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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.

Canada opposition leader loses seat as PM's party wins

Canada opposition leader loses seat as PM's party wins

Canada opposition leader loses seat as PM's party wins

Canada opposition leader loses seat as PM's party wins

Conservative Party leader Pierre Poilievre has lost his seat in the Canadian parliament to Liberal Party candidate Bruce Fanjoy in his Ottawa constituency.

'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.

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Carney wins election, warns Trump trying to own Canada

Carney wins election, warns Trump trying to own Canada

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney's Liberals have retained power but it's not yet clear if he will be able to form a majority government.

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.

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.

Dutton hopeful suburbs can deliver special victory

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.

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Gambling reform advocates up pressure in marginal seats

Gambling reform advocates up pressure in marginal seats

Gambling reform advocates up pressure in marginal seats

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.

Students and hire staff pay for Labor election pledges

Students and hire staff pay for Labor election pledges

Students and hire staff pay for Labor election pledges

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.

Dutton on the attack after election blitz hits a bump

Dutton on the attack after election blitz hits a bump

Dutton on the attack after election blitz hits a bump

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

'Complicit in genocide': PM heckled by senate candidate

'Complicit in genocide': PM heckled by senate candidate

'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

Little reaction to nuclear policy on MPs' social media

Little reaction to nuclear policy on MPs' social media

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.

Dutton tries to unscramble campaign after egg cost slip

Dutton tries to unscramble campaign after egg cost slip

Dutton tries to unscramble campaign after egg cost slip

Dutton tries to unscramble campaign after egg cost slip

The opposition leader has dodged questions on whether he's across voters' cost-of-living pressures as the election campaign enters its final days.

PM wins over undecided voters in final campaign debate

PM wins over undecided voters in final campaign debate

PM wins over undecided voters in final campaign debate

PM wins over undecided voters in final campaign debate

Less than a week from polling day, Anthony Albanese might have had the last laugh as undecided voters declare him winner of the campaign's final debate.

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Canada PM pauses campaign events after festival tragedy

Canada's prime minister has paused his election campaigning after a car ploughed into a crowd at a festival in Vancouver, killing at least nine people.

Don't listen to 'hate media' on election result: Dutton

Peter Dutton has urged party backers to ignore certain media outlets - which he branded "hate media" - in the final push to election day.

Record anti-salmon rally calls for major party sinking

More than 6000 people have rallied in opposition to salmon farming, with speakers including Bob Brown urging voters to ditch Labor and the Liberals.

Party faithful hear leaders' gospel in final poll push

Better health care under Labor and an end to soaring living costs under the coalition are the key messages being pushed in the election campaign's dying days.

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PM offers look to future, warns Dutton is a step back

The prime minister has painted the opposition as a regression to the past while offering his party up as having the solutions for the future.

Poll points to two-horse race for newest electorate

Community support for a well-regarded country candidate appears to be strong in Australia's newest electorate, but polling suggests she won't win the seat.

Ex-MP's rare comeback bid in key marginal seat

A marginal seat is the battleground for a former MP staging a comeback bid and a sitting member who is its first Labor MP since 1949.

Political heavyweights tip scales in Labor's favour

Labor is ahead in two ultra-tight seats, including one at the centre of a heated salmon farming debate, polling shows a week out from the federal election.

Leaders ease off on messaging as Aussies tune out

On a day light on for policy announcements, polling showed the major parties are struggling to convince voters they're capable of improving their lot.

Dutton promises to get tough on Top End crime

Peter Dutton has talked tough on crime in a visit to the Top End, after making housing- and healthcare-related election promises in Queensland.

Hammer and tongs: PM urges supporters to 'go hard'

Anthony Albanese has urged Labor loyalists to keep their foot on the gas as the campaign enters its final stretch.

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