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Polls close on election day as Australians await winner

Polls close on election day as Australians await winner

Millions of Australians have cast their votes in the federal election, with polls closed in the eastern states and counting soon under way.

For good or bad, election history awaits Peter Dutton

For good or bad, election history awaits Peter Dutton

For good or bad, election history awaits Peter Dutton

For good or bad, election history awaits Peter Dutton

After starting election day in Melbourne, Peter Dutton voted in his Brisbane seat of Dickson, where he faces a stern test from Labor's Ali France.

'This is my hood': PM casts vote as nation decides fate

'This is my hood': PM casts vote as nation decides fate

'This is my hood': PM casts vote as nation decides fate

'This is my hood': PM casts vote as nation decides fate

Anthony Albanese has joined millions of Australians and submitted his ballot with mere hours until the count begins to decide who forms the next government.

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'Happy voting': country bake sales warm up rural voters

'Happy voting': country bake sales warm up rural voters

Country voters have been rewarded with bake sale classics like sponge cakes with lashings of fresh whipped cream, caramel fudge and piping hot pumpkin soup.

The sitcom absurdity of the federal election battle

The sitcom absurdity of the federal election battle

Fuel pumps, a fall and a football gone astray were just a few of the scenes that made up a month of campaign inanity.

Agro for Albo as campaign ends with hostile encounter

Agro for Albo as campaign ends with hostile encounter

The prime minister has been abused by a woman over his decision to cut Medicare-subsidised psychology sessions as his campaign enters its final hours.

Dutton fuels up again as campaign runs low on juice

Dutton fuels up again as campaign runs low on juice

Peter Dutton has topped up on fruit juice and fuel as he traversed four electorates across two states on the last day of campaigning before the election.

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Labor in pole position as leaders deliver final pitch

Labor in pole position as leaders deliver final pitch

Labor in pole position as leaders deliver final pitch

Labor in pole position as leaders deliver final pitch

With hours left to convince millions of undecided Australian voters on election eve, leaders are pulling out all the stops in a final blitz of target seats.

Disinformation bots targeting Dutton, boosting Albanese

Disinformation bots targeting Dutton, boosting Albanese

Disinformation bots targeting Dutton, boosting Albanese

Disinformation bots targeting Dutton, boosting Albanese

A concerted influence campaign targeting senior coalition figures including the opposition leader has been uncovered days before the federal election.

Miserly Australia tumbles down global generosity table

Miserly Australia tumbles down global generosity table

Miserly Australia tumbles down global generosity table

Miserly Australia tumbles down global generosity table

Australia's peak group for foreign aid has attacked the coalition for planned cuts to development assistance while calling on Labor to lift its spend.

Economists slam major parties over timing of costings

Economists slam major parties over timing of costings

Economists slam major parties over timing of costings

Economists slam major parties over timing of costings

The coalition has been criticised for releasing its costings just two days out from polling but Labor did the same during the 2022 election when in opposition.

Dutton digs in for election win as polls bury chances

Dutton digs in for election win as polls bury chances

Dutton digs in for election win as polls bury chances

Dutton digs in for election win as polls bury chances

The election is a referendum on the past three years, not the last five weeks, the opposition leader says, as polls suggest a crushing defeat for the coalition.

Last-minute election arts boost with gallery pledge

Last-minute election arts boost with gallery pledge

Last-minute election arts boost with gallery pledge

Last-minute election arts boost with gallery pledge

There has been little talk of the arts on the federal election trail, but Labor has produced a multimillion-dollar commitment for a major new gallery.

Shock poll predicts historic coalition election wipeout

Shock poll predicts historic coalition election wipeout

Shock poll predicts historic coalition election wipeout

Shock poll predicts historic coalition election wipeout

The coalition's seat count will hit a near-80-year low, one analysis shows, as the opposition backtracks on mooted changes to school lessons.

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A for Albanese during uproarious school visit

The prime minister has delighted well-rehearsed school kids, who gave him a rockstar welcome.

Democracy sausage taken to a new frontier

Australian voters around the world are preparing to feast on the traditional election day "democracy sausage" - but beware of eating it Bill Shorten-style.

Kooyong 'antics' turn heads but might not change minds

Monique Ryan and Amelia Hamer have waged a bitter head-to-head war in the campaign for Kooyong but has any of it influenced voters?

Coalition makes infrastructure its top Pacific priority

Peter Dutton says a $2 billion pledge towards Pacific infrastructure is not an attempt to put distance between his party and Donald Trump, who has cut US aid.

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'Good to see': Albo laughs off Tiger King's endorsement

Colourful and controversial Netflix star Joe Exotic has weighed in on the federal election, producing a surprise endorsement of Anthony Albanese.

Dutton dines out on voters' mortgage belt malcontent

Peter Dutton has visited a crisis support charity and a yum-cha restaurant in a push to drum up election support for the coalition in the outer suburbs.

Albanese pitches certainty in bid for second term as PM

In a major speech days out from election day, Anthony Albanese has made the case that he is a safe pair of hands during a time of global upheaval.

'Obsolete' childcare activity test in election focus

While high-quality, universal and affordable healthcare is the goal, federal politicians are grappling with the multiple steps needed to get there.

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.

'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.

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.

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