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PM downplays impact of Trump’s tariff as beef producers on edge
Peter Dutton said he’ll fight, and Anthony Albanese said that’s not how diplomacy works. While they traded barbs, Industry Minister Ed Husic made a pre-emptive tariff move.
Bedroom scandals impacting boardrooms: ASIC
Joe Longo gives warning when questioned about the WiseTech Global scandal; Anthony Albanese channels Peter Dutton with sharp attack lines Follow live updates.
‘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.
My big policy pitch to fix mobile networks
We asked prominent people, starting with TPG’s Inaki Berroeta, to propose one policy initiative they believe political parties should pledge to do, should they win the election.
Dutton pledges to lift game, Taylor to fast-track investment
The opposition leader has promised colleagues his campaign will improve after a slow start marked by a series of missteps and slippage in the polls.
‘Not going to happen’: Dutton accuses Allan of SRL obsession
The opposition leader promised to stop funding Melbourne’s Suburban Rail Loop, making it a defining issue in the federal election in Victoria.
Opinion & Analysis
A Trump–proof Australia needs productive industrial relations
The lack of a real election contest over greater workplace flexibility will condemn Australia to lower productivity and leave the nation less protected.
Editorial
Higher wages without productivity? That’s what Labor reckons
Murray Watt’s claim that living standards are rising is a bold call amid an election being fought over one of the developed world’s biggest cost-of-living squeezes.
Editor-at-large
Influencers in parliament? The outrage is as tired as it is sexist
The response to female influencers in Parliament House was extravagant and patronising. Confirmation that the political class still thinks young women shouldn’t worry their pretty little heads about money.
Deputy Managing Director at Future Women.
Boost business investment to restore lost prosperity
A 20 per cent investment allowance would be a start. But the focus should be on sharpening the overall international competitiveness of the economy
Editorial
Yesterday
A Trump–proof Australia needs productive industrial relations
The lack of a real election contest over greater workplace flexibility will condemn Australia to lower productivity and leave the nation less protected.
Higher wages without productivity? That’s what Labor reckons
Murray Watt’s claim that living standards are rising is a bold call amid an election being fought over one of the developed world’s biggest cost-of-living squeezes.
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.
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.
Teal candidate apologises for sexualised joke to teen hairdresser
Teal candidate Nicolette Boele allegedly told a teenage hairdresser her hair wash “was so good and I didn’t even have sex with you”.
Dutton rules out superannuation changes, flags big education overhaul
The opposition leader echoed Tony Abbott’s 2013 pledge of not slashing health or education, but indicated the schools would face a major overhaul.
Influencers in parliament? The outrage is as tired as it is sexist
The response to female influencers in Parliament House was extravagant and patronising. Confirmation that the political class still thinks young women shouldn’t worry their pretty little heads about money.
Coalition plan to lower lending standards ‘will drive up house prices’
A Peter Dutton-led government would direct the prudential regulator to lower the home loan serviceability buffer if it wins the federal election.
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
Dutton to scrap SRL funding, pledges $1.5b to Melbourne airport link
The funds being announced by Peter Dutton on Tuesday will be matched by the state opposition leader Brad Battin, lifting airport rail funding to $13 billion.
China envoy urges trade unity as Beijing sends ‘spy ship’
Australia’s economic and security juggling act between the US and China is emerging as an election issue.
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.
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.
Boost business investment to restore lost prosperity
A 20 per cent investment allowance would be a start. But the focus should be on sharpening the overall international competitiveness of the economy
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.
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.
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.
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.
David Rowe cartoons for March 2025
David Rowe is a multiple Walkley award-winning cartoonist. He draws a daily political cartoon and one for the Chanticleer column.