Brent Edwards

The Australian Labor Government has agreed to a deal to boost the retirement savings of police officers in New South Wales as it desperately tries to hold on to marginal seats in Sydney. Audio

Business sentiment has turned against the Labor Government in Australia, with a new survey suggesting most business leaders looking forward to a change of government after this Saturday's election. Audio

The Australian Labor Party fears it could lose more than half of the seats it holds in Sydney in this weekend's general election. Audio

Groups helping refugees in Australia are disappointed and angry that both major parties have adopted harsh policies on asylum seekers who arrive by boat. Audio

The Australian Green Party expects it might lose votes in this weekend's federal election but still hopes to hold the balance of power in the Senate. Audio

The Australian Labour Party has just four days to turn around public opinion polls which suggest it is heading for a heavy defeat in this Saturday's federal election. Audio

The Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd has dismissed claims the Labour Party is headed for inevitable defeat as the election campaign across the Tasman enters its last week. Audio

Yesterday Labour claimed the Treasury and Parliamentary Budget Office had uncovered a ten billion dollar hole in the 31 billion dollars worth of savings the Coalition says it has identified. Audio

The Australian Prime Minister, Kevin Rudd, is not just fighting for the future of his government; he could also be in a fight to retain his own seat of Griffith. Audio

The leaders of Australia's two major parties have held their final debate of the election campaign in front of one hundred uncommitted voters at the Rooty Hill Returned Services League in Western… Audio

The Australian Labour Party is increasing the pressure on the Opposition over its election policy costings in an attempt to convince voters a change of government would lead to savage spending cuts. Audio

The Australian Education Minister, Bill Shorten, believes Labour still has a chance of winning the election if it can convince enough people a Coalition Government would make serious cuts to public… Audio

Bringing back Kevin Rudd as Australian Prime Minister does not appear to have helped the Labour Party's election chances in his home state of Queensland. Audio

The Australian Labor Party is in a desperate fight to retain at least some of its marginal seats in Queensland. Audio

The Coalition formally launched its election campaign in Brisbane yesterday with opinion polls strongly indicating that the Liberal Party leader,Tony Abbott, will be Australia's next Prime Minister. Audio

Australia's Liberal Party leader, Tony Abbott, has accused the Labour Party of dishonesty and says voters can no longer trust it. Audio

With a deadline of Monday, there's expected to be a lot of jockeying for position over the weekend. Audio

Political editor Brent Edwards relays the latest information on how the leadership election process is going to proceed over the next few weeks. Audio

The Prime Minister John Key says Labour is a divided party and if they can't run themselves how can they run the country? Political Editor Brent Edwards does he have a point? Audio

With us our political editor Brent Edwards. Audio