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With the federal election campaign now underway, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has promised that if re-elected, Labor would seek to make price gouging illegal in the supermarket sector.

Australia is a place of great natural beauty, home to many species found nowhere else on Earth. But it’s also particularly vulnerable to introduced animals, diseases and weeds. Habitat destruction, pollution and climate change make matters worse. To conserve what’s special, we need far greater care.

The demography that makes up the Australian electorate is changing and as voters desert the major parties polls are becoming harder to read.

Education minister criticises ‘extreme’ Coalition stance as treasurer warns threat to funding comes ‘right from the Doge playbook’

Tuesday’s campaign trail has dominated by healthcare, “wokeism” and transport.

Our latest Essential poll shows PM’s approval rating is down but his party is up; UN says 15 Palestinians were executed and then buried in a mass grave

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The prime minister has arrived in Victoria where the two major parties are fighting for a number of seats, as the state could determine who wins the election.

Australia's major political parties are offering voters a choice on the nation's future energy system but communicating the details is proving hard yakka.