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.
Kat Wong
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.
Andrew Brown
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.
Tess Ikonomou
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.
The coalition has doubled down on plans to axe public service jobs if elected as the prime minister goes into bat for Australians working from home.
Fighting misinformation and communicating the link between cost of living and back-to-back weather disasters are key priorities for climate advocates.
Poppy Johnston
Mortgage-belt electorates have shifted towards Labor after the coalition pledged to force public servants back to the office.
The latest YouGov poll shows the coalition has clawed back ground to be tied with the government on a two-party preferred basis.
Patients could save almost $7 on each prescription as the government promises to make medicines cheaper in a move supported by the coalition.
Kat Wong and Jacob Shteyman
Australians will pay less for certain medicines as the federal government promises to cap costs at $25 per script if it is re-elected.
Unofficial campaigning has sparked backed up with the PM cradling babies on one side of the country and opposition leader talking gardens on the other.
Anthony Albanese has improved his standing among voters, drawing level with Peter Dutton for satisfaction in polling for the first time in a year.
