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Dutton after voting on Saturday.

Dutton lost his seat. His colleagues were talking about his leadership before a vote was counted

Senior Coalition figures are jockeying for the leadership after a crushing loss that has set the stage for a reckoning over the party’s identity.

  • Natassia Chrysanthos and Paul Sakkal

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Labor candidate for Menzies Gabriel Ng, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and his fiancee, Jodie Haydon.

‘See you in caucus’: Albanese in last-ditch Chinese seat bid as ‘spies’ video goes viral

“There’s serious worry about the impact this could have late in the campaign,” one Liberal campaigner said.

  • Paul Sakkal
Angus Taylor and Jane Hume will release the Coalition’s election costings which are expected to show a $40 billion reduction in gross government debt.

Dutton promises $40b debt cut as nuclear questions grow

The Coalition will promise a better budget bottom line over the next four years as it releases its election costings just two days out from polling day.

  • Shane Wright and Mike Foley
Peter Dutton took some leads from the Donald Trump playbook, but it appears to have backfired.

Trump-lite dynamite: Did copying the president’s playbook blow up Dutton’s campaign?

The opposition leader clearly thought he was on a good thing when he looked to the approach of Donald Trump and Elon Musk.

  • Tony Wright
Peter Dutton at a state campaign launch in Exton, northern Tasmania, on Sunday.

Three challenges for Dutton in landing the backflip on working from home

The opposition leader has made a necessary decision to stage a big policy shift so he can assure voters – especially women.

  • David Crowe
Opposition Leader Peter Dutton.

Dutton dumps controversial plans to axe bureaucrats and end working from home

Dutton will face questions about whether the Coalition can find $7 billion in savings now that the party has ruled out forced redundancies from the public service.

  • Paul Sakkal
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Abbie Chatfield

Electoral Commission clears influencer Abbie Chatfield of wrongdoing

The AEC cleared the podcaster after it reviewed whether her combined posts with Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and Greens leader Adam Bandt breached laws.

  • Olivia Ireland
Abbie Chatfield criticised the Liberal Party and said she was not paid to post any content.

Abbie Chatfield posts to be probed by Australian Electoral Commission

The electoral watchdog’s review will test political leaders who share content creator posts that instruct listeners how to vote as more MPs appear on influencer podcasts and social media.

  • Olivia Ireland
Opposition frontbencher Jane Hume has complained to the electoral commission about the Gazette News titles.

Election watchdog clears ‘fake newspaper’ of breaking political advertising rules

Coalition frontbencher Jane Hume wrote to the Australian Electoral Commission earlier this month alleging Gazette News was a “fake newspaper”.

  • Paul Sakkal
Opposition Leader Peter Dutton up his promise of public service cuts to 40,000 workers on Wednesday.

Coalition takes aim at public servants as Dutton looks to cut 40,000 jobs

Tuesday night’s budget shows the government has added 41,411 public servants since 2022, fuelling a political fight over the public service and government spending.

  • Natassia Chrysanthos and Olivia Ireland

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