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Sarah Ison is a political reporter in The Australian’s Canberra press gallery bureau, where she covers a range of rounds from higher education to social affairs. Sarah was a federal political reporter with The West Australian’s Canberra team between 2019 and 2021, before which she worked in the masthead’s Perth newsroom. Sarah made her start in regional journalism at the Busselton-Dunsborough Times in 2017.

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NCA 2025 FEDERAL ELECTION Labor BUS. DAY 11 08/04/2025 Australian Labor Prime Minister Anthony Albanese debates Liberal opposition leader Peter Dutton at the Sky News / Daily Telegraph Peoples Forum.Picture: Jason Edwards / NewsWire .

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.

Greg Sheridan, Sarah Ison and Richard Ferguson

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SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - NewsWire Photos OCTOBER 16, 2024: Bishop of South Sydney Michael Stead speaks at a press conference about the Equality Legislation Amendment (LGBTIQA+) Bill, NSW Parliament.Picture: NewsWire / Damian Shaw

Religious leaders in cry for freedoms

Jewish, Islamic and Anglican faith leaders have written to Anthony Albanese reminding him of his promise that religious protections for faith groups would ‘not go backwards’ under his prime ministership.

Sarah Ison

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NCA 2025 Federal Election Liberal Bus 07/04/2025Adelaide AustraliaLeader of the Australian Liberal party Peter Dutton arrives via petrol tanker to a petrol station in Adelaide to discuss the cost of fuel on the campaign trail for the 2025 federal election.Picture Thomas Lisson / NewsWire

Libs back Clive as Trump magnet

Liberals are banking on mining magnate Clive Palmer taking the heat off Peter Dutton over the importation of Donald Trump policies to Australia.

Sarah Ison and Rhiannon Down

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NCA 2025 Federal Election Liberal Bus 04/04/2025Sydney AustraliaLeader of the Australian Liberal party Peter Dutton attends the future west summit held at Blacktown workers in Sydney on the campaign trail for the 2025 federal election.Picture Thomas Lisson / NewsWire

Dutton walks back ADF-tariffs link

Peter Dutton has been forced to clarify comments that he would use Australia’s defence relationship with the US to secure a better outcome on tariffs.

Sarah Ison

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NCA 2025 Federal Election Liberal Bus 03/04/2025Western Australia Leader of the Australian Liberal party Peter Dutton visits Wallis Drilling in Midvale Western Australia on the campaign trail for the 2025 federal election.Picture Thomas Lisson / NewsWire

Business puts hard word on Dutton to gut IR laws

Employers will pressure a Dutton government to gut Labor’s ‘same job, same pay’ laws, despite the Opposition Leader confirming he would not seek to repeal the ALP’s contentious workplace changes.

Ewin Hannan and Sarah Ison

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NCA 2025 Federal Election Liberal Bus 02/04/2025Melbourne AustraliaLeader of the Australian Liberal party Peter Dutton visits the suburb of Donnybrook in Melbourne to discuss the cost of living with a family on the campaign trail for the 2025 federal election.Picture Thomas Lisson / NewsWire

Dutton ‘kickstarts’ plans for new hospital in Perth

Peter Dutton has pledged $1m to launch planning for a new hospital in Perth’s outer-north.

Sarah Ison

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Dutton’s $600m for rural roads

Peter Dutton has announced the funding to upgrade key roads to make it easier for farmers and miners to transport their products.

Sarah Ison

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Minister for Aged Care and Sport Anika Wells at Suncorp Stadium for a dementia funding announcement. Picture: Tara Croser.

Urgent call for focus on elderly

A member of the government’s aged care transition taskforce is demanding urgent policies be unveiled to address the crisis facing the sector.

Sarah Ison

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NCA 2025 Federal Election Liberal Bus 01/04/2025Melbourne AustraliaLeader of the Australian Liberal party Peter Dutton visitÃ•s Marnog winery in Melbourne to discuss MelbourneÃ•s suburban rail link project on the campaign trail for the 2025 federal election.Picture: NewsWire/Thomas Lisson

‘Haven’t seen anything yet’: Dutton moves to calm anxious troops

Peter Dutton on Tuesday hit back at suggestions his campaign had not started off well, declaring it was too early to make any judgment about the Coalition’s performance.

Sarah Ison

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CANBERRA, AUSTRALIA - NewsWire Photos - November 11, 2024: Michael McCormack attends the announcement of Private Richard Norden being awarded the Victoria Cross for bravery during the Vietnam War at the Australian War Memorial. Picture: NewsWire / Martin Ollman

‘More work to do’: Coalition worried as leader struggles

Former deputy PM Michael McCormack says it’s clear the Coalition has ‘more work to do’ before getting voters onside by May 3, as Liberal MPs raise concern over recent ‘missteps’ taken by party leadership.

Sarah Ison

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