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Albanese aiming for ‘back-to-back wins’ as Dutton makes final pitch; 8.5m cast early vote

Voting booths open across Australia as last polls suggest Albanese set to be re-elected as Australian prime minister. Follow today’s news live

A false start and spinning wheels: embarrassing bus fiasco may haunt Dutton’s election dreams

Josh Butler

Anywhere but Canberra
Meet some of the voters who will decide the election

Test your knowledge
The great Australian election campaign quiz – week five

Analysis
The polls point to a Labor win, but its primary vote is barely moving – can both things be true?

Headlines

Live
Trump asks supreme court to allow Elon Musk’s Doge access to social security data

In a court filing, administration asks justices to lift a federal judge’s order to block so-called ‘department of government efficiency’ from access to the data

Monarchy
Prince Harry says king ‘won’t speak to him’ and he would ‘love’ to be reconciled

Erin Patterson
Deliberate poisoning or a tragic accident? The question at the heart of Australia’s mushroom murders trial

Film
Are actors getting better (and ‘bett-ah’) at Australian accents?

Environment
Sting operation: the fight against fire ants and allegations of threats, harassment and stalking

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The rural network

Farming
Buffel kerfuffle: should the invasive grass be listed as a weed of national significance in Australia?

Invasive buffel grass is destroying native rangelands and increasing bushfire risk, but farmers say eradicating it would ‘cripple the beef industry’

Full Story podcast

Full Story
Newsroom edition: have Labor or the Coalition done enough to earn your vote? – Full Story podcast

Sport

NRL
Harmony of Magic Round delivers antidote for election weekend

Surfing
Pipeline to return as WSL finale with one-day decider scrapped

Football
Negative narrative can change with silverware, says Postecoglou

Culture

Television & radio
Poker Face, Another Simple Favor and Tina Fey’s new show: what’s new to streaming in Australia in May