May 16, 2022

Liberal MP Jason Falinski's camp have alleged two women were harassing a volunteer, whereas a witness says no such conflict occurred.

May 16, 2022

POSSIBLE OUTCOMES FROM A HUNG PARLIAMENT Independent candidates have set out a range of policies they want. If there is a balance-of-power scenario in the House of Representatives they will be well placed to secure commitments from major parties.

May 16, 2022

There is a large and widening hole in the Medicare safety net of which Australians should be ashamed. Far too many people can no longer afford appropriate access to specialist care for serious disorders. The focus provided by the federal election provides an opportunity...

May 16, 2022

UK born first-time voter Zoe Hudson is so passionate about politics that she painted a "suspicious" looking portrait of Prime Minister Scott Morrison just to get people talking. Around 440,000 new Australian citizens will cast their first vote this federal election, the Australian Electoral...

May 12, 2022

There wasn’t much to separate the major parties on health policy until the weekend, when Labor dropped a nearly billion-dollar promise to support primary care. (The Medical Republic has been asking health spokesman Mark Butler for an interview on Labor health policy since early March.)  

May 12, 2022

Many more people are accessing the websites of teal independent candidates than they are the websites of their Liberal counterparts, according to new data.  Web traffic measurement platform Similarweb has analysed traffic to the websites of independents running in Kooyong, Wentworth, Goldstein, North Sydney, and...

May 12, 2022

The race to elect Australia’s next Prime Minister has officially started, as pre-polling sees tens of thousands queue to place their ballot in the 2022 Federal Election. (Paywall)

May 11, 2022

An ugly federal election row has erupted about Liberal ‘how to vote’ cards in the battle to win a blue ribbon Sydney seat. Subscribe to read more  (Paywall)

May 10, 2022

The Liberals demand to know who the independents would support, but refuse to explain what deals they have with Clive Palmer For weeks now, the increasingly shrill “moderate” Liberals have been demanding to know who the teal independents would support in the event of...

May 10, 2022

The ABC broadcaster was not going to allow this forum to deteriorate into a shambles like the leaders debate between Morrison and Albanese.

May 09, 2022

Sophie Scamps, the election candidate backed by the Climate 200 philanthropy group, said new poll figures point to a possible upset win in a safe Liberal seat (Paywall)