Australia election 2025

Chinese Australians are a crucial group that deserted the conservative Liberal-National coalition in the last election.

Foreign policy is rarely a big factor in Australia's poll - but the US president has changed that.

Ahead of Australia's election, the BBC asked voters about the increasingly fraught US-China relationship.

Some worry renewed debate over Australia's energy future is reopening the "climate wars" of years past.

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and Opposition leader Peter Dutton have had little to say on First Nations issues.

High public spending puts the country's rating at risk if savings are not found, analysts have said.

Peter Dutton's office was splattered in red paint and covered with posters criticising him.

As the nation prepares to head to the polls on 3 May, here's a guide to its electoral system and what to watch.