The prime minister has begun campaigning in Victoria where Labor faces off with both Liberal and Green rivals for city, suburban and regional seats.
Tess Ikonomou
Voters will have to decide which major party is best placed to handle Donald Trump as another wave of US tariffs comes crashing down.
Kat Wong
The opposition leader has been accused of taking a leaf out of the US president's playbook with his comments on teachers and school funding.
Andrew Brown
Independent candidate Nicolette Boele has apologised after making an inappropriate joke towards a 19-year-old staff member at a Sydney hairdresser.
A winery has become a curious backdrop for an airport transport pledge as Opposition Leader Peter Dutton makes his pitch to the outer suburbs.
Dominic Giannini and Andrew Brown
The prime minister has arrived in Victoria where the two major parties are fighting for a number of seats, as the state could determine who wins the election.
Australia's major political parties are offering voters a choice on the nation's future energy system but communicating the details is proving hard yakka.
Poppy Johnston
Australia's political leaders say biosecurity and medicines are not up for debate in response to tariffs set to be announced by US President Donald Trump
Kat Wong and Andrew Brown
Voters who use third-party postal applications could put their privacy at risk or have their votes cast late, the Australian Electoral Commission has warned.
Anthony Albanese has prioritised Australia's mining state, visiting WA for the 30th time as prime minister to try to sandbag support.
Tess Ikonomou and Kat Wong
Two of Labor's blue-collar, coal mining seats are in Peter Dutton's sights as he uses his nuclear and gas policies to sell his key pledge of cheaper bills.
Dominic Giannini
Anthony Albanese and Peter Dutton both say gas will form part of Australia's energy mix, but differ on how it will be used to bring power bills down.
Labor has had a reversal of fortune as the election campaign gets underway, with the latest polling showing working voters shifting away from the coalition.
Peter Dutton is asking voters who they trust more to manage the economy and community safety as he shores up votes in a key battleground.
Anthony Albanese is vowing to ban price gouging at the checkout but the opposition claims he's too weak to keep the supermarket giants in line.
Tess Ikonomou and Andrew Brown
Peter Dutton says a plan to reserve gas for domestic use will bring power prices down but won't say how much Australian households will save.
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has taken the election fight to Peter Dutton's home turf, kicking off his campaign in the opposition leader's electorate.
Climate activists have interrupted multiple events the opposition leader was campaigning at, stealing from his main message of cheaper power bills.
Health care and power bill promises have dominated day one of the federal election campaign as political leaders converged on the Sunshine State.
Poppy Johnston and Andrew Brown
The opposition leader says attacks by the prime minister are a sign Labor has nothing positive to offer, setting up a campaign on the cost of living and energy.
Anthony Albanese has called the federal election for May 3, setting the scene for a five-week campaign.
Minority government is coming and the major parties ought to prepare, Greens leader Adam Bandt says as more voters turn to crossbenchers.
Labor has launched its first campaign advertisement, laying out its bid for a second term in office as it leans on traditional values such as health care.
Andrew Brown and Tess Ikonomou
Australians will cast their ballot on May 3, with Prime Minister Anthony Albanese ending months of speculation about the timing of the next federal election.
