That’s a wrap. Thanks for following The Australian Financial Review’s live coverage this Monday, April 28, 2025. We will have more for you in our next coverage.

Here are some of the stories we covered today:

• Chalmers announces $7.2b in savings to pay for spending spree: Labor has pledged to save $6.4 billion over the next four years by reducing the government’s reliance on consultants, and raise another $760 million through increased student visa fees, in a move it says will leave the budget bottom line $1 billion better off over the forward estimates period.
• Anzac Day not significant enough for Welcome to Country: Dutton: Peter Dutton says Anzac Day is not a significant enough event to have a Welcome to Country after an Indigenous leader was booed while giving the address during a dawn service in Melbourne.
• PM clashes with radio host in wide-ranging interview: 2GB presenter Mark Levy and Anthony Albanese have clashed in a fiery and wide-ranging interview. Levy, who hosts the Nine-owned radio show, accused Albanese of lying to the Australian people and running a Mediscare campaign after Peter Dutton committed to putting $9 billion into Medicare.
• Teal MP unsure if Climate 200 is her biggest backer: Independent Kooyong MP Monique Ryan says she is unsure if Climate 200 is her biggest campaign backer, and it frustrates her that it draws so much attention because its support is “tiny” compared to others.
• Chalmers claims Dutton will build nuclear plant in his Brisbane suburban seat: Treasurer Jim Chalmers has lunged on comments made by Peter Dutton in last night’s leaders’ debate to claim the Coalition leader will build a nuclear power plant in his outer-northern Brisbane suburbs electorate.