A man votes at The Annaburroo Bark Hut on the Arnhem highway in the ward of Maraki in the Northern Territory in the seat of Lingiari.

The 150 ways Australia’s electorates are wildly different

Australia’s 150 federal electorates will be in the spotlight on Saturday. Here’s how they vary.

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Independent member for Fowler,Dai Le,and her opponent,Labor candidate Tu Le.

Corruption watchdog bites back at claims of candidate investigation in dirty tricks campaign

The national corruption watchdog has made a rare intervention in a growing dispute in the election campaign of a crucial western Sydney seat.

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Peter Dutton won’t say if Liberal candidate Vivek Singha should be dumped over offensive social media posts.Credit:

Liberal candidate’s offensive posts surface to ruffle feathers in Fowler

A controversy over social media comments regarding First Nations people has flared in the high-profile western Sydney seat.

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Millennial voter Shannon Said predicts many young people in Western Sydney will vote for Greens and independents.

Gang of youths:the election battleground where Millennials and Gen Z hold sway

Voters aged under 45 will dominate a swag of key Sydney seats in 2025,election roll data analysis shows.

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Youvie Gaba outside Billu’s,the restaurant he owns in Harris Park.

‘You shouldn’t be in survival mode’:Why this Sydney seat matters so much at this election

A booming CBD,nine universities and cultural hubs:Inside the Sydney seat everyone is watching.

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From battlers to basket weavers:a guide to Australian voters.

From battlers to basket weavers:A guide to Australia’s voter types

A rich vocabulary has emerged to describe different voter groups in increasingly complex electorates.

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GP and Muslim community leader Jamal Rifi in front of his medical centre in Belmore,Sydney.

In Sydney’s west,division over Gaza action drives election debate

An activist group’s attempt to ban politicians from attending Muslim events has drawn criticism from some community leaders,but others insist politicians haven’t got the message.

  • Perry Duffin,Anthony Segaert andMatt Wade
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How new electoral boundaries have changed Sydney’s political map

A Sydney electorate contested for 120 years has been abolished,and another high-profile seat is now ultra-marginal following a sweeping redistribution.

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Jim Chalmers has delivered his fourth Labor budget.

The budget explained in seven charts

Here are seven key budget charts that shed light on the nation’s finances,the economic outlook and what lies ahead.

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The former premier thinks losing the election in 2023 was the best thing that could have happened to him.

‘Losing was the best thing that ever happened to me’:What Dom Perrottet did next

The state’s youngest ex-premier is relishing a life out of the spotlight but still moves in powerful circles in Washington.

  • Matt Wade