Australian election briefing
Campaign catchup: stop the interviews, let's just vote
Both Malcolm Turnbull and Bill Shorten end up taking questions they’d rather not face on the last full day of a marathon election campaign
Campaign catchup: Turnbull calls the dogs off
After a campaign with its fair share of scare campaigns, not least from his own side, the prime minister urges an end to ‘juvenile theatrics’
Campaign catchup: Coalition ministers in knots over marriage equality
Election 2016: When your pitch is stability, it’s probably best not to talk about the marriage equality plebiscite
Campaign catchup: welfare cuts turn into magic pudding
The treasurer, Scott Morrison, announces an extra $2.3bn in savings – almost all from welfare – which he says can be done purely by cutting red tape
Campaign catchup: trash talk fires up independents
Independents say Malcolm Turnbull is being ‘remarkably arrogant’ by telling voters not to take a chance with them, Labor and the Coalition clash over costings and the immigration department is under fire over alleged visa fraud
Campaign catchup: Coalition and Labor seize on shock UK vote
Election 2016: Brexit could be very scary for Australia – best vote Coalition. Or see it as sign of the importance of ‘inclusive growth’ – best vote Labor
Campaign catchup: Labor baits Coalition on Medicare
Health spokeswoman warns vaccination of children could go private, while Malcolm Turnbull takes on Bill Shorten over the fire authority fight in Victoria
Campaign catchup: ScoMo suffers for his views
Treasurer says he has been the victim of ‘dreadful hate and bigotry’ over his stance on marriage equality. And the row over boat turnbacks gets even dafter
Campaign catchup: negative gearing sends Morrison into overdrive
The most contested two words of the campaign come back into the spotlight with the treasurer seizing on modelling that claims investors would lose out
Campaign catchup: sorting the real from the fake
Election 2016: the two major parties squabble over Medicare, while the Coalition’s hilarious tradie ad lifts the mood of the nation
Campaign catchup: Turnbull's dinner party dilemma
Election 2016: the PM’s dinner invitation for Sheikh Shady Alsuleiman, whose past homophobic comments were brought to light, leads to awkward questions. Meanwhile, Turnbull and Bill Shorten prepare for first Facebook debate on Friday night
Campaign catchup: Bob Katter out of the loop
Election 2016: the independent MP insists he pays no attention to the media, as intrigue swirls on donations and Labor vows to support Whyalla
Campaign catchup: Labor tears into broadband boss
Election 2016: Australia’s National Broadband Network dominates the day, thanks to a breach of caretaker conventions by its chairman, Ziggy Switkowski
Campaign catchup: Turnbull rebukes Shorten over treaty
PM says opposition leader should be more focused on constitutional recognition as the Coalition sinks Labor’s proposal for greater transparency on Australia’s offshore detention centres
Campaign catchup: Turnbull corrals $1bn for coral
Election 2016: Coalition pledges to protect reef from everything except climate change, perhaps because #allreefsmatter, while Labor is banking on the importance of streaming speeds
Campaign catchup: return of the 'zombies' spoils Labor's big picture
Election 2016: Opposition takes flak from both sides by announcing support for cuts including some measures in Tony Abbott’s first budget
Campaign catchup: flood tours and budget storms
Election 2016: Malcolm Turnbull and Bill Shorten visit Tasmania while Julie Bishop a defends a Liberal party donor arrangement
Campaign catchup: Labor joins race to budget surplus
Election 2016: Bill Shorten and Chris Bowen release Labor’s 10-year economic plan, the Greens reveal their preferences and Morrison tries out a zinger
Campaign catchup: Turnbull likes idea of Facebook debate
Election 2016: leaders halt hostilities to visit flood-hit New South Wales, Howard lays it on Xenophon in Mayo, and the next leaders’ debate looks set to be streamed on Facebook
Campaign catchup: Labor digs in on childcare
Election 2016: Bill Shorten bats off reporters’ questions on the affordability of Labor’s $3bn childcare policy, both sides enjoys a rare moment of unity at the RSL’s 100th anniversary and Nick Xenophon talks down the prospect of holding the balance of power
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