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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

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.

That's a wrap: The election campaign's biggest clangers

That's a wrap: The election campaign's biggest clangers

That's a wrap: The election campaign's biggest clangers

That's a wrap: The election campaign's biggest clangers

As a nation heads to the polls, AAP FactCheck rounds up the false and misleading claims flung around by the leaders of both major parties on the hustings.

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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.

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.

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.

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

A for Albanese during uproarious school visit

A for Albanese during uproarious school visit

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

Democracy sausage taken to a new frontier

Democracy sausage taken to a new frontier

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.

Coalition makes infrastructure its top Pacific priority

Coalition makes infrastructure its top Pacific priority

Coalition makes infrastructure its top Pacific priority

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.

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

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

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

'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

Dutton dines out on voters' mortgage belt malcontent

Dutton dines out on voters' mortgage belt malcontent

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

Albanese pitches certainty in bid for second term as PM

Albanese pitches certainty in bid for second term as PM

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.

PM backs call to ban Trumpet of Patriots spam texts

PM backs call to ban Trumpet of Patriots spam texts

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.

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'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.

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.

'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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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

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

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

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.

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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