In Brisbane’s three-way contest, who ends up on top?
By Claudia Long
Who will finish first of the three candidates in the sunshine state's most anticipated three-cornered contest?
Coalition reveals policies on chopping block under Dutton government
By Isobel Roe
More than 3 million university students promised 20 per cent reductions in their student debts under Labor would not get that saving under a Peter Dutton government, with the Coalition confirming it would not proceed with Labor's $16 billion debt-reduction plan.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-04-23/coalition-policies-on-chopping-block-dutton/105208066
Why a congested seat in Melbourne's north could be crucial this election
By Richard Willingham
McEwen is part new suburbs, part rural towns and part established suburbs, and it is a seat the Liberal Party will be working to take from Labor in the coming election.
Coalition promises trial of child sex offender register
By Jake Evans
The Coalition says if it is wins government it will trial a national child sex offender register that will allow members of the public to request information from police about whether someone who interacts with their children is a convicted offender.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-04-21/coalition-promises-child-sex-offender-register/105196454
Generation 'screwed': The young voters who are defining this election
By Leonie Thorne
Many young people have written to the ABC with a similar story: they feel like they did everything "right" but will never achieve what previous generations did. It's a story that defined the past week in politics.
Peter doesn't know how he got on a Liberal email list. He can't opt out
By Jonathan Hair
When voter Peter Magor received an unsolicited campaign email from the Liberal Party, he assumed he could unsubscribe. But the link to do so directed him to a Liberal Party website with no option to do so.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-04-17/liberals-unsubscribe-postal-vote-email/105178892
In Melbourne's bayside suburbs, a teal-Liberal rematch is underway
By Kate Ashton
Across the historically conservative stronghold of Goldstein, voters are tuning in for a federal election rematch between the Liberals and the teals. These are some of the issues on their minds.
What sets two of Australia's most powerful men apart from each other
By Claudia Long
Anthony Albanese and Peter Dutton are vying for your vote. Here’s what sets them apart.
They’re two of the most powerful men in Australia, but who are they really?
By Claudia Long
Anthony Albanese and Peter Dutton are vying for your vote. Here’s what sets them apart.
Labor won Boothby for the first time in 73 years — can it hold it?
By Leah MacLennan
Until the last election, the electorate of Boothby hadn't been in the hands of a Labor candidate since 1949 — but the ALP's Louise Miller-Frost broke that streak by winning the seat, and is now taking another tilt.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-04-12/louise-miller-frost-secured-boothby-for-labor/105159736
Voters sent Dutton a message on WFH policies. Could corporate Australia be next?
By Bronwyn Herbert
Businesses planning on forcing their workers back to the office full-time may be reconsidering after the backlash to the Liberals' work-from-home crackdown.
Reposting. Because this is exactly what we need. A community resistance to the lies and misdirection of the Liberals and neo-Liberals.
#democracy #politics
#election
#auspol #LiberalPartyofAustralia
Who are running these campaigns in #australia?
These lobby groups 
Advance #advance
Centre for Independent Studies #cis #
Institute of Public Affairs #ipa
#AtlasNetwork #disinformation
Support the fight back if you can
https://worthfightingfor.climatecouncil.org.au/
Liberal Matt Kean, long a thorn in his own party's side, has been offered a job by Labor
By Tom Crowley
The Liberal Party's most recognisable climate campaigner has been tapped by Labor to assume Australia's top climate advisory role.
See also: #Centrelink #RoboDebt, as it was implemented in Australia by our very own Tories, the #LiberalPartyofAustralia.
It is claimed that over 2000 people on unemployment/disability benefits committed suicide over poorly-overseen, computer-generated false debts. We are a small nation, but we punch above our weight when it comes to #bastardry.
https://johnmenadue.com/menzies-dutton-and-the-liberal-party/
Excellent analysis by David Solomon on Dutton’s strategy to shrink, versus Menzies’ strategy to expand, the #LiberalPartyofAustralia #auspol
