
Establishing nuclear power generation in Australia would face major challenges and fall prone to delays, says a report from parliamentary inquiry into the technology.
Posted inAustralia Votes 2025, Explainers and backgrounders
EXPLAINER: When will the federal election be held?
The date of the next Australian federal election is still unconfirmed, but it has to be held by May 17
Posted inAustralia Votes 2025, Federal Politics, Mental Health
Bipartisan commitments to boost Medicare cement health as leading election issue
A landmark bipartisan pledge to invest in Medicare aims to ensure nine in 10 visits to the doctor will be free within the decade, with a bigger boost for rural doctors.
Posted inAustralia Votes 2025, Health
Grim picture of dismal health care and higher death rates in regional areas
Rural, regional and remote Australians are dying at higher rates than their urban counterparts according to new data released today
Posted inFederal Politics, National News
Polling points to Coalition win but independents likely to decide the election
Labor has a mountain to climb to prevent Peter Dutton from forming government at the next election, with polling predicting outer suburbs of Sydney to change hands.
Posted inAustralia Votes 2025, Health, NSW Politics
More doctors go to the country, but hospitals still squeezed
Emergency departments at regional hospitals are under immense pressure, despite more specialist doctors working in the regions.
Posted inAustralia Votes 2025, Federal Politics, National News
Newspoll: Coalition with edge among voters ahead of election
Most voters expect the coalition to win the upcoming federal election, a new poll has shown, as the opposition increases its lead over the government.
Posted inAustralia Votes 2025, Federal Politics
Crossbench kingmakers could hold sway in house divided
Veteran independents including Tony Windsor say a minority government could get more done but caution crossbenchers against trying to set deals in stone with the major parties.