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PoliticsIndependent policy key in hung parliament

If the federal election results in a minority government, the policies of independents will play a key part in negotiations with the next prime minister.

Famida Rahman

PoliticsChina security pact sours khaki election

The coalition sought to capitalise on national security early in its re-election bid but was forced onto the defensive with the Sino-Solomons security pact.

Dominic Giannini

PoliticsClimate change heats up election focus

Labor and the Liberals will be judged by their response to multiple, devastating climate-fuelled natural disasters, and their approach to address the cause.

Maeve Bannister

PoliticsSri Lanka down to last day of petrol: PM

Sri Lankan Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe has warned the "next couple of months will be the most difficult ones of our lives" amid an economic crisis.

Alasdair Pal and Uditha Jayasinghe

Fact checkerPremiumWill ScoMo’s housing policy really benefit young buyers?

Unless you’re a high-earning millennial, chances are you’re still going to have to save for a couple of years to get that 10 per cent deposit for your first home — even with ScoMo’s plunder-your-super scheme.

John Flint

BasketballPremiumGiants women upstaged at home

Coach Rob Thomson seeks greater consistency after home defeat.

Neale Harvey

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opinion
Josh ZimmermanCommentsPremium
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Why this could be the move that ScoMo regrets

If Scott Morrison does lose government on Saturday, one of his biggest regrets may be establishing the National Cabinet in the early days of COVID. 

Josh Zimmerman

Josh Zimmerman

ElectionSovereign manufacturing, economy in focus

Labor has announced a $1.5 billion fund for medical manufacturing while the prime minister says the opposition cannot be trusted to manage the economy.

Dominic Giannini

Law and orderIssues probed at Sydney disability service

A royal commission into the abuse and neglect of people with a disability is to hear evidence about issues with a service provider in western Sydney.

Tim Dornin

PoliticsDay 37 of the federal election campaign

Scott Morrison and Anthony Albanese will begin day 37 of the federal election campaign on opposite sides of the country.

Staff Writers

PoliticsMacron picks Borne as new French PM

French president Emmanuel Macron has appointed Elisabeth Borne as France's new prime minister after Jean Castex handed in his resignation.

Staff Writers

‘True character’Albanese to nod to McGowan in Leadership Matters speech

Anthony Albanese will on Tuesday declare he will be a prime minister for Western Australia as he invokes the spirit of great Labor leaders John Curtin and Bob Hawke.

Lanai Scarr

Countdown onPremiumScoMo coy on whether he’ll quit should he lose election

Scott Morrison will not say if he will quit politics if the Coalition loses the election or there is a hung parliament.

Annabel Hennessy

Watch NowVideoPremiumUp Late: Cost of raiding your super to achieve housing dream

In tonight’s show Ben Harvey calculates the real cost of raiding your superannuation to buy a home and reveals some fine print that could trap first homebuyers.

Up Late | Mon, May 16

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analysis
Hoping for a ‘miracle’CommentsPremium
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ScoMo’s ideological thinking in bid to sway quiet Aussies

Scott Morrison is fighting for re-election in Australia’s outer suburbs, appealing to the ‘aspirational’ voters he hopes can save the Government.

Peter Law

Peter Law

Super ‘vandalism’CommentsPremiumLibs in election nightmare as McGowan unleashes

Mark McGowan made his most critical comments to-date of the Morrison Government in what many Liberal MPs will have been fearing amid the Premier’s popularity in WA.

Annabel Hennessy

Pollie RaterHow do your Federal MPs rate ahead of the election?

With less than a week to go before one of the country’s most important Federal elections in living memory, The West Australian’s Pollie Rater has provided a fascinating early insight into the minds of voters.

‘Special guest’PremiumABC makes awkward tweet gaffe before ScoMo interview

In the lead up to a highly anticipated interview with Scott Morrison, the ABC has made an embarrassing error.

Duncan Murray

Price hike CommentsPremiumPM’s super plan to send WA house prices up: Experts

Property experts say letting first-home buyers use their superannuation will boost Perth’s median house price by up to three per cent.

Peter Law

Federal electionPremium‘What about bigger issues?’: Albo on Triple J

Anthony Albanese has been grilled about whether he’s listening to the concerns of young people during an interview on Triple J.

Ashleigh Gleeson

No dealPremiumCollie miner denies Synergy equity deal already agreed

Under a $50 million agreement struck in 2014, the State Government-owned electricity retailer could end up with 25 per cent in the Chinese-controlled miner.

Sean Smith

Federal politics‘Astonishing’: Campaign signs deemed breach

After initially seeming to be OK, these signs about independent candidates have now been found to be in breach of electoral laws.

Ashleigh Gleeson

ElectionParties need stronger health access plans

The Consumers Health Forum says major parties need stronger overarching vision and longer term plans to address healthcare accessibility.

Famida Rahman

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The West Australian exclusive
Mandate loopholeCommentsPremium
The West Australian exclusive
How anti-vax school staff are back working in WA classrooms

Unvaccinated staff stood down for failing to comply with Mark McGowan’s ‘no jab, no job’ COVID-19 policy are back working at WA schools, causing friction among teachers and making a ‘mockery’ of the mandate.

Bethany Hiatt