Today
Rinehart: Liberals were too scared of going full Trump
The Australian mining billionaire has blamed left-wing media for the ‘devastating’ and ‘emotionally exhausting’ Labor landslide.
PM discusses AUKUS with Trump; race for Kooyong significantly tightens
How the day unfolded. Anthony Albanese reveals what he discussed with the US president; Monique Ryan admits her seat is no longer safe.
‘If they choose two men, they’re morons’: grassroots Liberal leader
After Saturday’s electoral drubbing, Liberal grassroots movement leader Charlotte Mortlock says the party must learn from the ‘kick up the arse’ voters gave it.
Yesterday
Business calls for productivity push, more gas in Labor’s second term
Australia’s top CEOs want Anthony Albanese to reform the tax system, fix productivity and give them a seat at the policy table in his second term.
Basil Zempilas laments Liberal failure as teal Chaney holds Curtin
The Liberal Party has failed to win back the prized Perth seat, with the party’s state leader describing MP Kate Chaney as a phenomenon.
This Month
‘Not one hit wonders’: Teal roll-back fails to materialise
The Coalition has failed to retake urban seats and faces losses to climate candidates in Bradfield and Forrest, while Labor is on the defensive in Bean.
‘Peter is a listener’: Dutton’s wife makes last-minute pitch
Opposition Leader Peter Dutton promises to get the economy “pumping again”; Kooyong candidate confident despite investments furore. How the day unfolded.
This seat is an election ‘jewel’. Teals and Libs have spent $1m – each
Cash has flooded in to the race for the formerly safe Liberal seat of Curtin as the party stakes its hopes of rolling back the teal wave nationally on defeating Climate 200-backed Kate Chaney.
April
Resources minister hits back at Lynas criticism
Madeleine King has hit back at criticism from Lynas chief executive Amanda Lacaze over plans to create a critical minerals stockpile.
The key seats where 1 in 5 voters have already cast their ballot
The major parties are running out of time to flip seats in their favour with analysis of early voting records showing up to one-in-four voters in key electorates have already cast their ballots.
The surgeon aiming to turn a Liberal seat teal in WA wine country
The seat of Forrest has been held by the Liberals since the 1970s, but a new Climate 200-backed independent is hoping to turn another WA electorate teal.
Clubs offered $500k sweetener to get Perth NRL team over the line
Rugby league’s governing body has agreed to a revised bid to revive the North Sydney Bears as the NRL’s 19th team, in Perth, from 2027. But the other clubs need to sign off.
Lithium investors fear price plunge from Labor stockpile
A fresh wave of supply would deal another blow to lithium prices, which Citi already expects to fall a further 27 per cent in coming months.
Coalition to allow foreign airlines on domestic routes – to Darwin
The opposition says its election promise would make flights to the Northern Territory cheaper and more frequent, but experts are sceptical.
How the housing crisis is putting even the safest seats at risk
Pollsters have sounded the alarm about the disruptive potential of Millennial and Gen Z voters who are priced out of their own home and do not trust the major parties.
Most AFR readers have decided how they will vote
With early voting starting on Tuesday, more than 80 per cent of Financial Review readers have already made their decision.
‘The party of lower taxes’: Dutton draws on Howard history
Peter Dutton uses history to push tax reform policy; PM slams Dutton’s climate change response by asking if he believes in gravity. How the day unfolded.
In our newest seat, there’s a burning issue no leader is talking about
Labor surprised itself by winning four Perth seats at the last election. This time it has to convince a disparate range of residents in newly created Bullwinkel that it is worthy of their vote.
PM says ‘I trust Trump, Xi’, while Dutton says he doesn’t know them
In their second debate, Anthony Albanese said he had no reason not to trust Donald Trump, while Peter Dutton admitted he made a mistake over his Indonesia comments. How the debate unfolded.
Old campaigner Howard makes a Curtin call
John Howard is lending his considerable political heft to the Liberals campaign to win back the WA seat of Curtin from teal Kate Chaney.