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06:05 Treasurer, contender face off in debate

Australia’s next Treasurer will be tasked with guiding the nation through a “pivotal moment”, as two key issues inflame an increasingly uncertain global environment, the Business Council of Australia boss has declared.

05:27 ‘Vulture’: Gloves off in wild election debate

The Coalition has branded Anthony Albanese a “political vulture” preying on “hardworking, elderly, sick and vulnerable Australians” in a tense election debate on the country’s healthcare future.

22/04 ‘Biggest lie’: Leaders’ debate on holiday with Karl

COMMENT

22/04 Labor candidate Helen Madell attacks Catholic Church

A Labor candidate running in the federal election repeatedly attacked the late Pope Francis and the Catholic Church for “ongoing support for pedos” in a series of deleted social media posts.

22/04 Cruel internet trend that has gone too far

There is an overwhelming, loin-girding amount going on in the world right now so let’s talk about the only story that matters: Are two actors, who a couple of months ago none of us could have picked out of a lineup of talented but jobbing supporting thespians, locked in a cold war?

21/04 ‘Deceitful and deceptive’: Labor accuses Peter Dutton of blowing $10 billion hole in the budget

Treasurer Jim Chalmers has accused Peter Dutton of blowing a $10 billion hole in the budget, warning that the maths doesn’t add up on the Liberal’s flagship policies to slash fuel excise and offer tax deductions for mortgages and long lunches.

20/04 Albo, Dutton enter crucial election fortnight

Anthony Albanese and Peter Dutton will head into a critical penultimate week of the election campaign, with the Coalition still struggling to make up lost ground.

20/04 New poll suggests Anthony Albanese could win majority government

Anthony Albanese is on the verge of securing a political resurrection according to the latest Newspoll and could be re-elected as Prime Minister with a surprise majority.

20/04 Newspoll delivers fresh election bombshell

The Labor Party is edging towards a narrow victory in the 2025 federal election, the latest Newspoll suggests, as Anthony Albanese widens his lead as preferred prime minister over Opposition Leader Peter Dutton.

20/04 Call to create first homebuyer zones in Aus

A prominent Australian property expert has called for the creation of new housing “lots” to help struggling first home buyers make it onto the property ladder.

19/04 Albanese, Dutton low key campaigning on Easter Sunday, day 23 of election campaign

With just two weeks left in the election campaign, the Prime Minister was all smiles and swagger as he received a warm welcome at the Sydney Royal Easter Show on Saturday.

18/04 Labor’s bold plan to protect 3 million workers

Labor is set to unveil plans to legislate new protections for penalty rates in workplaces awards should Anthony Albanese’s government be returned to office.

18/04 Truth behind Dutton campaign

After every federal election, there’s a campaign week that is looked back on as the decider.

18/04 Surprise figure emerges as election star

Reality TV star turned podcaster Abbie Chatfield has emerged as a surprise star figure in the federal election, fronting a national Greens ad to “keep Dutton out” and sway preferences.

17/04 Fed-up renter camps outside Albo’s home

A fed-up dad has moved to send a message to the Prime Minister on Australia’s housing crisis, setting up a tent and a large sign outside his $4.3 million home in Copacabana.

17/04 Simple question that left Dutton speechless

OPINION

17/04 ‘Feeling left behind’: Young Australian men reverting to traditional view of gender roles

Young men are going backward in their view of gender norms and increasingly believing they should be the breadwinners while a woman’s place is in the home, a new study has found.

17/04 AOC hauls in staggering $9.6 million in just three months as she draws massive crowds with Bernie Sanders

AOC hauls in staggering $9.6 million in just three months as she draws massive crowds with Bernie Sanders - Strong fundraising performance comes after New York progressive toured the country alongside Bernie Sanders on ‘fighting oligarchy’ tour

17/04 One thing Lambie regrets saying

As a politician who’s known for baring it all, Jacqui Lambie is quick to answer when asked if there was a personal story or anecdote she wishes she had kept private.

17/04 ‘Australian first’: Greens MP Stephen Bates joins OnlyFans to promote campaign

In an Australian first, Greens MP Stephen Bates has joined OnlyFans – not to post anything risque, but to promote the party’s push to make two drugs that significantly reduce the risk of HIV transmission free.

16/04 Pressure on after Dutton’s Russia mistake

Opposition Leader Peter Dutton took the rare step of admitting he had made a mistake during the second leaders’ debate on Wednesday night, with the issue set to dominate an otherwise quiet week on the campaign trail.

16/04 Dutton’s $260m bid to boost student trades

A Coalition government has pledged $260m to get more high school students to take up trades instead of pursuing university, after the opposition indicated it would cut the Labor’s Free TAFE program if it wins government on May 3.

14/04 Mysterious death of candidate’s husband

A Teal-backed candidate has recalled the “horrific time” her late husband stormed out during a family holiday almost a decade ago, went missing and was eventually declared dead, but never found.

13/04 Key question next PM must answer

Peter Dutton and Anthony Albanese went all out over the weekend, announcing major cost of living relief for millions of Australians.

13/04 ‘Sickly’: Huge call for soft drink tax

The Australian Medical Association is calling for a sugar tax on soft drinks in a major pre-election push.

13/04 Awkward Albo moment caught on camera

It was the awkward moment that the vast majority of Australians likely missed as Anthony Albanese launched his campaign.

13/04 ‘Justice’: Why ex-soldier running for election

Navy hero John Armfield served Australia in Afghanistan and now he hopes to serve in parliament to give voice to the complex mental health challenges roiling the military.

12/04 Dutton pledges $10bn tax cut for Aussies

About one in two Aussie tax payers will get a one-off tax cut of $1200, as the Coalition ups the ante after languishing in the polls following the first two weeks of campaigning.

12/04 Albo’s bold $10b plan for first homebuyers

Anthony Albanese has pledged $10b to build 100,000 homes exclusively for first homebuyers in a major move, as Labor officially kicks off their re-election campaign in Perth.

12/04 Crucial day for Dutton and Albo

The federal election has morphed into the battle of the cash splashes with both Anthony Albanese and Peter Dutton set to debut major cost-of-living policies at the Labor and Liberal campaign launches.

12/04 ‘You’re obsessed:’ Price unleashes on journos

Northern Territory Senator Jacinta Price has accused journalists of being “obsessed with Donald Trump, after she was questioned about her choice of words at an election event promising supporters a Coalition government would “make Australia great again”.

12/04 ‘No clue’: Voters turn on Dutton in own seat

Voters in Peter Dutton’s federal electorate of Dickson appear just as divided as the latest poll results, with some praising the Opposition Leader’s local contributions while others slam him as out of touch, self-interested or incompetent.

11/04 Grim reality as election turns to chaos

Peter Dutton and Anthony Albanese face an uphill battle on Saturday as they race to get their campaigns back on message ahead of their official campaign launches this weekend.

11/04 Dutton’s election hopes hinge on $11.25bn vow

After an election start that was defined by a debate loss, more questions than answers, and a work-from-home policy backflip, Peter Dutton has hedged his re-election efforts on a $11.25bn cash splash to cajole critical undecided voters to the Coalition.

11/04 ‘Vile abuse’: Election takes ugly turn

Police have removed two offensive and homophobic banners targeting Labor MP Julian Hill from an overpass on a major arterial highway in Melbourne.

11/04 International student arrivals hit record level

A record-breaking 197,000 international students arrived into Australia in one month, as overseas migration shapes up as a federal election battleground.

11/04 ‘Talk is cheap’: Veterans talk election 2025

It has been more than six months since the release of the final report from the Royal Commission into Defence and Veteran Suicide and as the federal election campaign enters its third week, mental health is dominating headlines.

10/04 ‘Sh*tshow’: Brutal focus group feedback for Anthony Albanese and Peter Dutton

Voters have described Anthony Albanese’s tumble off a stage as one of the most memorable parts of a lacklustre campaign describing his first term as “a sh*tshow.”

10/04 Aldi urged to open in last Aussie state

The Greens want to spend $30m to bring in an Aldi supermarket to Tasmania.

09/04 Surprising detail in new campaign video

A new election campaign video has been created entirely using artificial intelligence (AI) technology to promote the Liberal Party’s fuel excise cut.

08/04 Albo, Dutton arrive for first leader’s debate

Anthony Albanese and Peter Dutton will face off in Western Sydney in just a few hours, in their first head to head of the election campaign.

08/04 ‘Abomination’: Vile abuse for Greens candidate

A Greens candidate was forced to shut down online comments just hours after announcing their 2025 run for the federal seat of Fowler following a wave of abuse, including being called an “abomination” over their gender identity.

08/04 How to watch the Sky News leaders’ debate

It’s the first televised showdown between Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and Opposition Leader Peter Dutton in an increasingly heated election campaign.

07/04 Albo, Dutton to face off in first debate

Anthony Albanese and Peter Dutton are set to duke it out in the first leaders election debate in the battleground area of Western Sydney.

06/04 How some of Trump's firings could upend legal precedent and expand presidential power

How much power does the president have? Donald Trump says independent agencies should answer to him.

06/04 Period home demolished in Melbourne’s north as NIMBYs fight development

Oakhill estate in the Melbourne suburb of Reservoir is one of the most sought-after pockets in all of the city’s north. And there’s a special reason for that.

04/04 Tensions simmer after Darwin port row

Tensions are simmering this morning after the Prime Minister announced plans to return the Port of Darwin to Australian-approved hands, hours before Peter Dutton was due to make the same pledge.

04/04 This election race between Albo and Dutton was over before it started

COMMENT

04/04 ‘Remove females from combat’: Liberal candidate’s controversial claims

A Liberal candidate described by Opposition Leader Peter Dutton as “outstanding” claimed the Australian Defence Force (ADF) “need to remove females from combat corps” in order to “fix” our military.

03/04 Cheering schoolkids greet Albo

Gas prices would have been reduced by 15 per cent over the last two months under the Coalition’s gas policy to boost supply into the domestic market, Peter Dutton has revealed.

03/04 ‘No big ideas’: Expert slams election campaign

A major polling firm director has deemed the first week of Australia’s federal election campaign “horrific”, suggesting no “big ideas” had been put forward.

03/04 Karl Stefanovic’s insanely lavish expenses revealed

EXCLUSIVE

03/04 ‘Monumental’ change coming to Australia

OPINION

02/04 Ex-PM’s huge election call

Former Prime Minister John Howard has declared Peter Dutton’s leadership could lead a Coalition government down an unexpected path to victory.

01/04 Fury over detainee’s 26 visa breach charges

Labor has come under fire after bombshell details of a High Court detainee allegedly breaching his visa 26 times before he was shot by police and arrested in a separate incident emerged in court, with the Coalition expected to focus heavily on national security during day five of the federal election campaign.

01/04 Albo backs in payrise for millions of Aussies

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese will announce, on Wednesday, that Labor will support a rise in real wages for Australia’s low paid workers.

01/04 ‘Failure’: Big call on soldier’s death

A former cop and army officer says new claims about the fate of an Australian soldier who died in Iraq highlights the “failure” of his employer to preserve a potential crime scene.

01/04 Teal banned from hairdresser for sex joke

The independent candidate for the battleground seat of Bradfield has been banned from a local hairdresser for joking that getting her hair washed was better than sex.

31/03 Single Dad exposes Aussie crisis

A single dad’s heartbreaking story has exposed the dire reality of life for thousands of Aussies trapped in the country’s rolling cost-of-living crisis.

31/03 Dutton’s brutal jab at tradie son

Peter Dutton has joked about charging his 20-year-old son board while speaking to constituents in his outer Brisbane seat of Dickson.

31/03 Huge Aussie WFH myth debunked

The so-called death of working from home has been a hot topic amongst Australians in the post-pandemic era.

31/03 Supermarkets hit back at Albo on prices

Two of Australia’s largest supermarkets have hit back at Anthony Albanese, urging the prime minister to focus on the “real factors” behind price rises after he pledged to crackdown on price gouging.

31/03 ‘Hubris’: Albo’s ‘PM of Sydney’ dig

Anthony Albanese says there was “a lot of hubris” behind Peter Dutton’s comment about where he would reside if elected.

30/03 Key question next PM must answer

Cost of living is shaping up to be the major debate ahead of the 2025 Federal Election, with both major parties grilled on their plans to bring down bills.

29/03 Independent MP’s social media blunder

A former cabinet minister turned independent MP has been caught out in an embarrassing social media blunder.

29/03 ‘Bloody insult’: Palmer’s wild $50m election plan

Billionaire Clive Palmer has slammed Labor’s $5 tax cuts as cheap and a “bloody insult” as he outlined his backing for an Elon Musk-style attack on government waste to fund bigger tax relief.

28/03 Dutton puts energy giants on notice

Anthony Albanese has received a raucous welcome at a gym in Peter Dutton’s own seat in the Brisbane suburbs, as he spruiks Labor’s investment in Medicare and bulk billing on the first full day of campaigning.

28/03 Lines drawn in first battleground state

Labor and the Greens have taken the fight to “Keep Dutton out” to his home turf of Queensland, with both parties expected to hold events during the first full day of campaigning in the Sunshine State.

28/03 Election called amid Magic Round

The hotly anticipated federal election has finally been called but lands amid a major sporting event, prompting questions around how sports fans will have their say.

28/03 Four key challenges facing Aussie economy

The Australian economy faces four major challenges that will have to be dealt with by whoever wins the upcoming federal election, a leading economist has warned.

27/03 Australians almost never vote out a first-term government. So why is this year’s election looking so tight?

For once-popular Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, the honeymoon is well and truly over.

27/03 What Albo, Dutton will do for your budget

With cost-of-living set to be the number one election issue facing voters, both major parties are pitching themselves as the side most capable of handling Australia’s economy.

27/03 Wild way Trump could decide Aussie election

ANALYSIS

27/03 Woman filmed defacing election poster with Chanel lipstick

Extraordinary footage has captured the moment a posh woman used Chanel lipstick to deface a Teal campaign poster in one of Sydney’s most affluent suburbs.

27/03 Albo to call federal election today

Anthony Albanese will finally call a federal election on Friday, with the date expected to be Saturday May 3.

27/03 Shock new poll set to swing election

Australian voters have declared they are worse off after three years of Anthony Albanese’s leadership in a shock new poll that could hold the key to the federal election.

27/03 ‘Clear favourite’: Betting markets tip Labor to win federal election

Betting agencies have already set a “clear favourite” as to who will be Australia’s next Prime Minister, even before the official federal election campaign kicks off.

24/03 Chalmers spruiks $207bn debt improvement

Labor will champion a $177bn reduction in gross debt it has achieved in its first term of government when Jim Chalmers hands down his fourth budget on Tuesday, despite rolling deficits forecast for the next decade.

23/03 Can Mark Carney truly connect with Canadian voters? Canada will now find out

When it comes to economics, Mark Carney is among the most knowledgeable in the country. But can he now connect with everyday Canadians on the campaign trail?

19/03 Three reasons Redbridge poll shows Labor back in front ahead of Federal election race | Samantha Maiden

COMMENT

19/03 Labor, Coalition battle on national security

Australia is navigating a world of sharply rising geopolitical uncertainty.

14/03 Question Dutton and Albo won’t answer

ANALYSIS

12/03 ‘Working until I die’: Aussie says what we are all thinking

A fed-up Aussie has perfectly verbalised how millions of people in this country are currently feeling as the cost of living crisis continues to put enormous strain on everyday Australians.

11/03 Richlister makes ‘never seen’ election call

Richlister Climate 200 backer Simon Holmes à Court says voters fed up with “Labor’s timidity” and the “Coalition’s relentless negativity” will turn to community independent candidates, crediting it as the “fastest-growing political movement” in Australia.

11/03 ‘I was naive’: Midwife’s shocking realisation

For the more than a decade that Erin Bonett has been able to vote, she has been a traditional Labor supporter.

10/03 Father at risk of homelessness asks brutally honest question on ABC Q+A

An Australian father who fears one more rent increase will leave his family homeless has confronted the health minister on television about his government’s immigration policies.

08/03 Horror sign Aussie inflation ‘will surge’

ANALYSISWhen it comes to the issue of inflation, policymakers often have a very different perspective to that of the average person in the street.

07/03 ‘Disaster’: Labor staffer unleashes on Albo

A Labor insider has offered her unfiltered views on the Prime Minister’s performance in a profile of Tanya Plibersek that asks the question: “why isn’t this woman put in charge?

05/03 Federal candidate praised for saving man’s life

A candidate running in the federal election has been praised for his heroic actions saving the life of a man who was trapped inside a car involved in a horrific crash.

04/03 ‘No other choice’: 26yo’s abortion reveal

A 26-year-old media mogul has revealed why she decided to terminate her unplanned pregnancy.

04/03 New way staff are fighting in-office mandates

Companies across the globe are taking a hard line approach to working from home in 2025, with an influx of new return to office mandates being announced.

03/03 How to vote in the federal election

There’s an election just around the corner, which means it will soon be time for all of us to shuffle into a voting booth and say who we want to run the country.

22/02 Albanese hits Dutton where it hurts most

Anthony Albanese is tipped to call an April election as early as next weekend after announcing his $8 billion investment in Medicare to deliver “free” GP visits for Australians.

22/02 Anthony Albanese reveals $8 billion Medicare offer

Free GP visits will be offered to the vast majority of Australians in a dramatic $8 billion investment in Medicare that the Prime Minister hopes is big enough to save his job and save families hundreds of dollars a year.

22/02 AI briefing: What is behind the Ki appell from China's head of state

XI Jinping rehabilitates Alibaba founder Jack Ma, Elon Musk puts the EU under pressure and more than a dozen ex-ex-employees from Openai start a company. The most important AI news of the week. If you have little time, dear readers, I save you the puzzle rates about China's most mysterious back head: Yes, the Chinese S ...

21/02 ‘All of a sudden’: Huge shock coming for Aus

ANALYSIS

20/02 Major issue could sway Aussie voters

Voters are looking for increased support for homelessness services, as more than 120,000 Australians facing homelessness reveal they’re not getting the support they need.

20/02 Albo lashes out at journo’s election question

Anthony Albanese has lashed out at a journalist for attempting to ask a question around the timing of the federal election, interrupting the reporter before they could finish their question.

19/02 Politician vows to keep ‘men in dresses' out of Aussie schools

Billionaire Clive Palmer has clashed with journalists over claims his “potty” plan to spend millions to get his Trump-inspired candidate elected Prime Minister, declaring he’s more than happy to spend his money.

18/02 ‘Important and symbolic’: Anthony Albanese, Jodie Haydon reveal spring wedding plans

Jodie Haydon and Anthony Albanese have revealed plans to wed in a “small, intimate ceremony” in spring after the federal election.

18/02 Treasurer’s warning after RBA’s big move

The Reserve Bank has explained why it made the big move to cut interest rates for the first time in four years warning homeowners it remains “cautious” and suggesting families shouldn’t expect a big run of multiple rate cuts.

18/02 Deputy PM’s staffer ‘left in the dark’ amid lawsuit

Deputy Prime Minister Richard Marles’ chief of staff Joanne Tarnawsky has been left “in the dark” and is becoming “significantly more unwell” as her bullying lawsuit drags on in court, her lawyer has claimed.

16/02 The ambitious plan to help first homebuyers save thousands while boosting housing supply

A major property group will lobby Labor and the Coalition to adopt its ambitious proposal to save homebuyers up to $13,000 a year while boosting housing supply at the same time.

16/02 Dutton’s kids reveal brutal toll of dad’s job

Opposition Leader Peter Dutton may soon become the country’s next prime minister, but his three children have no ambition to follow in their dad’s footsteps.

14/02 Albo, Dutton reveal their next target as election heats up

What’s the difference between the housing policies of Labor and the Liberals?

13/02 ‘Pay cut’: Fresh warning over right to disconnect

Australians have been issued a fresh warning over the recently introduced Right to Disconnect laws, with new research showing just how badly scrapping the change would impact workers.

12/02 Huge divide in funding for Aussie schools

A report has revealed a startling disparity between the funding funnelled into private schools and that given to their public counterparts.

12/02 Crossbench rage over major party ‘stitch up’

Independent senators and MPs have raged against a Labor and Coalition deal to push through major electoral reforms which will significantly limit donations independent parties will be able to receive.

11/02 Massive HECS change coming to borrowers

Banks could soon relax lending restrictions for first home buyers with HECS debts in a move the Albanese government hopes will get more Australians on the housing ladder.

11/02 ‘60 hours per week’: Student’s visa cancelled at airport after discovery on phone

An international student has had his visa torn up at the airport after Border Force officers made a concerning discovery on his phone.

10/02 Push to hit Aussie billionaires with super tax

The Greens want to hit Australian rich-listers like Gina Rinehart, Anthony Pratt, Clive Palmer and Mike Cannon-Brookes with a 10 per cent “billionaires tax”, in a move the minor party says will beef-up the budget bottom line by nearly $25bn a year.

10/02 If suspects are released despite serious crimes - because of too long procedures

The judges' association raises the alarm: In dozens of cases, suspects had to be released in 2024, although they are said to have committed murders or rapes. SPD and Union now want to re -launch a project of the former GroKo - which is a "pipe crepe" for the AfD.

09/02 Albo’s big election pitch to industry

Anthony Albanese will use a speech to the Australian Industry Group to call on some of the country’s biggest employers to work with his government toward shared economic goals.

07/02 Trump tries to fire chair of Federal Election Commission. Why she's refusing to leave.

President Trump has moved to fire Ellen Weintraub, the Democratic chair of the FEC, but she says her termination is invalid and won't step down.

07/02 Billionaire’s shock election claim

Aussie billionaire Clive Palmer lashed the Australian Electoral Commission for “continual harassment” as he fights the ineligibility of his United Australia Party (UAP) to re-register for the next federal election.

06/02 ‘Saved diligently’: Peter Dutton’s ‘first home at 19’ advice ripped apart

Peter Dutton says he “saved diligently” to be able to buy his first home at the age of 19.

06/02 ‘Going down the wrong path’: Welcome to Country at Little Athletics slammed

A Sydney man has maligned the performance of a Welcome to Country before his son’s Little Athletics training session, questioning whether Australia is “going down the wrong path”.

05/02 "With every delay, this is becoming increasingly expensive": Economic by economy, campaigners are asking to finally tackle pension reform

The pension reform was largely left out in the election campaign, criticizes Monika Schnitzer. That has to change, a quarter of the budget for pension payments are already going on.

05/02 Pauline Hanson makes big call on banks

One Nation has announced plans to introduce legislation making it mandatory for banks to reimburse scam victims.

04/02 Insane amount Albo’s mansion will cost you

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese’s decision to rent out his $4.3m coastal retirement home will deliver him a whopping tax saving.

04/02 $8k per month job every Aussie wants

The hunt is on — and if you’re familiar with a hangover or two, then you may be the perfect candidate for this new role set to pay around $8k per month.

03/02 Peter Dutton’s billion dollar blackhole over tax breaks for work lunches

Treasurer Jim Chalmers has accused Peter Dutton of planning to drop $1.6 billion on your “bosses lunch” under his big tax-cut plan for small business.

31/01 Call for action over election deepfakes

Greens senator David Shoebridge has urged Labor to put in “essential guard rails” to safeguard Australian voters against AI-generated deepfake content ahead of the next election.

31/01 Australia reviews transgender treatment guidelines as Queensland pauses hormone therapies for minor

Australia will examine whether or not to continue prescribing puberty blockers and hormone treatment to underage teenagers under a comprehensive review of treatment guidelines for trans and gender-diverse children.

30/01 Huge call for nationwide 50c fares

Greens Leader Adam Bandt has called on Prime Minister Anthony Albanese to enact a nationwide public transport fare of 50c – a move he says will save Australians up to $2400 a year.

29/01 How homeowners could score $8,000 discount on mortgage

Homeowners can look forward to interest rate cuts of $8,000 a year on average by the end of 2026 but the RBA could delay a rate cut in February until more economic data is available.

28/01 New war brewing between Musk and Albo

The world’s most powerful tech bro Elon Musk has a new battle with the Australian government on his hands.

27/01 Energy: CDU, SPD and Greens agree on energy laws

After a court ruling, a quick agreement between the factions became important. Among other things, the distance regulations for wind power plants are to be reorganized. CDU leader Friedrich Merz and deputy SPD parliamentary group leader Verena Hubertz have welcomed the surprising agreement between the SPD, the Greens and the Union on a bundle of energy-related...

26/01 Fresh blow to embattled PM

A majority of Australian voters are expecting the Coalition to win the next federal election, with the PM’s approval ratings dropping to their lowest yet.

25/01 Major shake up in Dutton’s front bench

Opposition has finally announced his new look front bench, following weeks of speculation and internal pressures.

24/01 Greens hit out at MAFS star’s election bid

A Greens strategist has hit out at the decision of a former Married At First Sight villain’s decision to run against party leader Adam Bandt in his seat of Melbourne, landing a cheeky jab at the ex-reality TV star’s “commitment” to the cause.

22/01 Fact check on citizens' money: Why Alice Weidel lied on RTL

AfD chancellor candidate Alice Weidel claimed in an RTL interview: Citizens' benefit recipients have more in their net wallet than a skilled worker with a gross salary of 5,300 euros. The RTL/ntv fact check did the math: This is grossly wrong.

22/01 Union loses two percentage points – SPD is now level with AfD

In purely mathematical terms, there could be a new edition of the grand coalition after the election. This is the result of a current survey. The survey also shows how high the level of indecision remains among many voters.

22/01 “We can then think about how we do it in detail later,” says Habeck

At Maischberger, Robert Habeck finds himself in need of explanation because of his idea of ​​social security contributions on capital contributions. But the Green Party candidate for chancellor doesn't want to provide concrete figures anyway. He says that he is more concerned with “directions of movement”.

21/01 Union gets more than 30 percent in the survey - AfD is the only party to lose

Unlike the pollsters at Insa, the pollsters at Forsa see the Union above the 30 percent mark. While the AfD loses slightly, the others gain. Three parties have to worry about entering the Bundestag.

20/01 “We won’t be able to do that” – In Flensburg, Merz expresses the antithesis to Merkel

At two election campaign appearances in the far north, CDU chancellor candidate Friedrich Merz commented on his planned migration policy - and clearly differentiated himself from former Chancellor Angela Merkel. A second party colleague also had to take a hit for her politics.

19/01 Dutton promises free business lunches

There’s no such thing as a free lunch, but the Coalition will introduce tax deductible ones for small businesses if it wins the impending federal election.

19/01 ‘Should be worried’: Major threat facing Aus

2024 was a year full of surprises. 2025 will be one of worries.

18/01 Union slips below the 30 percent mark – no majority for black and red

This survey is likely to excite the party headquarters: In the Insa Sunday trend, the CDU and CSU are below the 30 percent mark. This would mean that neither black-red nor black-green would be possible. The FDP and BSW are increasing slightly.

18/01 Berlin: This sketch is intended to relieve yellow hair

The scandal surrounding an intrigue against Stefan Gelbhaar (48, Green). And a sketch.

18/01 The more they scream, the louder Scholz speaks

On the election campaign tour in Wolfsburg, Chancellor Scholz and the SPD party leadership want to revive the old social democracy in the midst of the VW crisis and give the workers a voice. They are knocking down open doors for those present. Only a small group of activists disrupted the process.

18/01 Delay in the Ukraine aid package: Baerbock settles accounts with Scholz - the Chancellor counters

Chancellor Scholz had initiated a fundamental debate about the financing of a new aid package. His foreign minister warns that Germany will lose the trust of Europeans.

17/01 Global report on Left’s unpopularity spells doom for Albo

Lefty political parties across the world are now more unpopular than any time since the Cold War, a staggering analysis of recent elections shows.

17/01 CDU AfD course: Merz under pressure – how stable is the firewall really?

In Saxony, an AfD politician was elected to the state parliament's intelligence committee - with the help of the CDU. This is a problem for Merz. Other parties doubt whether the firewall will hold. Union Chancellor candidate Friedrich Merz (CDU) rejects cooperation with the AfD. But now he is coming under pressure because an AfD politician has been...

16/01 Social security contributions on capital gains: Praise and criticism for Habeck's social initiative

Robert Habeck has started a debate with his proposal to use capital income to finance health insurance companies. What do experts think about this?

16/01 Extremism: Trouble in Saxony – AfD politician becomes secret service controller

The AfD, which is classified as a right-wing extremist in Saxony, will in future control the state's constitutional protection agency. This was made possible with the help of the CDU. This causes displeasure. The CDU is facing a new debate about how to deal with the AfD. The reason is that the Saxon state parliament reappointed the supervisory body for the protection of the constitution this Wedne

15/01 “Do you really want the Emir of Qatar to receive benefits from Germany?”

In the first TV duel on WELT, FDP Vice President Wolfgang Kubicki and Bundestag Vice President Katrin Göring-Eckardt (Greens) compete against each other. The topics: migration and internal security, economy, freedom of expression and the election campaign. Read an overview of the most important statements here.

15/01 Panic over billionaire’s ‘chilling’ move

OPINION

14/01 AfD rises in survey to its best value in a year - Habeck and Merz far ahead of Scholz

In the new RTL/ntv trend barometer, the AfD, the Greens and the FDP are improving. The Union and the SPD lose. When it comes to the potential question of direct election of the Chancellor, Robert Habeck gains significantly, while Friedrich Merz loses.

14/01 Federal election: 120,000 euros for the fight for a Bundestag mandate

This election campaign is short and expensive. Instead of on the streets, voters should be won in halls and via social media. Political scientists see some problems. Reinhard Brandl has never received such a large delivery in his five federal election campaigns: On January 2nd, the 47-year-old CSU representative received...

13/01 “Mr. Lauterbach has ruined my life,” complains a woman to Olaf Scholz

In the North Rhine-Westphalia SPD regional association, Olaf Scholz was secretly only a second choice for many members. Now the Chancellor is coming to Lünen for an election campaign appearance. And there he is confronted with his Corona policy and the AfD.

13/01 Gunnar Schupelius: This SPD poster is an outrage

But what the SPD is now allowing itself to do is really audacious. Election posters say the opposite of what we have experienced in the last three years.

13/01 Dutton makes major Aus Day pledge

Peter Dutton said Australians should not be “ashamed of” Australia Day, doubling down on a Coalition election vow to overturn a Labor-era rule and force local councils to hold citizenship ceremonies on January 26 - a move he would make within the first 100 days if elected to power.

12/01 Bundestag election survey: SPD stagnates – AfD at its best value in a year

There are still 43 days until the federal election. In a current survey, the party, which is partly considered to be right-wing extremist, has consolidated its position as the second strongest force behind the Union. Six weeks before the federal election, right-wing populists can look forward to rising numbers in a new survey. Which in parts is considered to be quite...

12/01 The parties avoid the central question in the election campaign with empty phrases

Nothing has been decided yet, but new polls for the federal election in February promise a close race: a variety of government coalitions is possible. But all of the top candidates have so far avoided one crucial question. It is becoming particularly interesting for tactical voters right now.

12/01 Gladys makes rare re-entry into politics

Former NSW premier Gladys Berejiklian has made a rare political appearance, lending her support to tech executive Gisele Kapterian in her preselection battle against high-profile anti-Voice campaigner Warren Mundine.

12/01 Merz ties his “fate as party leader” to the AfD firewall

There are voices calling for the “firewall” to be weakened for possible cooperation between the Union and the AfD. However, candidate for chancellor Merz doesn't want to know anything about it.

11/01 AfD improves to 22 percent – ​​and is getting closer and closer to the Union

In the new Insa Sunday trend, the AfD reaches its highest value in a year, while the Union and the BSW lose. Because the FDP and the Left are still below the five percent threshold, only a politically possible coalition would have a majority.

11/01 Party conference: AfD wants to “tear down the firewall” and govern

Inspired by Elon Musk's support, the AfD is making Alice Weidel its candidate for chancellor. Weidel vows that her party will have a clear opponent in the election campaign. “Alice, Alice,” they chant, waving their blue “Chancellor of Hearts” signs and waving the German flag: At the AfD party conference in Riesa, Saxony,...

11/01 Dutton set to hammer Albo in first 2025 speech

Federal opposition leader Peter Dutton will use his first major election rally of the year to urge “quietly patriotic” Australians to turf Labor from government, in a speech that draws on the electoral messaging of his predecessor.

11/01 Federal election: “Almost impossible” – experts do not believe in the SPD catching up

The SPD is electing Olaf Scholz as its candidate for chancellor this Saturday. What issues could the SPD score points with and why experts still don't expect a turnaround in the election campaign. Political scientists and pollsters see little chance for Chancellor Olaf Scholz (SPD) of repeating his 2021 success in the federal election this February.

10/01 ZDF political barometer: Habeck is on par with Merz when it comes to Chancellor preference

In surveys, the Greens land well behind the Union. However, when Germans are asked which candidate they prefer as chancellor, things are less clear. According to a survey, Green Party candidate Robert Habeck is now neck and neck with CDU leader Friedrich Merz when it comes to Germans' preference for chancellor. Speaking for both politicians...

10/01 AfD achieves its best result in a year in the survey - SPD is now only the fourth strongest force

A few weeks before the federal election, Green Party lead candidate Habeck drew level with Union Chancellor candidate Friedrich Merz in a survey. While the SPD slipped to fourth place, the AfD reached its highest “Politbarometer” value in a year.

10/01 “My pity for the 150 EU officials who had to listen to this”

Around 200,000 people listened to the 75-minute conversation between tech billionaire Elon Musk and AfD candidate for chancellor Alice Weidel. The reactions to this were mixed. The SPD politician Ralf Stegner draws a comparison with Erdogan.

10/01 Battleground seats to decide Albo’s fate

A top pollster says a handful of key seats in NSW and Victoria will decide the fate of the 2025 federal election, with voters to hit the polls by May 17.

10/01 Suddenly Habeck is the most popular candidate for chancellor – and is leaving Merz behind

Almost seven weeks before the election, the Green Habeck moved to the top of the popularity list in the candidate comparison - in the end: Scholz. The Union and Merz are losing popularity. The ranking also reveals a worrying underlying trend. After the New Year's Eve riots, Germans' concerns are changing.

08/01 ‘Consider that’: Treasurer’s cost of living hint

Treasurer Jim Chalmers has left the door open to new cost of living relief in the lead up to the election, conceding he accepts that Australian families are still doing it tough.

08/01 AfD rises to over 20 percent in survey - Union and SPD lose noticeably

Four out of ten eligible voters in Germany are concerned about the upcoming federal election. In a new survey, the AfD gained two percentage points. The Union and the SPD lose, the Greens gain.

08/01 Public service: A labor dispute against the policy change?

It's not enough that Verdi & Co. are making unrealistic wage demands. Now a federal election has intervened in the collective bargaining round in the public sector. This raises tricky questions.

07/01 ‘Anxiety’: AMA Western Australia raises concerns about ‘influx’ of 150 Indian registrars

The Australian Medical Association has raised concerns about an “influx” of 150 trainee doctors from India to work in Western Australia’s health system under a new program starting this month.

06/01 Albo calls for major election change

Anthony Albanese has called for four-year fixed terms for the Federal Government, conceding that the existing system of elections every three years or earlier is too short.

06/01 “Austria is an example of how things shouldn’t run,” warns Habeck

Before the federal election, “a few sparks will fly,” predicts Green Party candidate for chancellor Robert Habeck. Nevertheless, he calls on the centrist parties to make concessions. Otherwise it would be like in Austria.

06/01 ‘Save lives’: Billions for killer highway

Freshly announced federal funds to upgrade Queensland’s Bruce Highway will “save lives” on the notoriously dangerous route, Infrastructure and Transport Minister Catherine King says.

06/01 Premier’s wild call on Albo’s $7.2bn pledge

Queensland Premier David Crisafulli has claimed victory following a major $7.2bn funding commitment from Anthony Albanese to upgrade the deadly Bruce Highway.

05/01 Bundestag election: CSU wants equal treatment of all mothers when it comes to pensions

The CDU and CSU are going into the federal election with a joint election program. However, the CSU is stepping up its game with the fight against gender language and the “comeback plan” for the economy. The CSU wants to score points in the federal election campaign by demanding an expansion of the so-called mother's pension: They want to ensure that mothers also receive...

04/01 Bundestag election: Pollsters see Merz clearly ahead in the candidate race

Pollsters believe it is very unlikely that Olaf Scholz will become chancellor again. You see Merz clearly in the lead - but the CDU candidate has to be careful. 50 days before the federal election, pollsters see the Union's candidate for chancellor Friedrich Merz (CDU) clearly ahead and consider it unlikely that Chancellor Olaf Scholz (SP...

03/01 Accusation of sexual harassment: Politician wants to be in the Bundestag

Because of allegations of sexual harassment, the Green Party board member has asked Stefan Gelbhaar (48) to stop running for the Bundestag.

03/01 Outlook for the New Year: What will change in 2025

Some legislative proposals have fallen by the wayside, others are uncertain. Nevertheless, there will be a lot of innovations in the new year. An overview.

02/01 Total objectors in focus: SPD holds out the prospect of tightening citizens' money

Citizens' money has long been an election campaign issue. The Union wants to tighten the rules. Now the SPD is also focusing on the issue of sanctions. However, the Social Democrats are talking about a correction.

01/01 What's the truth about the harassment allegations against Green Party politicians?

Stefan Gelbhaar, Berlin member of the Bundestag for the Green Party, publicly denies allegations of sexual harassment.

31/12 ‘Off limits’: Albo’s personal demand on Dutton

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has intervened in the Victorian Labor Party, ordering them to remove a social media post about Opposition Leader Peter Dutton.

30/12 ‘Stronger Australia’: Albo’s New Year message

Anthony Albanese has wished the nation a happy new year in a New Year’s Day message spruiking Australia as “the greatest country in the world”.

30/12 Major changes to kick in on Jan 1

A tranche of cost of living measures are set to kick in from January 1 in what Treasurer Jim Chalmers says will get a bit more help to struggling Australians.

29/12 AfD election call: Newspaper sparks outrage with pro-AfD text by Elon Musk

Elon Musk calls for the AfD to be elected in a guest article for “Welt am Sonntag”. Politicians react with sharp criticism. Editors at the newspaper also keep their distance. The newspaper “Welt am Sonntag” (WamS) attracted sharp criticism by publishing an AfD election call from Elon Musk. SPD General Secretary Matthias Miersch said...

27/12 “Why don’t we get rid of people like that?” – Merz calls for a stricter migration course to Magdeburg

Federal President Steinmeier dissolves the Bundestag. FDP Vice President Kubicki is optimistic despite poor poll numbers. And CDU candidate Merz calls for a stricter migration policy in his newsletter. All developments in the live ticker.

27/12 “The federal government learns nothing from its mistakes”

German citizen Nahid Taghavi has been imprisoned by the Iranian regime for four years. Her daughter Mariam Claren is fighting tirelessly for her release. She accuses the Scholz government of fundamental failure. And so far the Union has only stood out because of “many big words”.

27/12 Traffic light off: Steinmeier announces new election decision

The parties are already preparing at full speed for February 23rd as the date of the federal election. But the Federal President has the last word. Today, Federal President Frank-Walter Steinmeier announces his decision to dissolve the Bundestag and hold new elections. It is certain that he will comply with the request of Chancellor Olaf Scholz (SP...

26/12 “The Greens are literally throwing themselves at Merz” – SPD leader attacks coalition partners

SPD leader Lars Klingbeil accuses the Greens of “absolutely wanting to become the Union’s junior partner.” The CDU/CSU would make baseless promises. The following still applies to his party: “We want to win the election.”

26/12 How many citizens react to the traffic lights being turned off

The political situation in Berlin does not seem to deter many people from becoming politically active. One party in particular is benefiting from this development in Frankfurt.

24/12 “White Winter Forest”: Now Markus Söder is singing too

It's an election campaign and CSU boss Markus Söder is of course at the forefront. His latest move: singing a winter song. Not in the family, but in the recording studio. With a lot of technology and rolling "R". The comments don't take long to arrive.

24/12 “Alarm signal for the federal government” – Left has heating billings sent to them

The Left Party has called on households to send them their heating cost bills in order to check them and, if necessary, obtain reimbursement. Your top candidate explains the political issue.

23/12 Parties agree on fairness agreements in the election campaign - without AfD and BSW

The SPD, CDU, CSU, Greens, FDP and Left have agreed on an “agreement on a fair federal election campaign”. This clearly excludes cooperation with the AfD and with parties that do not “stand on the basis of the free-democratic basic order”.

23/12 “Fiscally utopian”: DIW: The richest benefit from the AfD election program

The promises in the AfD's election program are primarily intended to burden the poor. This is the conclusion reached by an analysis by the German Institute for Economic Research. Accordingly, the relief of 182 billion euros per year shown therein tends to benefit the rich in society.

22/12 Bundestag election: A danger for Merz

The Union has been well ahead of the SPD in the polls for months. Now the fear of too much certainty of victory is growing in the CDU.

22/12 Bundestag election: Union gains popularity again

In the current “Sunday Question” from the Insa Institute, the approval ratings for the SPD are declining slightly. Boris Pistorius remains by far the most popular politician. The SPD's race to catch up didn't last long. In the latest survey conducted by the opinion research institute Insa for “Bild am Sonntag”, the Union once again...

22/12 Why the lean state in this country hardly has a chance in the future

11,500 new civil service positions have been created under the traffic lights. And although parties formulate plans to cut public services during the election campaign, things are likely to turn out differently. At least the SPD is honest: the public service should remain “attractive”. Above all, this probably means holders of a party register.

21/12 Major plea over crippling Aussie beer tax

Leading Australian brewers have called for a controversial beer tax to be slashed over fears it could kill one of the country’s most lucrative and well-loved industries.

20/12 Weidel is on par with Scholz on the K issue – CDU loses in survey

In the current ZDF political barometer, the Union is going down, the AfD is gaining. All possible coalitions are rejected by citizens. On the K question, Merz and Habeck rank well ahead of Scholz.

19/12 ARD Germany trend: SPD loses in survey, Union gains

The Social Democrats are falling back in favor with voters two months before the federal election. The Union benefits - but its candidate for chancellor Friedrich Merz is not popular. After Chancellor Olaf Scholz lost his vote of confidence, the SPD lost support in the ARD Germany trend. The Social Democrats would therefore only get 14 percent...

19/12 Berlin SPD humiliates ex-mayor – Müller draws conclusions

In the 2021 federal election, ex-mayor Michael Müller was the Berlin SPD's top candidate. The party, which according to current surveys is now only the fourth strongest political force in the capital, did not grant him any of the top places on the list for the new election. He drew the consequences.

19/12 “I was wrong back then too” – Sahra Wagenknecht misjudged Russia

Green Party lead candidate Robert Habeck believes in his chances of becoming Chancellor. Saskia Esken forgives Olaf Scholz for giving her the cold shoulder in the Bundestag. And Sahra Wagenknecht criticizes herself. Developments regarding the federal election in the live ticker.

18/12 DIW expert analyzes projects: FDP tax plans primarily benefit higher earners

The FDP is entering the federal election campaign with big plans for tax relief. According to DIW expert Stefan Bach, the state budget would be missing 188 billion euros if fully implemented. From his point of view, the improvements would hardly reach the middle of the population.

18/12 Fineprint exposes how PM blew $10m

Anthony Albanese is planning a taxpayer-funded advertising blitz ahead of next year’s federal election to promote his housing policy despite failing to “build a single home” since he was elected.

17/12 Union loses again in the survey - only the AfD is gaining

In the current RTL/ntv “trend barometer”, the Union is losing approval – and is now only at 30 percent. The AfD is at its highest level since the beginning of the year. The FDP still only achieved four percent.

17/12 Scholz deals against “Fritze Merz” – CDU boss reacts indignantly

After the vote of confidence, the election campaign is in the middle: the Chancellor takes aim at the CDU leader in a TV interview. Merz is annoyed by Scholz's choice of words. Criticism also comes from the former CDU chancellor candidate Laschet.

15/12 Draft election program: The Greens probably want to strengthen low pensions with “citizens’ funds”.

The Greens' draft election program for the coming federal election contains the first key points on the subject of pensions. The party is based on a proposal from the FDP.

14/12 Merz for immediate work permits and abolition of citizens' money

Instead of citizens' money, newly arriving Ukrainian refugees should receive an immediate work permit, demands CDU leader Friedrich Merz. In addition, professional qualifications should be recognized more quickly.

12/12 These are the key points in the Union’s election program

Concrete points of the Union's election program have been determined - the focus is clearly on the topics of the economy and internal security. The CDU and CSU want to take tough action against “wife beaters” and “child molesters”. There is also a plan to protect the German language as an “expression of our culture”.

12/12 Maximilian Krah secures direct candidacy for the Bundestag

In June, the scandalous politician was elected to the European Parliament, but is not allowed to belong to his party's parliamentary group there - now AfD man Maximilian Krah wants to move to Berlin. In Saxony he stood as a direct candidate for the federal election.

11/12 The dilemma with the defense coalitions against the AfD

In East Germany it is clear what the defensive fight against the AfD is leading to: parties that don't fit together at all are merging and reducing their profile. The difference between center-right or center-left is then hardly relevant. Union Chancellor candidate Merz should be aware of this.

11/12 Check your HECS balance right now

If you can actually remember your MyGov login, you should probably take a squiz at your HECS balance tonight.

11/12 Albo embracing babies confirms election is close

Lock up your babies, an election approaches.

10/12 Markus Söder announces veto against black-green

Bavaria's Prime Minister Söder once again criticizes the Greens and speaks of a veto if there is a black-green coalition in the federal government after the upcoming new elections. If you want to move Germany forward again, no change of government is enough.

09/12 “Something has gone awry in this country” – the Central Council of Jews sounds the alarm

The Central Council of Jews has clear expectations: Before the 2025 federal election, it demands that the parties take clear measures to protect Jewish life, combat anti-Semitism and anchor Israel's security as a raison d'être.

09/12 Catastrophizing candidate

With Alice Weidel, the AfD nominates a candidate for chancellor for the first time. The party does not dispute the fact that it has no coalition options. It relies on growing dissatisfaction with politics.

08/12 Business Administration: The marketing pyramid is shaking

Often providers can no longer handle mundane things. You have to become reliable, clean or punctual again.

07/12 The one big reason Aussies are getting poorer

Australians are getting poorer and a leading economist has produced a striking graph to explain the fall-off in living standards.

07/12 Sydney MP’s bombshell election move

Independent MP Kylea Tink has announced she will step down from federal politics at the next election after the Australian Electoral Commission (AEC) abolished her seat of North Sydney.

05/12 Graph reveals insane price hike of iconic item

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05/12 Sign Aussie recession tipped to end

A recession that has gripped Australia’s retail sector for the past 18 months is tipped to end, as retailers brace for a bumper Christmas holiday period.

05/12 Albos’ $21m bid to create 400 new jobs

The Albanese government will announce a further $21m for Australia’s critical minerals sector to support hundreds of new jobs and help build a Future Made in Australia.

03/12 Bundestag election: SPD and Greens make gains in voter survey

In the current “Sunday Question” from the Insa Institute, the approval ratings for the two remaining traffic light parties, the SPD and the Greens, are increasing. The CDU, on the other hand, loses easily. In the latest Insa survey, the SPD and Greens increased slightly in popularity compared to the previous week. The Greens got 13 percent in the “Bild” survey...

03/12 Visit to China: In Beijing, Baerbock has to face the press alone

The Foreign Minister is probably the last top politician to visit China before the federal election. They don't like her very much there.

02/12 ABC star Michael Rowland’s exit reveals brutal truth about breakfast TV

Longtime ABC News Breakfast host Michael Rowland didn’t mince words when he announced his imminent departure from the job on-air this morning.

30/11 The SPD defiantly refuses to accept reality

The Social Democrats don't care about poor poll numbers and instead celebrate Chancellor Scholz at their “election victory conference”. It is with particular satisfaction that they attack not only CDU leader Merz, but also their new favorite enemy.

29/11 Bundestag election: If AfD and BSW got more than a third of all seats

After the new election, the two parties could prevent a lot if they perform strongly. For example, a change to the constitution. This would be necessary, for example, to reform the debt brake.

27/11 After the Habeck scandal – Wüst completely withdraws from the reporting portal

Advertising for help against “hate crime” could be the downfall of various politicians. Officials who call for people to report insults on reporting portals like “So Done” face legal headwinds. NRW Prime Minister Wüst is now feeling this.

27/11 When the first vote is wasted - what the new voting law means for you as a voter

Only 630 MPs instead of the current 733: The next Bundestag should be significantly smaller. The traffic light coalition has changed the voting law for this purpose. What do voters need to know to avoid wasting their votes?

26/11 Double candidacy: SPD man runs for the Bundestag and the citizenship

Controversial novelty: Sören Platten, an SPD man from Hamburg-Altona, is running for the Bundestag and the Hamburg citizenship at the same time.

26/11 Angela Merkel: Her book, her mission, her view of things

The ex-Chancellor's book "Freedom" is causing quite a stir even before it is published. Even right into the beginning of the Bundestag election campaign.

25/11 Lawyer Steinhöfel brings in media supervision because of Habeck's YouTube channel

Green Chancellor candidate Robert Habeck also spreads his “kitchen table conversations” on the YouTube platform. However, without an imprint, as media lawyer Joachim Steinhöfel complains. He called in the media regulator.

25/11 AfD: “It is closer to us than Merz” – Gauland calls for the Wagenknecht Pact

No weapons for Ukraine, oil and gas from Russia again. AfD and BSW are similarly loyal to Moscow. Now AfD man Gauland Wagenknecht wants to support.

23/11 Greens attack “angry citizen Kretschmer”

After the state election, the Saxon Greens accused CDU Prime Minister Michael Kretschmer of being primarily responsible for their poor result.

22/11 Decision against all political reason - and yet the right one

The fact that Minister Pistorius is giving up the SPD candidacy for chancellor is as logical as it is overdue. He, too, would not have been able to free his party from the tricky situation it got itself into. The damage is done – Scholz should take responsibility for the impending defeat.

21/11 Pistorius renounces: Scholz is running for the SPD in the federal election

Defense Minister Pistorius will not be the SPD's candidate for chancellor. Despite miserable poll numbers, the SPD is sending Scholz into the race against Merz.

21/11 “Coronation Mass” on Friday?: Signs of Scholz’s renewed candidacy are increasing

Who will lead the SPD in the election campaign, Olaf Scholz or Boris Pistorius? Shortly before the decision, there are many signs pointing to the Chancellor.

19/11 SPD continues to lose, AfD gains, BSW and FDP below the five percent hurdle

The SPD loses in a new Forsa survey, the BSW would not make it into the Bundestag. CDU leader Friedrich Merz is expanding his lead over Olaf Scholz on the chancellor question. In the ranking of politicians, the Chancellor is now miles behind Boris Pistorius.

19/11 Marco Wanderwitz: CDU politician resigns – “Have to protect my family and myself”

The CDU representative Marco Wanderwitz sat in the Bundestag for over 20 years. Now he is no longer running. The proponent of a ban on the AfD speaks of increasing hostility towards himself. The Saxon CDU member of the Bundestag Marco Wanderwitz will no longer be running in the new Bundestag elections in February. The 49-year-old justified this in...

19/11 Fear of a pull effect: Why the SPD and the Greens want two elections in Hamburg

Hamburg's CDU parliamentary group leader Dennis Thering advocates merging the state and federal elections in order to reduce organization and costs.

18/11 Kamala Harris campaign paid Oprah Winfrey company far more than initially claimed – report

Kamala Harris campaign paid Oprah Winfrey company far more than initially claimed – report - Television celebrity’s media company was initially said to have received $1m to cover costs of September campaign event

17/11 SPD: “No right to re-election” – Müntefering comments on the K question

The SPD's poll numbers are poor. Chancellor Scholz still wants to lead the party into the new election. But the grumbling is getting louder. Now a statement from an ancient is making people sit up and take notice. Former SPD chairman Franz Müntefering is calling for an open debate about the SPD's candidacy for chancellor. “Running for chancellor is not a game played by two or...

16/11 Bundestag: SPD politician warns of AfD votes in a vote of confidence

The only way to new elections is through Olaf Scholz's vote of confidence. There is concern in the SPD that the AfD could thwart the Chancellor's plan. With regard to Chancellor Olaf Scholz's (SPD) vote of confidence, SPD member of the Bundestag Axel Schäfer has warned of the risk that the AfD parliamentary group could torpedo the new election plan...

16/11 Can Scholz be chancellor again?: The first SPD members of the Bundestag are calling for Pistorius as a candidate for chancellor

So far, only less prominent SPD politicians have spoken out against Scholz as a renewed candidate for chancellor. In an internal round, parliamentarians are now said to have called for a change for the first time.

14/11 Just a bit of candidate for chancellor: Greens want “top duo” Habeck and Baerbock in the election campaign

For months, Robert Habeck seemed to be the Green Party's candidate for chancellor. Now his party wants to send him into the race as a “candidate for the people of Germany”.

12/11 Germany Snap Election in February After 'Progressive' Govt Collapse

Germany will elect its next government seven months early as the precarious "progressive coalition" of left-wing and centrists collapsed.

12/11 The Union and SPD are proposing a federal election on February 23rd

The Union and SPD factions have agreed on a proposal for an early federal election on February 23rd. The news agencies dpa and Reuters learned this from faction circles. The final decision on the election date must be made by Federal President Frank-Walter Steinmeier, the Union faction said. More soon

10/11 “Black-red and black-green would be traffic light light”: Lindner opens the camp election campaign for an alliance with the Union

He attacks Chancellor Olaf Scholz, names his own mistake and gives a numerical target for the federal election: FDP leader Christian Lindner appeared in the “Report from Berlin”.

09/11 The dispute over the date: At first early elections are not a problem - then suddenly they are

The Federal Returning Officer warns of a danger to democracy. The day before she had explained that there were no difficulties. How can that be?

09/11 Traffic light off: CDU calls for quick new elections, internal hustle and bustle breaks out

Some people in the party would secretly be happy if the Chancellor didn't ask the vote of confidence until January. Poster printers are also complaining about a loss in sales worth millions. The CDU is working hard to implement its Plan B for the federal election campaign. It is important to draw up the candidate lists in the federal states, advertising agency...

27/10 Insa survey: According to the survey, Union remains the most popular

If there were a federal election on Sunday, voters would still clearly have a favorite - but he would lose one point. The Greens, on the other hand, can gain something. In the Sunday trend, which the opinion research institute Insa regularly surveys for the newspaper “Bild am Sonntag”, the CDU and CSU come to 30 percent this week, one point less than in ...