Yesterday
Angus Taylor vows Coalition costings will beat Labor’s
The Coalition will go to the May 3 election promising voters a substantially stronger budget bottom line.
This Month
Dutton decides it’s time to drop a big rock in the pond
Dutton’s decision to launch his campaign the same day as Labor was strange. Every day he and Albanese neutralise each other, Albanese wins
PM and Dutton bet the house in election spendathon
Peter Dutton and Anthony Albanese have thrown caution to the wind by pledging another $12 billion in competing tax and housing measures.
Dutton promises tax-deductible mortgages for first home buyers
First home buyers who buy newly built homes will be able to deduct their interest payments for five years, as both parties up the ante on housing.
Dutton pledges tax cut of up to $1200 for 10 million workers
The Coalition’s rebate will apply for one year at a cost of $10 billion in a play by the party to win the cost-of-living vote on May 3.
Trump is now the third candidate. That’s good news for the PM
Incumbency, not so long ago deemed a curse in global politics, is suddenly an advantage.
The Coalition’s secret weapon to win back Chinese voters
A lesser known part of the Coalition’s efforts to make amends with Chinese-Australian voters is Ted O’Brien
Coalition to water down vehicle efficiency scheme
Peter Dutton says a Coalition government would not enforce penalties for a scheme designed to encourage the take-up of electric vehicles.
Chalmers, economists slam Coalition’s debt reduction fund
The government and economists argue a Coalition plan to establish a new investment fund to help pay down debt will have the opposite effect.
Albanese cruises as budget discipline barely rates with voters
“Cuts” is a dirty word during an election campaign. But its increasing resonance underscores a scant regard for the need to address debt and deficit.
Taylor pledges two new investment funds to help regions, target debt
Two new investment funds to be seeded by revenue windfalls risk slowing the return to surplus
Dutton puts campaign back on track, but time is short
Peter Dutton’s debate performance was solid enough to ease internal jitters over the state of the campaign, but the momentum is still with Labor.
No extra gas for domestic market under Dutton plan: industry
The sector has changed its criticism of the Coalition’s energy policy from complaining it would create a glut, to arguing it would create a shortfall.
Dutton claims credit for Labor’s two surpluses in robust debate
The opposition leader put in a solid performance in the first election debate, but the audience judged Anthony Albanese as the winner.
Lib gas plan promises modest savings for households
Modelling underpinning Peter Dutton’s gas plan says household bills would fall 7 per cent, but a big cut in manufacturing costs would flow through the economy.
Why economists doubt a recession is coming for Australia
Australian businesses affected by Trump’s tariffs will find new export markets while the economy will be bolstered by rate cuts and a falling currency, analysts say.
Chalmers and Dutton clash over recession claims
Jim Chalmers has accused Peter Dutton of being prepared to trash the economy in a bid to salvage his campaign.
Dutton seizes on tariff chaos to recalibrate campaign
Donald Trump’s tariff chaos is causing both sides to recalibrate their campaign message.
Dutton’s woman problem was serious long before his WFH policy
The failure to anticipate the backlash is one thing, but it was made even worse by the fact Dutton was already on the nose with women.
Work from home fiasco risks pleasing no one
Peter Dutton’s best hope is that voters give him points for admitting he overreached.