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This year’s budget hasn’t rated well by historical standards, but has nonetheless given Anthony Albanese a boost in his personal ratings.
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A round-up of the latest polls shows the Albanese government continues to ride high, while polls on the Indigenous Voice to parliament vote are mixed.
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The latest Essential poll also gave federal Labor a 52-43 two party lead.
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With the NSW election results almost finalised, Labor has won 45 of 93 seats and so will form a minority government.
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Labor is set to win the once-safe Liberal seat of Aston in Melbourne’s outer east, a disastrous result for the Liberals and Peter Dutton.
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With pre-poll votes not running in Labor’s favour, the party is unlikely to form majority government.
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The Labor Party will form government again thanks to a statewide swing of about 7%.
Tasmanian Premier Jeremy Rockliff (right) is now the only non-Labor leader at federal or state level.
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History shows us there is no guarantee of sweetness and light simply because the same party holds office in a state and in Canberra.
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Even with a handful of seats still in doubt, Chris Minns’ Labor Party is on track for majority government.
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The final NSW election polls vary on the predicted outcome, but they all point to a Labor win.
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Despite being in power for 12 years, Dominic Perrottet’s government is making an unusual pitch for re-election and giving Chris Minns’ Labor opposition a run for its money.
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In this podcast, Michelle Grattan canvasses the New South Wales election with the ABC's chief election analyst Antony Green, Professor Andy Marks from the Western Sydney University, and the ABC's NSW state political reporter Ashleigh Raper
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Why are some of the problems with housing stress and homelessness worse in New South Wales than in other states?
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Important details are lacking in how the Perrottet government’s promise of a ‘Kids Future Fund’ will work. Here’s what we know.
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Voters in the region have long been seen as caring more about their finances than green issues. But living through extreme heat, rain and floods has them focused on living with climate change.
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The Albanese government suffered a small setback on two party preferred figures in the latest Newspoll – but there was good news on its proposed super tax changes.
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The latest Newspoll shows Labor’s lead shrinking but still leading ahead of the NSW state election in March.
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The resignation of Alan Tudge paves the way for a byelection in the outer-Melbourne seat, which history shows the Liberal Party is likely to hold.
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As the NSW election looms, the Perrottet government is showing signs of having been in office too long. But that’s not to say Labor will romp home.