Dutton pledges to repair Australia’s ties with Israel
Peter Dutton will make calling Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu one of his first priorities if he wins this year’s federal election, as he launches his broad pre-poll vision for the nation.
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Government begs psychiatrists: please don’t resign
The NSW government has escalated its brinkmanship with its psychiatry workforce, refusing to pay them more and warning of the widespread impacts of mass resignations.
A PM for all Australians — unless you have a mortgage
Anthony Albanese has started the 2025 election year with furious energy and a real change in his message and strategy to address the issue of cost of living.
Regional security pact in our hands, Pezzullo tells PM
Anthony Albanese has been urged to offer a pledge of solidarity to Asian and Pacific nations that would see Australia stand with them ‘in the face of Chinese aggression and coercion’.
Flights to Nauru ramp up to stop the boats
Labor will vastly increase aerial surveillance of the nation’s coasts and scale up its capacity for charter flights to Nauru, following a sharp increase in illegal asylum-seeker boats.
Anti-Semitism ‘on the ballot’ as Labor splits over Israel
A pro-Palestinian Labor group has savaged Israel and its political leadership in a pre-election split over a cabinet minister’s visit to the Middle East.
‘We can do better’ on Indigenous tourism
Queensland Premier David Crisafulli says Australia has failed to tell the stories of its first people “as well as we should”, as he leaves the door open to building a new Indigenous cultural centre in time for the Brisbane Olympics.
Moderate Libs reject ‘voice critic’ in key seat
Running for Liberal preselection in the crucial Sydney seat of Bradfield, tech exec Gisele Kapterian has picked up some big name backers against arch rival Nyunggai Warren Mundine.
Federal funding vow hits timeline pothole
Anthony Albanese promised $7.2bn for an upgrade of Queensland’s notoriously dangerous Bruce Highway but now there are questions of when the funding will be delivered.
Labor’s rate cuts hopes bolstered as ANZ shifts call
With the Albanese government holding out for interest rate cuts ahead of the impending federal election, ANZ switched its call, tipping a move lower by the Reserve Bank next month.
High Commissioner has damaged Australia, says former envoy
Richard Alston has accused his successor Stephen Smith of ‘alienating every Australian in London’, saying his Australia Day backflip is a result of being slapped down by his bosses in Canberra.
AUKUS safe port: bipartisan US support amid foreign storm
Leading Democrats and Republicans say the pact is a model for how the US should engage with allies, as Donald Trump entertains using force against friendly nations to expand America’s footprint.
Mine lobby boss says Albanese wrong on tax credits
Minerals Council of Australia boss Tania Constable says Anthony Albanese is wrong about a key aspect of his flagship Made in Australia policy, amid a growing rift between the mining lobby group and Labor.
Albanese vows to serve a full term
Anthony Albanese says he will serve a full term as PM if he leads Labor to another election victory, as he defends his first-term economic record and rejects claims his cost-of-living spending is counter-productive.
‘No surrender’ on lifting Indigenous outcomes
Premier Roger Cook is keen to build on the ‘unprecedented success’ of WA’s Aboriginal ranger program, citing his commitment to improving Indigenous outcomes.
Dick Smith slams Meta for allowing ‘criminal gang’ scam ads
Retail magnate Dick Smith has criticised tech giant Meta for allowing online financial scams using the likeness of Anthony Albanese and prominent business leaders to persuade their victims to invest.
Revealed: Bowen’s ‘nuclear maths’
Chris Bowen ‘weaponised’ the public service by instructing his department to produce ‘entirely flawed’ figures to allege Peter Dutton’s nuclear energy plan would see a 49 per cent electricity shortfall by 2035, the Coalition claims.
Kennett slams shrine’s ‘commercialisation’
Jeff Kennett says the Shrine of Remembrance’s new commercial deal with catering and events company Peter Rowland Group is ‘totally inappropriate’.
Trump’s land grab raises big questions over AUKUS
Trump’s talk of acquiring Greenland, reclaiming the Panama Canal and campaigning for Canada to become the 51st state raises questions about his attitude to AUKUS.
Dutton hits back at PM: I can work better with Trump
Peter Dutton says it is ‘comical’ to think Anthony Albanese can be a better global partner for Donald Trump than he would be, pointing to recent Australian votes against Israel in the UN and the PM’s past comments on the US president-elect.
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