After a rock star welcome at a Perth school, Anthony Albanese repeatedly refused to rule out imposing new taxes if he wins a second term while also dancing around negative gearing changes, which the Greens will seek in minority government.
The Coalition’s pre-election costings will project a $40bn reduction in gross debt by 2028-29, as it proposes to slash Labor’s off-budget investment vehicles and dump plans for student relief.
Andrew Constance is mounting a determined bid for the ultra-marginal seat of Gilmore, one of the country’s most hotly contested electorates.
The Liberal’s embattled pick for the seat for Bennelong, Scott Yung, has defended his failure to declare thousands of dollars in campaign spending and says he does not regret handing out chocolates to children.
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 kickstarted his blitz on teal electorates, enlisting former prime minister John Howard to win back once-ironclad Liberal strongholds.
The Opposition Leader’s comments have been sparked by booing at a Welcome to Country ceremony during an ANZAC Day service in Melbourne on Friday, prompting debate between Peter Dutton and the PM.
Adelaide talkback radio isn’t the typical setting for an ambush, but it was Health Minister Mark Butler who caught by surprise on Thursday morning when a pair of disgruntled callers phoned in.
Australia’s richest person has called on both major parties to dramatically increase their defence commitments, saying ‘we urgently need to do more to defend Australians’.
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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