Albanese and Dutton shake hands ahead of the final leaders’ debate on Sunday evening.

From Trump’s phone number to the price of eggs,our experts give their verdicts on the final debate

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese made the odd claim that Donald Trump does not have a mobile phone,but he was much closer to guessing the price of a dozen eggs.

  • David Crowe,Matthew Knott andJacqueline Maley

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Albanese in the Melbourne electorate of Chisholm on Saturday,at a visit to the New Century Chinese Language School.

PM starts final campaign week pledging free hotline for after-hours telehealth

Anthony Albanese is pledging to expand telehealth services through the creation of a new Medicare hotline,ramming home what Labor sees as its greatest policy strength.

  • Matthew Knott
Albanese gives a thumbs up to a patron after pouring them a beer.

A week out,Albanese insists he’s not complacent. But he’s certainly something

Anthony Albanese wants it on the record:he is not feeling cocky about Labor’s election prospects. But the past week is at odds with that sentiment.

  • Matthew Knott
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese with Labor candidate Ali France in Murrumba Downs,in the Queensland seat of Dickson last month.

Dutton says Albanese ‘trashing his own credibility’ defending fake Nazi meme candidate

The prime minister backed the Labor candidate for Dickson,who had posted faked images of Peter Dutton as a Nazi. He also equivocated about whether he had fallen off a stage.

  • Olivia Ireland andMatthew Knott
Peter Dutton with shadow defence spokesman Andrew Hastie and Liberal industrial relations spokeswoman Michaelia Cash campaign in Perth on Wednesday.

Higher taxes needed as Coalition eyes extra $100 billion defence spend

The Coalition says its plan to lift defence spending will cost $21 billion. But its longer-term goal would make defence the second-largest budget cost.

  • Shane Wright andMatthew Knott
Cheng Lei,Kylie Moore-Gilbert and Sean Turnell were all detained overseas.

‘Living through hell’:Coalition pledge to rescue jailed Australians

The pledge to take more assertive action to tackle “hostage diplomacy” has been welcomed by Kylie Moore-Gilbert,who spent years in an Iranian prison.

  • Matthew Knott
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Opposition leader Peter Dutton has vowed to significantly outspend Labor on defence.

Dutton heeds Trump’s call on defence,vows to massively outspend Labor

The Coalition will promise to significantly outspend Labor by increasing defence spending to 2.5 per cent of gross domestic product by 2030.

  • Matthew Knott
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Lying. Desperation. Personal abuse:Our experts give their debate verdicts

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and Opposition Leader Peter Dutton had to beat the clock as well as each other in a rapid-fire exchange on everything from Trump to their softer side.

  • David Crowe,Matthew Knott andJacqueline Maley
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How a weight loss drug inspired ‘big unit’ Dan Repacholi’s ‘ministry for men’ idea

The Labor MP from the Hunter – with a bushranger-style beard,an imposing two-metre physique and a love of hamburgers – says he has seen first-hand how many men don’t speak about their troubles.

  • Matthew Knott
Andrew Hastie standing behind Peter Dutton at a press conference in Darwin earlier in the campaign.

Andrew Hastie is a rising Liberal star. Where is he in the election campaign?

Since he entered parliament a decade ago,Andrew Hastie has been spoken about as a potential Liberal leader but has been strangely absent from the campaign.

  • Matthew Knott