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Lachlan LeemingFederal Political Reporter

Lachlan Leeming is a federal political reporter for The Daily Telegraph, working out of the Canberra press gallery. Over his career he has covered politics, local government, natural disasters, crime and court, both in the UK and throughout regional Australia.

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A customer inspects a Tesla Motors Inc. Powerwall unit inside a home in Monkton, Vermont, U.S., on Monday, May 2, 2016. A year after Elon Musk unveiled the Powerwall at Tesla Motors Inc.’s design studio near Los Angeles, the first wave of residential installations has started in the U.S. The 6.4-kilowatt-hour unit stores electricity from home solar systems and provides backup in the case of a conventional outage. Photographer: Ian Thomas Jansen-Lonnquist/Bloomberg

Solar 2.0: Labor’s bid to win voters with $4000 discount

Homeowners who want to install a new battery to store solar power will be able to be given a hefty discount, while saving about $1000 a year. FULL DETAILS

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A Channel 10 camera man fell victim Peter Dutton ball kick at a media appearance in Darwin. Picture: NewsWire

WATCH: Dutton’s offer after drawing blood in footy mishap

Peter Dutton made an offer to a cameraman injured after he was hit by a football on the campaign trail. SEE THE VIDEO

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PM tight-lipped on plan to get port in Aussie hands as Dutton strikes back

Peter Dutton has said Australia should not have done a 99-year lease over the Port of Darwin with China, which is now a national security issue. It comes as the PM tried to steal his thunder.

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‘Game changer’: Dutton’s $231m Western Sydney funding blitz

Peter Dutton will try to win over Sydney’s crucial western suburbs by unveiling a multi-million-dollar cash bomb to unlock the region’s new airport and choked roads.

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WATCH: Albo responds to fall gaffe as Teal in new row

Anthony Albanese has spoken of his embarrassing plunge off a stage, while a star Teal candidate backed by Climate 200 is in hot water again. LATEST

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Anthony Albanese and Peter Dutton on income tax brackets.

Albanese, Dutton grilled over income tax bracket plans

Peter Dutton and Anthony Albanese have been grilled by a News Corp reader over their income tax bracket plans. WATCH THE RESPONSE

SA News

NCA 2025 FEDERAL ELECTION Labor BUS. DAY 4 01/04/2025 Prime Minister Anthony Albanese on the campaign trail In South Australia. Australian Labor Prime Minister Anthony Albanese visits Flinders Medical Centre in the Adelaide suburb of Bedford Park. This is in the electorate of Boothby, held by the Labor MP Louise Miller-Frost. The Prime Minister will be joined by:SA Premier - Premier Peter MalinauskasHealth Minister - Minister Mark ButlerLabor Senator for SA - Minister Penny WongMember for Kingston - Minister Amanda Rishworth (blue jacket)SA Health Minister - Minister Chris Picton Labor Member for Boothby - Louise Miller-Frost ((orang blazer)VC of Flinders University - Professor Colin StirlingPicture: NewsWire/Jason Edwards

Gone with the wind: PM swans into SA for swift stop on election trail

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese spent a quick Tuesday morning in Adelaide, sipping coffees and announcing a $150 million promise for SA. Here’s what Albo got up to during his pop in visit to the state.

Federal Election

MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - MARCH 16, 2025: The Australian Greens Party will hold a VOTE event hosted by Abbie Chatfield with Adam Bandt, leader of the Au stralian Greens headlining with a DJ set. A day party with a side of political enlightenment.Picture: NewsWire/ Nadir Kinani

Former reality star’s plugs for PM, Greens under investigation

Social media posts by podcaster Abbie Chatfield plugging the PM and the Greens are under investigation, while John Howard has declared Peter Dutton’s leadership could lead down an unexpected path to victory.

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Peter Dutton and wife Kirilly Dutton. Peter is the new Federal Assistant Treasurer and Minister for Revenue.

Explained: Who is Peter Dutton’s wife, how did they meet

Peter Dutton has been married to his wife Kirilly for the past 22 years. This is how they met and the inside story of her first appearance on the campaign trail.

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‘Divisive rhetoric’: Mosque where every politician but Dutton is welcome

A prominent Brisbane mosque says Opposition Leader Peter Dutton is not welcome due to past comments on Muslim communities.

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