Voters in a tiny island community in Australia's north have begun to cast their election ballots as remote voting teams travel to the far reaches of the nation.
Aaron Bunch
Anthony Albanese has paid tribute to Pope Francis for his humility and embrace of social justice following the pontiff's death.
Andrew Brown
Energy prices, housing supply and how leaders handle Donald Trump are among the issues on the minds of early voters as the first election ballots are cast.
Alex Mitchell, Sebastian Tan and Tess Ikonomou
Election campaign events by Anthony Albanese and Peter Dutton have been cancelled because of the Pope's death, as early voting opens.
Dominic Giannini
Over a succulent Chinese meal, the prime minister has aimed to shore up support in marginal seats in Victoria ahead of voters going to the polls.
Peter Dutton has jumped on community concerns about crime, unveiling a $750 million package to tackle the problem.
Tess Ikonomou
Anthony Albanese has celebrated Easter by breaking bread with church leaders, while also speaking about his other religion - rugby league and the Rabbitohs.
Andrew Brown and Jacob Shteyman
Opposition Leader Peter Dutton has served up sausages and bacon at a barbecue in Queensland, visiting a Labor-held seat on Easter.
As Gen Zs and millennials become the country's dominant voting bloc, politicians are exploring new horizons and platforms to try to grab their attention.
Kat Wong
Australians hopeful of a cordial Easter break have been denied a reprieve in the final stretch of an election as the clock ticks to flip undecided voters.
Small businesses have welcomed tax incentives announced by Opposition Leader Peter Dutton, after the coalition disappointed corporate leaders on workplace laws.
Jacob Shteyman
With election day two weeks away, Peter Dutton and Anthony Albanese tapped into their animal spirits to drum up more votes at the Royal Easter Show.
Tess Ikonomou and Jacob Shteyman
Labor has promised to legislate penalty rate protections and is warning that the coalition will revive its dropped proposal to ban working from home.
Peter Dutton has spent his Good Friday with Australia's multicultural communities as he tries to turn around his election chances in the campaign's final weeks.
Chocolates, children and a curious cameo took the spotlight as the federal election campaign passed the halfway mark ahead of the Easter holidays.
Kat Wong and Jacob Shteyman
Deepfakes have made their unwanted presence known in the election campaign with a viral image of a coalition senator and a retired shock jock.
Matthew Elmas
As Australians priced out of the housing market wait for answers, politicians have played the blame game in a fiery television debate.
Peter Dutton's coalition is in need of a "historic turnaround" to win the election as its primary vote plumbs new depths, YouGov polling shows.
Unimpressed by the "most boring" election he's participated in, Clive Palmer says major party MPs will be preferenced last by his Trumpet of Patriots party.
The prime minister touted the government's childcare reforms as he targeted a marginal Liberal-held seat in Brisbane's east.
The opposition leader has bared his sweet tooth, grinning from ear to ear as he made a campaign stop at a chocolate shop ahead of the Easter holidays.
As Australia's foreign aid drops as a proportion of the country's wealth, most crossbenchers have signalled they want an increase to meet UN benchmarks.
Ben McKay
After initially suggesting questions on the impact of climate change were best left to scientists, Peter Dutton has sought to clarify his position.
Labor and the coalition are accusing each other of having a loose relationship with the truth after several missteps and personal attacks heading into Easter.
