Mining magnate Clive Palmer’s Trumpet of Patriots has been sending large volumes of texts,but the mainstream parties also have a history of using unsolicited messages.
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Labor has splashed the cash in an attempt to hold on to what was once its heartland.
We’re spending about $56 billion a year on defence and that’s going to rise sharply,no matter who’s in power. Does anyone really think this won’t lead to income tax hikes?
Voters thought Dutton and the Coalition were the best choice to lead the country as recently as February,but everything changed when the election was called.
Pauline Hanson claimed she could win Senate spots in most states as One Nation goes further than the Coalition on conservative issues.
The national corruption watchdog has made a rare intervention in a growing dispute in the election campaign of a crucial western Sydney seat.
Australians have given Labor a clear lead over the Coalition in the final stage of the federal election campaign – and that extends to the leadership of the nation.
Signs with “Make Australia happy. Put Labor last” have been popping up across crucial electorates,echoing a message by a separatist Christian sect.