Crikey for PM consulted the master of election defeats, Crikey founder Stephen Mayne, who currently boasts 57 election defeats.

The Coalition has proposed a new position of special envoy for hostage affairs to deal with situations like Robert Pether's. It's unclear whether Labor would support it.

A satirical Liberal candidate that has taken social media by storm has been forced to rebrand following a stern letter from the Australian Electoral Commission.

Crikey’s Electioncast is back! Every Friday throughout the 2025 federal election campaign, politics editor Bernard Keane, readers editor Crystal Andrews and a cast of Crikey journalists will unpack ...