The long-awaited showdown between the newly minted opposition leader and the wall of Labor MPs has lived up to the hype with an animated first question time.

However, in a hung parliament, where neither side has a majority of seats, the question of who commands the confidence of the House can be ... at the University of Sydney. Cut through the noise ...

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, whose Labor Party will be defending a small majority, announced the date from Parliament House on Friday. Opinion polls predict a slim margin between the country's ...