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Early voting starts today. Get up to speed with all major election promises from Labor, the Coalition and Greens.

A group of advocates for coins and notes is calling on Australians to ensure cash remains viable by making Tuesday a mass cash withdrawal day.

Around 47,000 anonymous pamphlets have been distributed in the Sydney seat of independent MP Allegra Spender, which she has labelled "false, misleading, and offensive".

The Coalition has pledged to cut permanent migration by 45,000 places per year, but Peter Dutton says parent visa numbers wouldn't be reduced.

Over 2.3 million postal votes were cast in the 2022 election. Find out if you're eligible to vote by post and how to apply.

A proposed scheme would enable parents and guardians to ask law enforcement agencies if an adult poses a risk to their child based on any previous child sex offences.

The boy died on Sunday after being caught between rocks, taking the death toll from what surf lifesavers have called the "worst Easter long weekend" they've seen in years to seven.

Some 18 million Australians are registered to vote, and if you want to avoid the queues on election day, you may consider voting early. This is what you need to know.

A national sex offenders disclosure scheme and extra funding for law enforcement authorities to crack down on illegal drugs are among the policies the Coalition is promising should it win the May election.

Just 274 prisoners voted at the last federal election. Former inmates say the barriers to voting can feel dehumanising.

Chloe has an invisible illness. She says the world makes her feel like she's going crazy — and she's far from alone.

The risk of vitamin D deficiency is greater during winter but there are some solutions to receive the extra amount of vitamin D you need.

Across the political spectrum, politicians are turning to increasingly unconventional methods to capture public attention and votes in this election campaign.

Police believe five or six people were involved in an altercation on Chapel Street in Melbourne.

Greens leader Adam Bandt says he will write to Treasury to request costings on negative gearing and capital gains tax, so that changes to taxation could be negotiated as soon as the next parliament meets.

With all but one of Australia's native black cockatoo species under threat, communities and conservationists are pulling out the stops to restore habitats and food sources.

As Melburnian Oscar Jenkins prepares to stand trial on mercenary charges in a Russian-held city, the prime minister says "we certainly have not" abandoned him.

The Opposition leader said he hopes the plan would generate 350,000 new small businesses in the first four years of a Dutton government.

April is Autism Awareness Month, and advocates for those with this particular neurotype of autism say recognition may be growing, but wider acknowledgement is needed.

Early voting starts next week and Australia's preferential voting system requires citizens to rank candidates at the polling booth. Here's how it works.