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Every federal election, there's a big kerfuffle about preference deals among parties. Why do the parties care so much? Do they even matter? And what should you know before you vote?

The LNP's Trevor Evans campaigned hard on climate change at a town hall debate in the seat of Brisbane last night after Labor and the Greens doubled their vote last election in what is the "youngest" electorate in the country.

The battle for one marginal seat could come down to wild-card candidates, as the race turns personal in the Western Sydney federal seat of Parramatta.

If the results are close across the country, the outcome in the electorates of Lingiari and Solomon could play a critical role in determining which party forms government.

The map below shows the 2019 federal election results adjusted for redistributions in Victoria and Western Australia. Victoria gained a seat (Hawke), while WA lost one (Stirling). Hawke is a notional Labor seat, while Stirling was a Liberal seat, so Labor gained one notional seat by redistribution.

Which side of the political spectrum do you stand on? How socially progressive or conservative are you? All of this explained and more, only with Vote Compass.

The former Country Liberal Party Northern Territory senator announces she will take another tilt for Australian Parliament at the federal election, ending weeks of speculation about her future.

With the announcement of a polling date imminent, Michelle Grattan speaks with the ABC’s election analyst Antony Green about the national electoral map, with its variations between the states.

Two former Country Liberal Party members will now run for the Northern Territory federal seat of Solomon against the party's own candidate Tina MacFarlane. ABC election analyst Antony Green says it isn't good news for the CLP.