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After rejecting calls for months, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese finally summoned a Tuesday national cabinet meeting to discuss Australia’s rising wave of antisemitic attacks and other incidents.

Tougher laws for terrorism and hate crime offences have been promised by the coalition if it wins office, but not everyone in the legal fraternity is on board.

Despite female voters deserting the coalition at the last election, polling suggests more women back the opposition than the Labor government.

Peter Dutton’s proposal to bring back the long, taxpayer-subsidised business lunch is his dumbest idea yet.

AI-generated imagery and footage will be used to try to sway voters at the ballot box at this year's federal election, experts say.

A national Freshwater poll for The Financial Review, conducted January 17–19 from a sample of 1,063, gave the Coalition a 51–49 lead, unchanged since December. Primary votes were 40% Coalition (steady), 32% Labor (up two), 13% Greens (down one) and 15% for all Others (down one).

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The long-awaited Israel-Hamas ceasefire has taken effect with both sides exchanging prisoners, and Peter Dutton has drawn level with Anthony Albanese as preferred PM.

The prime minister has lauded the fact the cabinet has gender parity for the first time as political leaders tussle with an election on the horizon.

Small businesses would be able to claim tax deductions on food and entertainment expenses for up to $20,000 under a coalition policy.

With the coalition's nuclear policy facing staunch opposition from the scientific community and state governments, experts debate its political strategy.