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Undecided voters deliver final debate win to Albanese in blow to Dutton’s campaign

However, the exchanges soon became less conventional as rapid-fire questions challenged both leaders on unexpected topics.

Australia Votes

Albanese pledges $25 million for schools teaching 84 languages, including Hindi, across Australia

A dedicated $5 million will be allocated to a specialist Asian languages stream, encouraging students to pursue fluency in languages such as Mandarin, Hindi, and Japanese

INNOVATION

Melbourne, Sydney, Perth, Canberra, Hobart, Darwin communities to hold vigils for victims of Pahalgam terror attack, Check details

The vigils are expected to draw participants from across Victoria and New South Wales and Western Australia, including local leaders, faith groups, and multicultural representatives.

Australia Votes

Coalition pledges $115.9 million for remote Indigenous students through boarding school fund

Coalition’s belief in “practical measures, not platitudes,” that empower Indigenous families and help bridge the gap in educational opportunity.

INNOVATION

Albanese and Dutton lead ANZAC Day tributes, honouring 110 years of service and sacrifice

Across Australia, communities participated in dawn services, marches, and commemorative events to honour the ANZAC legacy.

INNOVATION

Dutton pledges $90 million to combat domestic violence with new tech abuse offences, national offender register

The package includes funding for specialist behavioural intervention programs, aimed at preventing abuse before it escalates, and increasing support for men

Australia Votes

Dutton edges out Albanese in fiery third leaders’ debate focused on cost of living, energy, and global leadership

Dutton strongly defended the Coalition’s push for nuclear energy, arguing that Australian households are paying triple the electricity costs of nuclear-powered countries.

INNOVATION

Dutton and Albanese suspend election campaign as world mourns death of Pope Francis

With just under two weeks until the federal election, today’s campaign pause offered a moment of unity in the face of a global loss.

OPINION

Why Australia must do more to protect female international students

Every person in Australia has the right to feel safe—in their homes, on the street, in public spaces, and online.

Australia Votes

Early voting opens in the federal election – but it brings some problems for voters and parties

But at the 2022 federal election, almost half of all Australians on the electoral roll voted early.

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POLITICS

Fast trains, free TAFE, cheaper bills – PM Albanese promises it all for Victoria

The Prime Minister highlighted achievements in health, including the opening of 28 Medicare Urgent Care Clinics, the nation’s largest lift in bulk-billing rates in 20 years, and major investments in women’s health.

NEWS

Trump claims he single-handedly saved 35 million lives in India-Pakistan war

Speaking during his over 100-minute State of the Union address to Congress on Tuesday, Trump said Pakistan’s Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif told him that around 35 million people would have died if the United States had not stepped in to broker a truce.

NEWS

Indian court sets aside Australia property ruling, orders $1.04 million repayment to cricketer Shikhar Dhawan

The defendant has been directed to return AUD $812,397.50 received as an interim settlement from the sale of a property in Berwick, Victoria, along with AUD $82,000 retained from the sale of another property in Clyde North, Victoria.