Sarah Basford Canales
Political Reporter at The Guardian Australia
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2 days ago |
theguardian.com | Sarah Basford Canales |Dan Jervis-Bardy
Clive Palmer’s Trumpet of Patriots party is investigating the alleged “tampering” of its how-to-vote cards after supporters of the right-wing outfit were encouraged to preference Climate 200-backed independents in several seats. Palmer said it wasn’t the first time Trumpet of Patriots operations have been “hacked” – without providing evidence to support claims of interference.
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1 week ago |
theguardian.com | Sarah Basford Canales |Nick Evershed
The 2025 federal election marks an important time for voters born in the internet age, as gen Z and millennial voters significantly outnumber baby boomers heading to the polls. And what better way for politicians to connect with the youth than through TikTok – right? While the Greens might have captured the zeitgeist with their recent Brat-themed DJ set, an analysis by marketing company Fabulate found Anthony Albanese is actually leading in engagement on TikTok.
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1 week ago |
theguardian.com | Sarah Basford Canales
Northbound on the New England Highway to Muswellbrook, the Bayswater coal-fired power station hums. The facility was built in the mid-1980s and provides about 20% of New South Wales’ electricity demand. It’s scheduled to close in the early 2030s. A few kilometres away lies the silent Liddell power station, which once provided about 10% of the state’s energy. It was decommissioned in 2023 and plans to demolish the site were approved in February.
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1 week ago |
theguardian.com | Sarah Basford Canales
On Sunday the Coalition held its campaign launch in a conference room in western Sydney. Peter Dutton, in his speech to three former Liberal prime ministers, his frontbench and the party faithful, said the western suburbs of Australia’s largest city were “one of the most important battlegrounds of our election”.
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1 week ago |
theguardian.com | Josh Butler |Sarah Basford Canales
Australians would get an automatic $1,000 tax deduction on their annual returns without having to produce receipts or paperwork, in an election promise made by Anthony Albanese at Labor’s campaign launch.
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