Dutton says ‘strong’ leader needed to heal anxious, divided nation
Opposition Leader Peter Dutton says Australia has one last chance at the coming election to return to prosperity.
- by Mike Foley and Paul Sakkal
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Economy on the up, Albanese declares in pitch for another term
Returning from a week-long tour of Queensland, the Northern Territory and Western Australia, the prime minister has asked voters not to risk a “divisive” Coalition under Dutton.
- by Paul Sakkal
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Dutton has been quiet this summer. Here’s what the Liberals are focused on
The opposition leader will have to choose between the ambitions of four of his most senior MPs, who all want to be foreign affairs minister in a Liberal government.
- by Paul Sakkal
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Australia votes
Anti-Voice band back together as Price, Abbott back Warren Mundine for key seat
The one-time Labor Party president turned anti-Voice campaigner is running in one of the few seats that voted “yes” for the Indigenous body.
- by Paul Sakkal
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Dutton the Queenslander to kick off shadow election campaign in Melbourne
Anthony Albanese has donned an Akubra to tour Queensland, but the opposition leader will begin his de facto election campaign in Melbourne’s diverse suburbs.
- by Paul Sakkal
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Vaccination
‘We don’t have a Team Australia approach’: Vaccine facility rejects plea for help
A request by NSW to access a taxpayer-funded Moderna mRNA facility was knocked back, raising more questions about how much value Australia is getting from the facility.
- by Liam Mannix and Paul Sakkal
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Immigration
Senior Liberal headlines event for student visa agents before tanking migration bill
Coalition education spokeswoman Sarah Henderson headlined an event for migration agents and private colleges in the weeks before tanking Labor’s high-profile student caps bill.
- by Natassia Chrysanthos and Paul Sakkal
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Medicare
Bulk-billing at centre of Labor election pitch, attack on Dutton
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese is gearing up to make major boosts to bulk-billing, urgent care clinics and the GP workforce, playing up a contrast to Peter Dutton.
- by Paul Sakkal and Natassia Chrysanthos
Bandt will demand Medicare expansion from Albanese in hung parliament
The Greens leader admitted in an interview with this masthead that contentiously stymying Labor’s agenda had “not always been pretty” but was necessary due to Labor’s “tepid” approach to governing.
- by Paul Sakkal
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International students
Go-slow visas to provide quick fix for ballooning international student numbers
Labor will issue a go-slow on student visa processing once universities hit a certain number to get around Peter Dutton’s decision to block its student caps bill.
- by Paul Sakkal and Natassia Chrysanthos
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Earthquakes
‘We definitely need help’: Australian’s rescue plea as magnitude 7.3 earthquake hits Vanuatu
Buildings have been flattened in the Pacific nation’s capital, Port Vila, and several embassies evacuated.
- by Paul Sakkal
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