Labor tries to numb poll pain with dental sweetener
Free dental care and workplace safety have taken centre stage ahead of a state poll as leaders trade insults over potential debates.
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Israelis await vote results as tough choices lie ahead
Counting continues after Israel's election but the outcome is set to be a lack of a majority for either Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu or his opponents.
Trump backs Bolsonaro’s move to US after loss in Brazil
Flavio Bolsonaro is being given a US visa after his Brazilian election defeat, a move backed by Donald Trump that may widen the rift between the two countries.
Premier defiant despite bruising pre-election poll
Weeks out from a state election, a Labor premier remains optimistic despite polling that suggests the 12-year-old government will be shown the door.
Record low turnout triggers Bulgaria runoff election
Turnout for the presidential election was well below the level required, so the contest will now go to a second round of voting.
Bolsonaro calls for Brazil poll results to be annulled
Flavio Bolsonaro is refusing to concede defeat to Brazil's President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, who has defeated him by nearly 4.4 million votes.
Health, crime in frame as rivals sharpen election sells
Labor has hit the ground running on the first day of its state election campaign as its rivals put crime at the centre of their pitch.
Labor wheels out health pitch in pre-election road trip
Labor's bus has hit the road on day one of a state election campaign as it spruiks a pledge to cut emergency wait times in hospitals.
Poll bump for National as voting begins in NZ election
Overseas voters, including those in Australia, can begin casting ballots in New Zealand's election after the leaders squared off in their final debate.
Man charged over life-threatening attack on federal MP
A man is facing multiple charges over a life-threatening and allegedly targeted attack on independent MP Helen Haines outside her electorate office.
Leaders spar as NZ election remains too close to call
A back-and-forth on minimum wages lost the second leaders debate for Prime Minister Chris Luxon, according to an influential broadcaster.
Prisoners lose their liberty and their right to vote
One state is making it harder for prisoners to vote, but an array of challenges - literacy, enrolment and a feeling of powerlessness - also stops engagement.
One Nation slams push to force campaign policy costing
Voters could get a look at what One Nation's policies will cost before an election, but the populist party rejects the bid forcing them to pop open the hood.
‘No time for him’: Hanson gives her Liberal leader pick
One Nation's Pauline Hanson has offered to work with the coalition, but has dismissed the current Liberal leader as the best man for the job.
One Nation funding linked to delay in electoral reforms
One of the nation's leading public law academics has suggested electoral reforms were delayed to give major parties more time to harvest big donations.
Hipkins edges first New Zealand election debate
The two candidates to be New Zealand's prime minister after the November 7 election have sparred on the cost of living, tax plans and more.
‘Angry’ Greens chief says Labor leaving voters in lurch
The new Greens leadership is looking to UK counterparts for inspiration as they echo pledges to "replace Labor", which they say has been marching to the right.
Greens issue call to arms as leadership loser hits out
A rallying call from the new leader of the Greens has been tempered by unrest from the losing candidate and former deputy over the voting process.
Election miracle or is it Labor ‘saving the furniture’?
Still trailing in the polls, a new Labor premier is confronting an election challenge comparable in some ways to the one Scott Morrison overcame in 2019.
One Nation state leader admits drug use ‘mistakes’
One Nation's Victorian leader has denied being a drug addict and insists he still has the support of Pauline Hanson despite his previous substance use.
Premier will heed voters after One Nation breakthrough
Labor has conceded after One Nation won a previously safe Labor seat in a WA by-election that could have ramifications across the country.
Hanson tells star candidate to stop speaking Japanese
One Nation leader Pauline Hanson has announced the party's leading candidates for an upcoming state election, but one debutant strayed from the script.
Judges on notice as Hanson slams ‘arrogant’ Liberals
One Nation leaders have blasted judges and Liberals turning up their nose at possibly forming Australia's first minority government with the populist party.
Labor showdown looms as premier refuses to quit
A Labor premier is not backing away from a leadership showdown with her deputy, refusing to stand aside after being told she has lost the backing of most MPs.
Ex-premier Dominic Perrottet went ‘woke’, inquiry told
A fugitive developer on the run and two brothers of a former premier are being probed in a corruption inquiry scrutinising political donations.
PM spruiks party unity despite stifled Israel debate
Anthony Albanese has praised the cohesiveness of Labor after the party's national conference, despite concern key debates were blocked from the floor.
Labor summit ‘most united’ but Israel debate quashed
Anthony Albanese has singled out unity among Labor delegates at the party's triennial policy summit but contentious issues remained off the conference floor.
‘Jobs not war’: Labor rank and file rail against subs
News of billions of dollars to help build submarines has angered Labor members who have pushed back against AUKUS at the party's national conference.
Voters reject Hanson’s ‘monoculture’ with poll slump
Support for Pauline Hanson has fallen as rival parties say voters are starting to wake up to the reality of One Nation policies.
Lifeline for Liberal MP as decision on future postponed
A state Liberal MP will stay in the party for at least two weeks after the party agreed not to immediately disendorse her over an unsubstantiated assault claim.
Liberal MP ‘misunderstood’ headlock meaning, not sorry
A state Liberal MP says she misunderstood the meaning of a headlock when she complained to police that a colleague had assaulted her.