The Opposition Leader accused Anthony Albanese of abandoning mining in WA and vowed to usher in a boom through fast approvals and energy security. The PM, meanwhile, wouldn’t promise lower power prices if re-elected.
Labor has failed to deliver on key pillars of its signature Buy Australia plan, says the Coalition, as the nation braces for US-imposed tariffs on our products.
Anthony Albanese says revelations that one in 10 childcare centres have not been rated by regulators are of “deep concern” but has dismissed calls for a royal commission into the sector.
Australia is set to fall short of the ambitious 1.2 million national Housing Accord goal by more than 400,000 homes, which risks pushing average rental prices up by nearly $100 a week.
Labor MP Patrick Gorman has defended Anthony Albanese attending a fundraising dinner after criticism of Peter Dutton flying to a such an event ahead of cyclone Alfred.
More than half of parents with children in independent schools say cost of living is their biggest election issue.
Labor has given approval for the Australian Electoral Commission to join TikTok after the agency revealed it would become one of the first federal government agencies to create a profile on the Chinese-owned platform ahead of this year’s election.
Clive Palmer says Peter Dutton’s only achievement as Opposition Leader is keeping the Liberal Party together, which ‘doesn’t pass the pub test’ for voters considering him as the alternative PM.
The son of Australia’s first billionaire says he is far from ‘some renewable energy mogul’ and that Climate 200 is not ‘cashed up’.
Labor’s revered former defence minister has warned the Albanese government to lift military spending to at least 3 per cent of GDP, as Donald Trump prepares to strain the two nations’ ties by slapping tariffs on Australian exporters.
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