The parties need to offer nuts-and-bolts policies to address the cost-of-living crisis. But will anyone also raise their sights to take in the frightening global picture? * Listen: Anthony Albanese on Trump, Gaza and Dutton – Full Story podcast * Polls tracker; election guide; full federal election coverage * Get our afternoon election email, free app or daily news podcast In the current torrent of international news, it can seem as though Australians are living on a different planet. We read stories about how Europeans are being advised to pack a 72-hour survival pack because of the increasing threat of war, or that the US is contemplating the clearly illegal idea of routinely deporting its own citizens to be incarcerated in El Salvador. Trillions have been wiped off stock markets by tariffs that make no sense. It’s an overwhelming stream of historic end-of-the-global-order-as-we-knew-it kind of news. Sign up for the Afternoon Update: Election 2025 email newsletter Continue reading...