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Election pledges yet to remedy 'gaps' in health care

Election pledges yet to remedy 'gaps' in health care

As roads and crime dominate a state election campaign, regional residents and doctors say gaps in access to specialist health care deserve greater attention.

Trump cancels weekend rallies days out from election

Trump cancels weekend rallies days out from election

Trump cancels weekend rallies days out from election

Trump cancels weekend rallies days out from election

Instead of flying to Iowa and Kansas, the billionaire Republican leader will hold tele-rallies and fall short of his in-person goal for October.

Greens chief scolds senator for defence on social media

Greens chief scolds senator for defence on social media

Greens chief scolds senator for defence on social media

Greens chief scolds senator for defence on social media

David Shoebridge says taking to social media is 'not the way' to handle allegations and is vowing to let the investigation run without further interference.

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Violence concerns 'taken into account' as poll looms

Violence concerns 'taken into account' as poll looms

The man tasked with overseeing a state election has assured voters polling stations will be safe following concerns surrounding political violence.

PM admits he was 'not correct' on golf course grant

PM admits he was 'not correct' on golf course grant

A $6 million grant given to a club in Anthony Albanese's electorate is not being used for what he claimed, prompting an admission.

Record low turnout triggers Bulgaria runoff election

Record low turnout triggers Bulgaria runoff election

Turnout for the presidential election was well below the level required, so the contest will now go to a second round of voting.

Premier defiant despite bruising pre-election poll

Premier defiant despite bruising pre-election poll

Weeks out from a state election, a Labor premier remains optimistic despite polling that suggests the 12-year-old government will be shown the door.

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Bolsonaro calls for Brazil poll results to be annulled

Bolsonaro calls for Brazil poll results to be annulled

Bolsonaro calls for Brazil poll results to be annulled

Bolsonaro calls for Brazil poll results to be annulled

Flavio Bolsonaro is refusing to concede defeat to Brazil's President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, who has defeated him by nearly 4.4 million votes.

Serbia celebrates as Vucic concedes defeat in election

Serbia celebrates as Vucic concedes defeat in election

Serbia celebrates as Vucic concedes defeat in election

Serbia celebrates as Vucic concedes defeat in election

The streets of Belgrade erupted in wild scenes of celebration after Serbia's long-serving leader, Aleksandar Vucic, conceded defeat in a historic election.

Health, crime in frame as rivals sharpen election sells

Health, crime in frame as rivals sharpen election sells

Health, crime in frame as rivals sharpen election sells

Health, crime in frame as rivals sharpen election sells

Labor has hit the ground running on the first day of its state election campaign as its rivals put crime at the centre of their pitch.

New Zealand Labour in damage control over gang ties

New Zealand Labour in damage control over gang ties

New Zealand Labour in damage control over gang ties

New Zealand Labour in damage control over gang ties

New Zealand's Labour leader Chris Hipkins has decried "an element of racism" behind a renewed election campaign focus on gang associations.

Poll bump for National as voting begins in NZ election

Poll bump for National as voting begins in NZ election

Poll bump for National as voting begins in NZ election

Poll bump for National as voting begins in NZ election

Overseas voters, including those in Australia, can begin casting ballots in New Zealand's election after the leaders squared off in their final debate.

Election clouds future of historic First Peoples treaty

Election clouds future of historic First Peoples treaty

Election clouds future of historic First Peoples treaty

Election clouds future of historic First Peoples treaty

Debate over Australia’s first treaty is stoking distress, with First Nations advocates warning it's being used as a political football in election campaigning.

Brethren member says he encouraged Liberal campaigning

Brethren member says he encouraged Liberal campaigning

Brethren member says he encouraged Liberal campaigning

Brethren member says he encouraged Liberal campaigning

The son of the Plymouth Brethren's global leader says he spurred on others to picket for the Liberal Party but there was no co-ordinated church effort.

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Liberals match free abortion care state election pledge

Free abortion care in Victoria has bipartisan support after the opposition matched Labor’s election pledge just hours after it was announced.

Leaders spar as NZ election remains too close to call

A back-and-forth on minimum wages lost the second leaders debate for Prime Minister Chris Luxon, according to an influential broadcaster.

Don't become the status quo, treasurer warns Labor

Despite Labor losing political paint over its budget tax changes, the treasurer says the only way to see off One Nation is to continue the hard work of reform.

Prisoners lose their liberty and their right to vote

One state is making it harder for prisoners to vote, but an array of challenges - literacy, enrolment and a feeling of powerlessness - also stops engagement.

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One Nation slams push to force campaign policy costing

Voters could get a look at what One Nation's policies will cost before an election, but the populist party rejects the bid forcing them to pop open the hood.

'No time for him': Hanson gives her Liberal leader pick

One Nation's Pauline Hanson has offered to work with the coalition, but has dismissed the current Liberal leader as the best man for the job.

Mineral royalties pledge as campaign hits the regions

Labor has promised to reinvest mineral royalties in the regions, while the coalition has focused on trades as the race to November’s election heats up.

Coalition baulks at One Nation-style migrant nation ban

Angus Taylor won't follow One Nation's Pauline Hanson in banning migrants from specific countries, despite previously singling out Gazans and people from Iran.

Ready to rule? Liberals' high-stakes bet on unity

The future is unwritten for a hungry opposition desperate to take office, with questions lingering over its readiness after a decade on the sidelines.

Conservatives one, and all over the place at conference

A political conference has made an impassioned call for unity between Australia's splintered conservative parties but there was friction onstage and off.

One Nation funding linked to delay in electoral reforms

One of the nation's leading public law academics has suggested electoral reforms were delayed to give major parties more time to harvest big donations.

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