Today
‘Trump-proof’ Australia, business leaders tell Chalmers
Business groups have rounded on Anthony Albanese and Peter Dutton in the election campaign to shore up Australia’s economy against Donald Trump’s trade war.
Yesterday
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
Why Labor thinks history is repeating in Queensland
Labor hasn’t won the north-Queensland seat of Leichhardt since Warren Entsch retired the first time. It’s betting a 2.1-metre-tall former basketball star can repeat the feat.
‘Buffers are gone’: Taylor laments living standards slump
Federal Treasurer Jim Chalmers is taking on his opposite number in Angus Taylor. Follow live updates.
Bandt strikes softer tone in bid to broaden Greens’ appeal
It has been a turbulent year for the party, and Adam Bandt’s appearance at the National Press Club contained less of his characteristic righteous indignation.
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.
Election campaign of cheap jibes and petty bribes
Readers’ letters on Anthony Albanese and Peter Dutton’s campaign performance, Donald Trump’s tariffs and making childcare a tax deduction.
Palmer wants to be Australia’s Trump. Here’s why he’s failing
He’s bombastic, he’s divisive, he’s one of the world’s richest men. But when it comes to the internet, Clive Palmer is no Donald Trump.
ASX wipes $32b; Tariffs to hit pharma; $1.3trn trade unwinds
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Burke breaks silence on fund hacks as Victoria Police moves in
Cybersecurity Minister Tony Burke has broken his long silence on last week’s co-ordinated attack on superannuation funds.
The 4 moments that mattered in the first election debate
Anthony Albanese and Peter Dutton faced off on Tuesday, sparring on economic management, cost-of-living pain and their vision for Australia.
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.
This Month
‘Are you the biggest spending government since Whitlam?’
Anthony Albanese and Peter Dutton will face off in the first leaders’ debate of the 2025 federal election. Follow live updates.
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.
Peter Dutton’s father hospitalised ahead of first debate
News of the unknown medical emergency broke just ahead of the first leaders debate of the federal election campaign.
Albanese plans time out for Sydney C-suite fundraiser
The “exclusive federal election networking event” hosted by Labor’s pay-for-access service called the Federal Labor Business Forum is scheduled for Thursday night.
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.
The Trump slump and Dutton’s ‘ham-fisted’ backflip
This week, Phillip Coorey, Lidija Ivanovski and Paul Karp on how Trump’s tariff plan has upended the campaign and why betting markets are finally catching up.
Sanjeev Gupta refuses to hand over control of Whyalla port
KordaMentha has taken the British industrialist to court, claiming he refuses to hand it control of the town’s port, jeopardising plans to find a new owner.
ASX rebounds 1.2pc; China ‘tsunami coming’; How low can markets go?
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