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Clare ArmstrongNational political editor

Clare Armstrong is the national political editor of the Daily Telegraph, Herald Sun, Adelaide Advertiser and Courier Mail based in Canberra. She was previously a federal political reporter at the Daily Telegraph, and has also reported for the Townsville Bulletin. In 2021 Clare received the Wallace Brown Award recognising the best young journalist in the federal parliament press gallery.

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Australian man Oscar Jenkins was captured by Russian forces in Ukraine. Picture: Screengrab

PM wants proof of Oscar’s life: ‘We don’t take Putin at face value’

PM Anthony Albanese has called on Moscow to provide proof to back assurances Australian prisoner of war Oscar Jenkins is alive and in custody.

National

How lower CPI impacts interest rate cut – and election

Australian households are within reach of desperately needed mortgage relief as lower inflation figures raise the prospects of an interest rate cut in February.

National

An image purporting to show Australian man Oscar Jenkins.

‘Release him’: Wong confirms Oscar Jenkins is alive

Australian Oscar Jenkins, who was feared dead after being captured by Russia while fighting for Ukraine, has been confirmed as alive and in captivity.

AnalysisNational

BRISBANE, AUSTRALIA - NewsWire Photos JANUARY 27, 2025: Treasurer Jim Chalmers talks to the media in South Brisbane. Picture: NewsWire / John Gass

Labor can’t bank on ‘thanks’ from voters for a rate cut

Lower than expected inflation data buoyed prospects of an interest rate cut next month, but a resulting electoral boost for the Albanese Government is far from assured.

National

What inflation means for election timing

Hopes of an interest-rate cut next month have boosted expectations Labor will call an early federal election to capitalise on the positive momentum.

ExclusiveNational

CANBERRA, AUSTRALIA - NewsWire Photos - January 26, 2025: Prime Minister Anthony Albanese holds a press conference at the 2025 Australian of the Year Awards at the National Arboretum in Canberra. Picture: NewsWire / Martin Ollman

‘Weak’: Labor put politics before principle on Middle East

The Coalition’s new foreign affairs spokesman has warned Labor put politics above principle by changing Australia’s position on key Israel-Palestine votes at the UN to chase inner city votes.

UpdatedWorld

‘Executed’: Comrades claim captured Aussie soldier was killed

Foreign fighters who served with Ukrainian armed forces say Melbourne man Oscar Jenkins was tortured and executed by Russian soldiers as the PM warns Moscow of consequences.

Opinion

The Canberra press gallery can be intimidating, but the prime minister needs to learn how to use it to his advantage. Image: ChatGPT

Sorry, PM, but snapping at the press is no way to win an election

By jumping to the conclusion of conspiracy between journalists and his political opponents, Mr Albanese showed his enduring weakness: an inability to rein in the glass jaw.

UpdatedNational

Miles and Co. claiming credit for landmark $7.2bn Bruce Hwy fix

Major Bruce Highway upgrades will be funded in the 2025-26 state budget and begin by the end of the year after both sides of federal politics committed to a $7.2bn cash injection, as the State Opposition tries to claim the credit.

ExclusiveNational

Construction workers in building site of wooden house.

‘Failing’: Labor slammed over Aussie tradies shortage

Australia has 27,000 fewer apprentices and trainees than a year ago despite Labor’s promise to “rebuild” the nation’s skills pipeline.

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