‘Bordering on incredible’: Coalition under fire for planning to scrap Labor climate policies and offering none of its own
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Early Voting Begins as Australian Prime Minister Holds Slim Lead
Above: Voters are seen casting their ballots at a polling center in Melbourne, Victoria State, Australia, on April 22, 2025, during early voting for the 2025 Australian federal election. Image copyright: Ye Myo Khant/Contributor/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images
The Spin
Australian Labor Party narrative
Peter Dutton's Liberals are floundering already, trailing Labor in polls due to a campaign devoid of ideas. Their negative, apocalyptic rhetoric fails to resonate, clashing with Australia's reality. Dutton's unpreparedness and reliance on right-wing media echo a Morrison-esque dysfunction, offering no vision beyond criticism. Labor's coherent agenda contrasts sharply, signaling a likely Liberal defeat as voters reject their uninspired bid for power.
Liberal Party narrative
The election is far from over, and Australians still have two weeks to change things. All they need to do is watch Anthony Albanese's repeated lies in the news, the most drastic of which has been his fabricated facts about the Liberals' proposed nuclear facility, using figures drummed up by a pro-Labor group. Australians are not better off today than they were before Albanese's regime took power, but they can return to normalcy by voting him out.