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In the race to be Australia’s ‘lord mayor’, Albanese has a $1.2 billion case to answer
Labor has far outpaced Peter Dutton on local projects this month amid a political row over spending cuts.
- by David Crowe
Latest
Labor says you’d be $7200 worse off under Dutton. It makes several assumptions
Treasurer Jim Chalmers says households would be thousands of dollars worse off without Labor’s cost-of-living help. His opposite number says that’s nonsense.
- by Millie Muroi
Albanese says voting for him would give you something that Dutton can’t
The last time a prime minister was returned to office after serving a full term was 2004, when John Howard defeated then opposition leader Mark Latham.
- by David Crowe
Opinion
Anthony Albanese
Is Albo destined to be a one-term PM?
What is the legacy of the first (and perhaps only) term of the Albanese government? The loss of the Voice seems to have frozen his appetite for reform.
- by George Brandis
Playing hard or being ‘reckless’? Dutton ramps up attack
The opposition leader’s rhetoric has prompted opponents to accuse him of “grotesque”, trumped-up politics. But do the times suit him?
- by Paul Sakkal
Opinion
Australia Day
How Trump’s win has fired up Dutton’s culture war, starting with Australia Day
Donald Trump’s re-election has been called a “vibe shift”. Peter Dutton prefers to think of it as a “near revolution”.
- by Jacqueline Maley
Exclusive
Resolve Political Monitor
Safety fears and antisemitism concerns over Gaza
An exclusive survey shows a surge in concern about community safety since the Hamas attack on Israel in October 2023.
- by David Crowe
Hugs and tears as Voice architect receives honour after ‘tumultuous’ year
Professor Megan Davis was at her mother’s housing commission home in south-east Queensland when she got the call she would receive the highest Order of Australia award.
- by Olivia Ireland
AFL legend and MND campaigner Neale Daniher named 2025 Australian of the Year
The AFL legend, who has been fighting motor neurone disease for more than a decade and has raised more than $100 million towards a cure, has been given the prestigious award.
- by Millie Muroi and Angus Delaney
Dutton overlooks deputy in surprise frontbench pick, creates gender parity with Labor
The promotion of two women takes to 11 the number of women in Peter Dutton’s alternative cabinet, the same number as Labor, though the opposition has far fewer women backbenchers.
- by Paul Sakkal
Updated
Grace Tame
Grace Tame makes statement at PM’s Australian of the Year function with ‘F--- Murdoch’ T-shirt
The former Australian of the Year has taken a swipe at Rupert Murdoch, saying the media mogul has “ruined the planet”.
- by Millie Muroi
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