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Opposition public service spokesperson Jane Hume.

Public servants will have right to disconnect repealed under Coalition government

Coalition public service spokeswoman Jane Hume confirmed the sector would be subject to right-to-disconnect laws being repealed under a Liberal-National government. 

  • Olivia Ireland

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Labor prime ministers Bob Hawke, Paul Keating and Gough Whitlam.

Labor can’t manage the economy, right? The claim by Dutton and co doesn’t stand up

One does get weary of Liberals weaponising the Whitlam government’s economic record – they’ve been doing it for almost half a century.

  • Gary Newman
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has scrapped plans to hold a general election in April.

‘No question’ Alfred will significantly impact economy, says Albanese

After Prime Minister Anthony Albanese confirmed there would not be an April 12 election, he shut down any questions on what people could expect from the March budget.

  • Olivia Ireland

The storms that will chase Dutton and Albanese to election day

With the nation on cyclone watch, climate change is back on the political agenda. But geopolitical disturbances may yet shift key votes.

  • Peter Hartcher
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese briefing media about Cyclone Alfred from the National Situation Room in Canberra.

‘More frequent, intense’: PM puts climate front and centre for election

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese says global warming makes weather events more extreme and that not cutting emissions carries a significant cost.

  • Mike Foley
Allegra Spender and pictures of the campaign poster with and without the Bibas family behind it.

Teal MP Allegra Spender threatens to sue challenger over ‘disgraceful accusation’

Liberal candidate Ro Knox alleged Spender’s team had covered up a poster supporting Israeli hostages with a campaign sign, which Spender denied with evidence. Knox has since doubled down.

  • Natassia Chrysanthos, Olivia Ireland and Matthew Knott
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The Trump test: PM chose a side, Dutton picked the fence

Anthony Albanese says Australia must consider supporting Europe by sending peacekeepers to Ukraine. Peter Dutton’s been too hasty in retreat on that prospect.

  • David Crowe
Opposition Leader Peter Dutton has challenged Prime Minister Anthony Albanese to a debate over the future of Australia’s energy grid.

Labor MPs use purple and blue branding as candidates hide Albanese, Dutton on flyers

Both parties are using advertising and public rhetoric to focus attention on the negatives aspects of their opponents.

  • Paul Sakkal
Opposition Leader Peter Dutton is under fire from Labor ministers for attending a party fundraiser in Sydney.

Dutton pulls out of fundraisers a day after leaving Queensland for billionaire’s event

The opposition leader flew to Sydney on Tuesday and attended a Liberal fundraiser at a $100 million harbourside mansion.

  • Olivia Ireland and James Massola
The Coalition has made clear it will reduce the size of the federal public service.

Dutton’s plan to cull public servants isn’t just risky – it’s misguided

While it’s true Labor has hired 36,000 public servants since 2022, most of them aren’t located where the Coalition leader believes them to be.

  • Shane Wright

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