Lachlan Leeming
State Political Reporter at The Daily Telegraph
Federal politics for the @dailytelegraph via Sydney, the UK and the bush. Yarns: [email protected]
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1 week ago |
dailytelegraph.com.au | Clare Armstrong |Madura McCormack |Jade Gailberger |Lachlan Leeming
Election day is finally here — and Australians will decide who they want to be their next Prime Minister between Anthony Albanese and Peter Dutton. Polls have now opened with millions of voters set to cast their vote before 6pm. Mr Dutton is facing an uphill battle with every poll against him and his chances of winning look slim. Mr Albanese is optimistically cautious, as he fights to retain power while the threat of minority government looms.
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1 week ago |
couriermail.com.au | Clare Armstrong |Angira Bharadwaj |Madura McCormack |Lachlan Leeming
Anthony Albanese has been confronted by a furious voter over mental health funding, while attending a pre-poll voting in Dunkley, outer Melbourne. She hurled expletives at the PM as security worked to keep her away. Meanwhile, a swarm of Neo-Nazis have crashed a pre-polling site in Melbourne’s bayside suburbs — a predominantly Jewish area.
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3 weeks ago |
dailytelegraph.com.au | Clare Armstrong |Angira Bharadwaj |Lachlan Leeming |Madura McCormack
It comes as it has been revealed the Greens challenger who Anthony Albanese is giving his second preference to was involved in a blockage of his electorate office which Mr Albanese described as appalling. Meanwhile, exclusive new polling of people who have voted has revealed the seats that are most like to fall to Labor and those which the Coalition may hang onto.
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3 weeks ago |
goldcoastbulletin.com.au | Clare Armstrong |Angira Bharadwaj |Lachlan Leeming |Jade Gailberger
LIVEThere have been long lines at early voting centres but one has been closed after a Liberal truck crashed – as the Opposition Leader blames Labor for his poor polling. Anthony Albanese cancelled campaign events to mourn the death of Pope Francis but is expected to resume hostilities with Peter Dutton tonight in the third leaders’ debate. Hundreds of early voting centres will be open until Friday, May 2 with millions expected to cast their ballots early.
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3 weeks ago |
dailytelegraph.com.au | Clare Armstrong |Angira Bharadwaj |Lachlan Leeming |Jade Gailberger
Hundreds of early voting centres will open from today until Friday, May 2 with millions expected to cast their ballots early. The AEC estimates that around a third of voters will vote early. The Australian National University thinks it could be up to half. FOLLOW ALL THE ELECTION NEWS LIVE BELOWOriginally published as Millions set to vote early as Labor targets Dutton’s costings
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