Coalition strategists believe Peter Dutton can win as many as 10 seats from Labor, three from teal independents and one from the Greens – but admit he needs a miracle to beat Anthony Albanese.
Peter Dutton’s reshaping of the energy market would gut more than $10bn out of Anthony Albanese’s climate change, renewables and environment programs as part of savings to deliver $13.9bn in lower deficits than Labor.
Employers have warned of an $18bn hit to the economy and a ‘$900m cash cow for unions’ under a universal portable long service leave scheme they fear Anthony Albanese will implement.
When pressed on whether Welcome and Acknowledgement to Country are overdone, Anthony Albanese argued the issue was nothing but ‘a distraction’ encouraged by Peter Dutton, while refuting the view that he was half hearted in his defence of the ceremonies.
Peter Dutton has accused Anthony Albanese of ‘economic vandalism’ and warned voters their groceries, energy bills, insurance costs and rents will continue surging next year.
Peter Dutton has declared that Indigenous Welcome to Country ceremonies are ‘overdone and cheapens the significance of what it was meant to do’, setting up a contest with Anthony Albanese on social issues days out from the election.
Anthony Albanese has streaked ahead of Peter Dutton on who voters believe is better to manage cost-of-living pressures, despite 76 per cent of Australians supporting the Coalition’s pledge to halve fuel excise.
Anthony Albanese has shed his persona as an honest broker and bastion of integrity to become the champion of Labor scare campaigns and hit-jobs, which are often devoid of truth.
China’s ambassador to Australia is demanding Anthony Albanese and Peter Dutton stand with Beijing against the ‘bullying’ of the White House’s tariff war.
Jim Chalmers has committed a second-term Albanese government to shifting its three-year fight against inflation towards reversing flatlining productivity.
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