Labor’s just the ticket for Bandt & co
An analysis of Labor’s how-to-vote cards shows there are only eight seats where the ALP is either not giving any preferences or putting the left-wing party below third spot.
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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.
PM preferences Israel-hating radical in his own seat
Anthony Albanese and almost all of the Labor frontbench have given their second preferences to the anti-Israel Greens despite multiple accusations of anti-Semitism against them.
‘A papacy of firsts’: Leaders pay tribute to Pope Francis
Anthony Albanese says Pope Francis will be mourned by Catholics and non-Catholics alike, as the world offers tributes to the late Holy Father.
Plibersek silent on portfolio, says air kiss fuss ‘dumb stuff’; Greens back down on Anzac Day rave
Tanya Plibersek says she’s focused on winning the election not keeping her portfolio after the PM said she’d remain in cabinet. She also blasted reporters over coverage of the pair’s awkward greeting; The Greens have rescheduled an Anzac Day rave.
PM pledges $24m to Australia’s last papermill, Dutton heads back to the bowser
Anthony Albanese has backed Australians buying newspapers well into the future with funding to go towards the Tasmanian mill’s transformation to a low-emissions operation, as Peter Dutton continues to drill into voters the Coalition’s pledge to cut the cost of petrol.
Libs vow race-hate cold-case taskforce
The Coalition will order federal police to revisit dozens of anti-Semitic incidents since October 7, 2023, that law enforcement officials have previously decided not to pursue.
Dutton thrives on the attack in first leaders’ debate
The clash on Medicare bulk billing highlights how Peter Dutton has got the balance right between aggression and civility.
Dutton vows to remove Port of Darwin from Chinese ownership
Peter Dutton will immediately boot out the Chinese-owned company from the strategic Port of Darwin if he wins the May 3 election and appoint an Australian government-approved operator or acquire the lease interest using powerful Commonwealth acquisition powers.
‘Not the act of a friend’: Albanese blasts Trump’s new tariffs
The PM slammed new tariffs, including a 10pc impost on beef, while delivering a veiled swipe at the US President’s grasp of ‘Year 7’ economics.
Original URL: https://www.theaustralian.com.au/author/richard-ferguson