Anthony Albanese appeared poised to call the federal election when ex-Tropical Cyclone Alfred bore down on the east coast.

Australians are paying up to $576,000 – or 49 per cent of the total value of home-and-land packages – on taxes, regulatory costs and infrastructure charges, which have accelerated by as much as 106 ...

Crass politics played out by cheap politicians’. Opposition Leader Peter Dutton has reacted furiously to Home Affairs ...

Mr Dutton, who is the MP for Dickson in Brisbane's northern suburbs which was at that point directly in Alfred's firing line, ...

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The media is well into their election coverage while the political parties are busy adjusting their strategies to tailor ...