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PM backs call to ban Trumpet of Patriots spam texts

PM backs call to ban Trumpet of Patriots spam texts

The prime minister has signalled support for calls to ban unsolicited campaign text messages such as those from Clive Palmer's Trumpet of Patriots party.

PM confident of Trump phone call after election outcome

PM confident of Trump phone call after election outcome

PM confident of Trump phone call after election outcome

PM confident of Trump phone call after election outcome

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese plans to call Donald Trump to talk about US tariffs on Australian goods, if Labor wins the election.

'I won't miss the pressure': Antony Green calls time

'I won't miss the pressure': Antony Green calls time

'I won't miss the pressure': Antony Green calls time

'I won't miss the pressure': Antony Green calls time

After more than three decades of crunching the numbers on polling night, ABC election guru Antony Green is preparing to step out of the spotlight.

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Inside ex-Liberal heartland where roads, wind rule vote

Inside ex-Liberal heartland where roads, wind rule vote

Rundown roads, offshore wind farms and drought assistance are on the minds of voters in a now-marginal electorate the size of Belgium.

Helping or haunting, past PMs pop up on campaign trail

Helping or haunting, past PMs pop up on campaign trail

Some former prime ministers are helping their parties on the campaign trail, others are keeping a lower profile and one is not holding back on criticism.

Is it down? Strict rules for telcos that suffer outages

Is it down? Strict rules for telcos that suffer outages

Phone and internet users will be given more details when their services drop out under rules imposed on telecommunication providers.

Remote work saving time and money with benefits for all

Remote work saving time and money with benefits for all

Australians who work from home have cut their commutes by about three hours a week, saving more than $5000 a year in doing so, research has found.

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'You owe me': text inflames veteran's bid for retrial

'You owe me': text inflames veteran's bid for retrial

'You owe me': text inflames veteran's bid for retrial

'You owe me': text inflames veteran's bid for retrial

A tip-off to an investigative journalist who levelled war crime claims at a decorated veteran has raised eyebrows amid a push for a retrial.

Australian shares hit seven-week high as streak goes on

Australian shares hit seven-week high as streak goes on

Australian shares hit seven-week high as streak goes on

Australian shares hit seven-week high as streak goes on

All but one sector finished higher on the Australian share market that is trading on an almost two-month high after days of gains, as tariff turmoil eases.

'They want honesty': Pauline Hanson pumped about polls

'They want honesty': Pauline Hanson pumped about polls

'They want honesty': Pauline Hanson pumped about polls

'They want honesty': Pauline Hanson pumped about polls

With support for One Nation rising in the polls, Pauline Hanson is confident the controversial minor party will help decide the federal election outcome.

Calls go out to dial in payphones as national landmarks

Calls go out to dial in payphones as national landmarks

Calls go out to dial in payphones as national landmarks

Calls go out to dial in payphones as national landmarks

Three public phones that have supported Australians in emergencies are being nominated to be made national landmarks.

Cosplayers and chaos for disrupted Dutton campaign

Cosplayers and chaos for disrupted Dutton campaign

Cosplayers and chaos for disrupted Dutton campaign

Cosplayers and chaos for disrupted Dutton campaign

The opposition leader's electorate office has been vandalised and protesters in hazmat suits interrupted his media event on a bumpy day on the campaign trail.

Woodside to tap US gas in Louisiana LNG project

Woodside to tap US gas in Louisiana LNG project

Woodside to tap US gas in Louisiana LNG project

Woodside to tap US gas in Louisiana LNG project

An oil and gas development in the southern United States will position Australian giant Woodside as a global powerhouse, the company says.

Pooches and pollsters point to popular prime minister

Pooches and pollsters point to popular prime minister

Pooches and pollsters point to popular prime minister

Pooches and pollsters point to popular prime minister

The prime minister has basked in the attention of curious locals and friendly pooches in a safe Labor seat but not everyone was happy to see him.

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Dutton hopeful suburbs can deliver special victory

The "quiet Australians" who delivered a Liberal predecessor an unlikely election victory could hand the party another unexpected poll win, Peter Dutton insists.

'Living week-to-week': doctors struggle to stay rural

Better access to childcare, financial incentives and support for doctors' families would help recruit more medicos to the bush, according to a national survey.

Gambling reform advocates up pressure in marginal seats

Gambling harm advocates will focus on marginal seats in the final days of the election campaign, urging politicians across the spectrum to find their voice.

Study shows simple way jabs could work better together

Research has shown a simple way booster shots could be made more effective while opening the door to further improvements in the next generation of vaccines.

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Indigenous used as political football in Welcome debate

Aboriginal people are being used as a political football in an "outdated and tired match" and critics miss the point of Welcome to Country, an advocate says.

Students and hire staff pay for Labor election pledges

Labor reveals how it would balance the federal budget with its election promises as a global agency warns government spending could trigger a credit downgrade.

Australian shares gain more ground as tariff talk eases

The Australian share market has gained for a third straight session as hopes of US trade deals help investor sentiment settle after weeks of uncertainty.

Dignitaries join everyday Australians to farewell Pope

Catholics and political leaders have gathered across Australia to pay their respects and celebrate the life of the late Pope Francis.

Dutton on the attack after election blitz hits a bump

After a bike lane barrier stalled Peter Dutton's campaign bus, the opposition leader lashed Labor for preferencing the "Jew-hating" Greens.

'Complicit in genocide': PM heckled by senate candidate

Anthony Albanese has been confronted on the campaign trail by an independent candidate over his government's response to Israel's violence in Gaza.

Little reaction to nuclear policy on MPs' social media

Liberals and Nationals candidates running in seats where nuclear plants could be set up under a coalition government so far haven't been playing up the plan.

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