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Donald Trump and Anthony Albanese.

Why ‘Americanisation’ has become Labor’s go-to campaign sledge

Labor is happily tapping into fears that Donald Trump-style politics and his chaotic style of government could be imported into Australia.

Senator Bridget McKenzie.

Albanese would be ‘hiding in the toilets’ during a bar fight: McKenzie

Bridget McKenzie accused the Prime Minister of being weak on tariff exemptions; Angus Taylor has pledged to create an Investment Australia office within Treasury. How the day unfolded.

Anthony Albanese and Peter Dutton will spend five weeks campaigning on what will be a cost of living election.

Who’s leading in the polls, plus everything else you need to know

With campaigning well under way, here’s the full rundown on the 2025 federal election.

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese.

PM makes first Victorian campaign stop, but Allan is nowhere to be seen

There are four Labor premiers in Australia. Albanese is happy to stand alongside three of them.

Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry chief executive Andrew McKellar.

Employers call for 2.5pc minimum wage increase

A major employer group argues any above-inflation increase in the minimum wage must be linked to productivity, clashing with Prime Minister Anthony Albanese.

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PM, Dutton trade barbs; Star’s lifeline fails; Investors too calm

Read everything that’s happened in the news so far today.

Victorian Premier Jacinta Allan and Acting Police Commissioner Rick Nugent

‘Wheels are falling off’ in Victoria amid police crisis: Dutton

Opposition Leader Peter Dutton has sought to link the growing unpopularity of the Victorian Labor government to Anthony Albanese’s federal campaign in the state.

Yesterday

RBA governor Michele Bullock on Tuesday after the interest rate decision was announced.

Labor pushes for above-inflation minimum wage rise despite RBA warning

Reserve Bank governor Michele Bullock has warned that increasing wages while productivity remains stagnant will put future interest rate cuts at risk.

On the campaign trail with Anthony Albanese.

Ron’s comical T-shirt and his sporty MG: On the PM’s campaign trail

‘This is what perfection looks like’: Anthony Albanese’s campaign trail gets a taste of the local charm in Werribee. How the day unfolded.

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and Premier of South Australia Peter Malinauskas.

Labor’s not so secret weapon to win SA comes with limitations

Anthony Albanese has picked up the playbook of popular South Australian Premier Peter Malinauskas, hoping that health funding will secure victory over Peter Dutton.

RBA governor Michele Bullock on Tuesday after the interest rate decision was announced.

Bullock on alert for Liberation Day downturn

The RBA board has signalled it will not hesitate to cut interest rates if Australia gets pummelled by a global trade war, after holding the cash rate at 4.1 per cent.

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PM rejects US trade gripes; Markets brace for pain; Dutton targets home loans

Read everything that’s happened in the news so far today.

Donald Trump and Anthony Albanese.

Fears that Trump’s tariff sting could be as high as 20pc

Anthony Albanese and Peter Dutton say they won’t sacrifice subsidised medicine, biosecurity or making tech giants pay for local news as US turns levy screws.

Labor targets Dutton’s WFH wind-back as ‘straight from DOGE playbook’

Labor will launch an attack on the Coalition’s return-to-the-office plans and public sector cuts by comparing them to Elon Musk’s cost-cutting outfit under Trump.

March

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, centre, Treasurer Jim Chalmers and Finance Minister Katy Gallagher with the budget papers.

Tax cut could leave 1.3m paying higher rate on super than income

The surprise tax cut in the budget will make the lowest income tax rate 14 per cent from 2027, but the concessional rate on super will stay at 15 per cent.

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Anthony Albanese visited Perth’s St John of God Midland Public Hospital on Monday.

WA warning for Albanese over revised environment laws

After torpedoing a deal hashed out by Tanya Plibersek, the prime minister has blamed Labor’s Senate numbers for uncertainty on a new environment watchdog.

Dutton is winning the picture war, but that’s only half the battle

“You win the images, you win the day,” says a former aide to Scott Morrison of election campaigns, but you also have to be brutally protective of your message.

Anthony Albanese has accused Peter Dutton of hubris over comments he made about where he would live after the election.

Dutton doesn’t like Canberra, PM doesn’t like the Greens

Peter Dutton has caused outrage in the national capital by saying he would live in Sydney if elected, while Anthony Albanese became tongue-tied about Greens support.

Dutton doesn’t seem to realise yet that Donald Trump and Elon DOGE Musk are political kryptonite for him.

Albanese wins anti-Trump vibe, but Dutton in front seat by seat

According to the punters, a more conservative crossbench of 11, minus a couple of teals and Greens, would be willing to support a Coalition government.

From controversial rate hikes to politically sensitive cuts, the central bank has often found itself at the heart of the campaign narrative.

Inside four RBA decisions that shook up elections

From controversial rate hikes to politically sensitive cuts, the central bank has often found itself at the heart of the campaign narrative.

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