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Premier makes a splash in the polls as race narrows

Premier makes a splash in the polls as race narrows

Buoyed by an eleventh-hour boost in the polls, Queensland's premier is hoping to surf a wave of momentum as Labor attempts to claim a fourth term in office.

Grey area: questions over Sunshine State's green future

Grey area: questions over Sunshine State's green future

Grey area: questions over Sunshine State's green future

Grey area: questions over Sunshine State's green future

Queensland could revert to coal central as calls grow for a power plan from the energised LNP, days out from voters heading to the polls in the Sunshine State.

Leaders crumb over texts as early voting kicks off

Leaders crumb over texts as early voting kicks off

Leaders crumb over texts as early voting kicks off

Leaders crumb over texts as early voting kicks off

A "Mediscare" text campaign has been launched by the opposition before the first ballots were cast for the Queensland election.

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Premier floats ban on private company-run elections

Premier floats ban on private company-run elections

After long queues plagued some polling stations at NSW local elections, a ban has been flagged on private companies running them in the future.

Lord Mayor closes in on sixth term, maybe her last

Lord Mayor closes in on sixth term, maybe her last

Sydney Lord Mayor Clover Moore is tipped to win her sixth term while some councils face a shift to the left after a nomination debacle by the Liberals.

Northern Territory pre-poll early voting ready to go

Northern Territory pre-poll early voting ready to go

Early voting for the Northern Territory election due to be held on August 24 opens on Monday as Labor and the CLP battle it out to win government.

France voter turnout high, with far right seeking power

France voter turnout high, with far right seeking power

Voters in France are casting their ballots in parliamentary run-off elections that could hand victory to the far-right National Rally.

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France votes in poll that could hand power to far right

France votes in poll that could hand power to far right

France votes in poll that could hand power to far right

France votes in poll that could hand power to far right

Marine Le Pen's National Rally anti-immigrant party has been a longtime pariah in French politics but it's now closer to power than it has ever been.

Reformist, hardliner to contest run-off Iran election

Reformist, hardliner to contest run-off Iran election

Reformist, hardliner to contest run-off Iran election

Reformist, hardliner to contest run-off Iran election

Iran will hold a run-off presidential election on July 5 after neither of the top candidates secured more than 50 per cent of votes.

Indian PM Modi to be sworn in for third time on June 8

Indian PM Modi to be sworn in for third time on June 8

Indian PM Modi to be sworn in for third time on June 8

Indian PM Modi to be sworn in for third time on June 8

The party of incumbent Prime Minister Narendra Modi has declared victory in India's parliamentary elections, although it has lost its outright majority.

India's Modi heading to majority but no landslide win

India's Modi heading to majority but no landslide win

India's Modi heading to majority but no landslide win

India's Modi heading to majority but no landslide win

Nearly one billion people were eligible to vote in India's seven-week national elections with a strong win predicted for Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

Indians vote in final phase of poll amid searing heat

Indians vote in final phase of poll amid searing heat

Indians vote in final phase of poll amid searing heat

Indians vote in final phase of poll amid searing heat

Indians are voting in the final phase of elections amid stifling heat following the deaths of almost two dozen poll officials from suspected heatstroke.

Sunak, Starmer hit election trail as UK campaigns begin

Sunak, Starmer hit election trail as UK campaigns begin

Sunak, Starmer hit election trail as UK campaigns begin

Sunak, Starmer hit election trail as UK campaigns begin

Britain's Prime Minister Rishi Sunak is hitting the campaign trail after announcing a general election will take place on July 4.

Developers using 'workarounds' to dodge donations laws

Developers using 'workarounds' to dodge donations laws

Developers using 'workarounds' to dodge donations laws

Developers using 'workarounds' to dodge donations laws

Property developers are dodging NSW political donation laws with methods that instead funnel money to federal accounts, the state's corruption watchdog says.

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Modi v Gandhi contest heats up as Indian poll rolls on

Almost one billion people are eligible to vote in India's seven-phase general elections that began on April 19 and conclude on June 1.

Voters dream of better future for the Solomons

Under the strain of the nation's population tripling in the past 45 years, government services in the Solomon Islands are stretched.

Voters defy warnings to board crowded Solomons ferries

Solomon Islands voters are risking their safety to cast ballots in a national election that is proving to be a litmus test of China's Pacific expansion.

First members of SA Voice announced as counting begins

Seven members of Indigenous communities in South Australia's far north have been elected to represent their region in the state's inaugural First Nations Voice.

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Defiant Rockliff claims minority mandate

Australia's only Liberal government is on track to win more seats than Labor at the Tasmanian election but not enough to form majority.

Putin tightens grip on Russia despite poll day protest

Vladimir Putin, who rose to power in 1999, is poised to win a new six-year term that could make him Russia's longest-serving leader in more than 200 years.

Miles says by-election results 'very bad' for Labor

Queensland's premier says two by-election results are worse than expected for Labor, with significant work needed to turn voters around at the October election.

Russians vote as Ukraine attacks city, strikes refinery

Two people have been killed in a missile strike in the Russian border region as Vladimir Putin says Ukraine is trying to disrupt the presidential election.

Mayors returned after council elections in Queensland

Local council polls and two by-elections have coincided on a big day for voters in Queensland, where one candidate in particular has drawn close attention.

Putin master of all he surveys as Russians cast ballots

The war in Ukraine has ensured strong support for President Vladimir Putin as Russian voters cast their ballots in an election only he can win.

Biden wins Michigan primary but faces Gaza protest vote

Joe Biden and Donald Trump have easily won their parties' Michigan primaries but the Democratic president has been hit with a protest vote over the war in Gaza.

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