Today
‘We’re not for sale’: Darwin port rebuffs PM, Dutton takeover pledge
Both Labor and the Coalition are on a unity ticket that Darwin port’s Chinese owner should have its 99-year lease axed.
Yesterday
Trump’s tariff war sparks regional security concerns
Donald Trump’s tariff blitz will impoverish developing regional nations and drive them towards China’s bosom, the government fears.
Dutton to force Chinese company to sell Darwin Port; Albanese agrees
Peter Dutton has promised to end the Port of Darwin lease if elected and return it to Australian ownership. Anthony Albanese will do the same.
Gas 15pc cheaper under Dutton plan, but Rinehart not happy
The average gas price would be 15 per cent cheaper had the Coalition’s gas reserve plan already been in place, Peter Dutton has claimed
Who won the campaign’s 1st week (and where they went)
There are still four more weeks to go, and anything can happen.
Election campaign sidesteps economic reform
Without a credible plan to steer Australia through mounting risks and uncertainty, the prospect of a majority government now hangs in the balance.
We asked the Coalition about its TikTok strategy. It sent us this video
Australia’s political parties have embraced TikTok brain rot – and they’re leaning into the weirdness.
Labor wrong to parachute Keneally into key seat: Albanese
The prime minister’s admission came as he campaigned in the electorate of Fowler, held by high-profile independent Dai Le.
Coalition: compensate super hacking victims, Chalmers calls attack ‘concerning’
The opposition says members who lost money should be compensated, as he accused the prime minister of not taking the cyberattack seriously enough. Here’s how the day unfolded.
Labor extends key small business tax break
The instant asset write-off for small business will be extended for one year, but Anthony Albanese says making it a permanent feature would slow or stop investment.
Why Tim Wilson is risking being rejected (again)
For a politician with mostly centrist policies, the Liberal candidate for Goldstein arouses unusually strong feelings. What lies behind the man whom you can thank for your franking credits?
Who won the first week of the election campaign
With week one done, we asked two former political staffers which leader had edged ahead on the election trail.
This Month
How Labor is running rings around the Coalition with base politics
Peter Dutton needs people around him to start getting their hands dirty as the government makes it all about him.
PM, Dutton both pledge US visit to reason with Trump after tariff hit
Anthony Albanese and Peter Dutton both say they will fly to the US soon after the election to try and convince Trump to reverse his decision.
Norfolk Islanders overjoyed at brief elevation to tariff bad boys list
News that Norfolk Island was “ripping off” the US so much it would face a 29 per cent tariff was unexpected, to put it mildly.
Under threat Labor MP backs Hunter offshore wind
Meryl Swanson, Labor’s battleground MP in the seat of Paterson, has dropped her opposition to a controversial offshore wind proposal off the coast of Newcastle.
PM stumbles off stage at union event
The prime minister stumbled off stage at a union event in NSW; Bob Carr says Australia’s alliance with the US “counts for nothing” after Trump’s tariffs. Here’s how the day unfolded.
Why the Liberals are failing to woo a changing nation
The party is reduced to emphasising minor policy differences while leaving unchallenged the central premise of Labor’s campaign.
ASX wipes $38b; Australia’s ‘bizarre’ 29pc tariff; Scyne slashes staff
Read everything that’s happened in the news so far today.
Libs and Labor election agendas not fit for Trump’s new trade world
Now, more than ever, we need leaders capable of acting in the national interest rather than in favour of sectional interests.