The Teals were the big story of the last election. We take a look at what the independents stand for and what helped their success last time around.

A panel of undecided voters handed Prime Minister Anthony Albanese a convincing win at the end of the fourth and final leaders debate. With one week of campaigning remaining, the verdict of voters across Australia will be sealed on May 3.

An elected Dutton Coalition Government would establish a Special Envoy for Hostage Affairs to provide greater support for Australians being held in arbitrary detention overseas. The need for a Special Envoy has been identified by the Australian Wrongful and Arbitrary Detention Alliance as a key strategy to provide a stronger focus on efforts to free Australians being detained by certain countries or in high-risk parts of the world in what is often referred to as ‘hostage diplomacy’.Shadow Foreign Affairs spokesman David Coleman said it was clear that more needed to be done in cases where Australians are detained overseas on spurious or false charges by foreign regimes. He's been talking about that and the rest of the Coalition's foreign affairs policy to SBS Chief Political Correspondent Anna Henderson.

The Federation of Ethnic Communities Councils of Australia says they are concerned multiculturalism isn't a key election issue in this federal election campaign. They've released a policy platform criticising proposals to change the citizenship 'values' test, ban refugees from Gaza, and deport dual nationals convicted of crimes. Chairperson Peter Doukas says he's also concerned migrants have become scapegoats for the cost of living and housing crisis. In this episode of Weekend One on One he's speaking to SBS's Stephanie Youssef.

The National Party of Australia, currently led by David Littleproud, has taken pride in representing regional and rural communities across Australia for over 100 years. While the party has never formed government on its own, it has played a big part in Australia's parliament.

Anthony Albanese and Peter Dutton have clashed on the debate stage for a third time. The moderators said they wanted to push past the campaign lines and give voters something more.

The Australian federal election season has begun and you might be wondering how to have your say at the polls. Voting 101 from SBS News will be taking you through where and when to vote, how to vote, and what it is exactly that you're voting for.

The Australian Greens, currently led by Adam Bandt, are Australia's biggest minor party. They've grown from a protest party to a mainstay in federal parliament over the last 50 years.

Voters in the Torres Strait are preparing to cast their ballots in the May election. Climate change and water security have emerged as key factors in how leaders plan to vote.

Climate change was a big deal last election, and it’s a big deal this time too. With nuclear now on the table, what is the next battle in Australia’s ongoing climate wars? How do you even say nuclear? And is it even possible for Australia to be run entirely on renewables?