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Latest poll shows Albanese on track for minority government. Follow today’s news livePolls tracker; Election guide; Interactive seat explorerParty policies; Micro parties explained; Full election coverageListen to the latest episode of our new narrative podcast series: GinaGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastBlue signs will once again populate outside a battleground seat early voting centre after the Liberal Party won a last-minute court order preventing the local council from limiting it to one per candidate, Australian Associated Press reports.Dozens of the party’s A-frame signs were removed from outside an early voting centre at Kew in the

Waltz’s deputy will also be leaving after losing confidence of officials, according to two people familiar with the matterUS politics live – latest updatesDonald Trump’s national security adviser, Mike Waltz, and his deputy, Alex Wong, will be leaving their posts after they lost the confidence of other administration officials and found themselves without allies at the White House, according to two people familiar with the matter.The exit of Waltz and Wong marked the conclusion of a fraught tenure. In March, Waltz inadvertently added Jeffrey Goldberg, editor-in-chief of the Atlantic, to a Signal group chat that shared sensitive information about US

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