Peter Dutton’s flopping, and Labor has surged ahead in the most recent polls. Does this kill the prospect of any kind of minority government?

Crikey politics editor Bernard Keane and readers editor Crystal Andrews discuss why Anthony Albanese’s fortunes appear to have changed so quickly, and if NSW Labor’s response to the historic NSW doctor’s strike is damaging federal Labor’s health credentials.

Despite the polls, our columnist Rachel Withers explains why independents are still the ones to watch, and media reporter Daanyal Saeed reveals the jaw-dropping cost of getting on the campaign bus.

Read more:

• Bernard's controversial article: From the edge of victory to the jaws of defeat, Dutton hits the panic button
• Reader reply: I’m a NSW doctor. Striking is our only option in an unsafe hospital system
• Rachel's columns Forget the Frontbench and Well Hung
• Labor pains: Meet the local independents trying to unseat Labor MPs
• Green shoots: Has the return of Trump given the minor party its mojo back?
• On the campaign trail: How small media players are iced out

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