Defence spending boost forced by new world disorder
Anthony Albanese and Peter Dutton will be forced by seismic world events and by Donald Trump to place Australia on a fast-track to sharply increased defence spending.
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Airport closes, voluntary evacuation begins as Alfred approaches
The Gold Coast airport has closed and the Queensland Premier says ‘now’s the time’ to leave at-risk properties after 70 people evacuate from South Stradbroke Island. Defence Minister ‘confident’ about AUKUS under Trump.
Four head-to-heads? It’s open to debate
Anthony Albanese has committed to going head-to-head with Peter Dutton on the ABC during the election campaign.
‘Sack them’: Albo slams WFH plan
Peter Dutton’s call to banish work-from-home rights for Australia’s 185,000-strong public servant workforce has been lashed as “lazy”.
Chicken, corn, cotton: China to slap fresh tariffs on agricultural imports from US
China on Tuesday said it would apply retaliatory tariffs to the United States as of next week in response to a hike in levies by Washington.
Blow for Albo after rate cut
The RBA’s rate cut has not delivered the pre-election bump Anthony Albanese had hoped for, but it isn’t good news for Peter Dutton either.
Teal MP doubles down on attack on Dutton’s homes policies
Monique Ryan has doubled down on her attack on Peter Dutton’s ‘regressive’ housing policies, as teal MPs ramp up their criticism of the Coalition ahead of the federal election.
‘Views diverged’: Dutton’s call on Trump
Donald Trump’s infamous stoush with Ukraine’s president has sparked security fears in Australia and a warning we may need to rethink our reliance on the US.
‘No troops’ for coalition of the willing as Dutton ‘disappointed’ in Trump
The Opposition Leader has ruled out supporting boots on the ground in Sir Keir Starmer’s Ukraine ‘coalition’, while issuing his strongest criticism so far of Donald Trump’s stoush with President Zelensky.
Beijing envoy’s security overstretch
The first major defence commitment of the campaign has come from Peter Dutton and it is a good one.
Albanese squibs his Tampa 2.0 moment
In his response to China’s gunboat diplomacy in the Tasman Sea, Anthony Albanese missed the chance to relegate Peter Dutton to an also-ran, just as John Howard did to Kim Beazley in 2001.
Albanese fires back on Chinese ships response, Coalition’s ‘welcome mat’
The PM has defended the government’s response to Chinese warships that appear to be circumnavigating Australia, using a Morrison government decision to sign off on leasing the Port of Darwin in his attacks of opposition criticism.
Khaki poll: Dutton vows to buy more F-35s, blasts China drills response
A Coalition government would obtain an extra 28 F-35 joint strike fighters from the United States, Peter Dutton says, and boost the RAAF stealth jet fleet to 100.
Labor’s pre-election citizenship spree smacks of desperation
It’s evident that the government has entered a fatal twilight zone where the electorate is no longer listening to its message or responding to its largesse.
Delusions of Albonomics: growth model under siege calls for difficult choices
It might be the Prime Minister’s last stand, but taxpayers be warned: the big spending era will roll on.
Dutton hits back at Albanese, saying his time as leader is over
Peter Dutton has declared that Anthony Albanese’s leadership is ‘over’ and the race to replace him is under way, pointing to a flurry of high-profile appearances by senior cabinet ministers as proof they’re waiting in the wings.
Godwin Grech’s fury at being used for ALP smear against Dutton
Godwin Grech has blasted ‘insinuations’ from ministers that he had any connection to Peter Dutton’s handling of shares during the GFC.
‘It’s over:’ Dutton targets Albo’s leadership
Defending media scrutiny against historic share transactions, Peter Dutton has gone on the attack against the PM, positing a change in Labor leadership.
Albanese dismisses fears China’s navy rehearsing land-strike mission
The PM played down the presence of the warships amid speculation they will circumnavigate Australia, and the Defence Industry Minister claimed ‘the highest level of surveillance’ was being deployed.
Nervous Labor MPs send SOS to Chalmers as Albanese struggles
Jim Chalmers has launched a pre-election campaign blitz in vulnerable NSW Hunter and central coast seats, as he answers the calls of Labor MPs concerned that surging support for Peter Dutton and Anthony Albanese’s unpopularity will cost them their seats.
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