Old rivals carry decades of political baggage into the election
With a combined 53 years in parliament, Anthony Albanese and Peter Dutton’s greatest hits and stuff-ups are set to be weaponised during the five-week campaign.
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Power price poll: Dutton vows to reserve gas for domestic use
Peter Dutton used his budget reply to attack Labor and Anthony Albanese on the economy, defence and energy.
Dutton unveils gas plan to slash energy prices
Peter Dutton will impose an east coast gas reservation regime to secure up to 20 per cent of demand and drive-down energy prices, amid election-eve warnings that Australia’s biggest states will face gas shortfalls by July.
Cheap petrol tank versus Jim’s cuppa: Dutton to halve fuel excise
Peter Dutton will attempt to counter Labor’s marginal tax cuts by committing to halving fuel excise rates in a move the Coalition believe will convince voters on greater cost-of-living relief.
Cost of saving Albo: tax cut war after Jim’s ‘cuppa coffee’ relief
Jim Chalmers has set up a tax fight with Peter Dutton weeks out from the May election after unveiling $17.1bn in modest relief, which was rejected by the Coalition as a ‘cruel hoax’.
ALP’S fiscal reckoning with debt to GDP on rise amid splurge
Jim Chalmers’ debt outlook has worsened amid a pre-election spending spree of more than $67bn in three months, as Anthony Albanese sprays pre-election funding in marginal seats across the country.
Chalmers’ bull run of optimism for budget includes call to private sector
Jim Chalmers’ budget next week will include bullish forecasts around dwelling and business investment, as the government expands its housing plan to $33bn in a bid to woo first-home buyers.
Alarm over rise in working-age welfare recipients
Welfare levels of working-age Australians are higher than inherited by Labor after the 2022 election, as more people rely on JobSeeker payments despite historically low unemployment rates.
House of cards: Labor wrecking ball is demolishing building sector
Builders are collapsing at record levels amid a spike in strikes following Labor’s abolition of the building watchdog, with 47,100 days lost to industrial disputes on construction sites last year.
Labor’s pre-poll health top-up: Cheap meds and a very sick budget
Anthony Albanese will lower the cost of medicines to no more than $25 in an election-eve play for millions of votes, as the government lifts its cheaper medicines funding to almost $10bn since 2022.
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