There’s no room for big spending
Even before the starting gun is fired, the election race is producing alarming levels of spending that will not help the nation long term.
Peter Dutton
Questions raised over Dutton’s ‘unusual’ share trades
Peter Dutton has been accused of ‘highly unusual’ share trades following a report about stock buying during the GFC.
ABC spent $1.1m on legal fees in defence against Lattouf case
The ABC has spent $1.1 million on external legal fees in its defence of the unlawful termination case brought by fill-in presenter Antoinette Lattouf.
Dutton flags $24bn of cuts to the public service
Peter Dutton says he will offset increased spending on Medicare by cutting $6bn a year out of the public service, raising the prospect he will cull all of the 36,000 jobs added by the Albanese government.
Citizenship ceremonies ‘timed’ around Burke’s calendar
Home Affairs Minister Tony Burke instructed staff to organise the timing of a citizenship blitz around his ‘window of availability’, giving him a chance to pose up in front of new voters ahead of the election, his department secretary revealed in Senate estimates on Monday.
Fiscal discipline goes overboard in race for votes
Peter Dutton’s race to outbid Labor’s splurge on Medicare shows his policies are a world away from his rhetoric on budget discipline.
Fears for health of budget: whacking election on nation’s credit card
Peter Dutton has raised doubts about the Coalition’s commitment to fiscal prudence after immediately outbidding Labor’s $8.5bn spending splurge on Medicare without any detail on how it would be paid for.
Leaders’ ‘friendly’ interviews as election draws near
Anthony Albanese and Peter Dutton hit the podcasts and their preferred media outlets as Abbie Chatfield declares ‘my primary goal in this is to get Labor back into government’.
Burke targets ‘angry’ Dutton in pre-election citizenship blitz
Tony Burke has invoked his pre-election citizenship blitz, declaring Peter Dutton is ‘getting angry about people making a pledge of commitment to Australia’.
Coalition outbids Labor on Medicare with $9bn splurge
Opposition Leader Peter Dutton has declared he will match the government’s healthcare vow and inject an extra $500m into mental health support, after Anthony Albanese revived Labor’s Mediscare campaign at a rally earlier on Sunday.
Dutton’s huge $9bn Medicare counter move
Peter Dutton has matched the Albanese government’s historic Medicare funding pledge and raised it by half a billion dollars.
Dutton will ‘cut Medicare off at the knees’: PM
Anthony Albanese has accused Peter Dutton of planning on ‘cutting bulk billing off at the knees’, as he ramps up his claims a Coalition government would dismantle Medicare after pledging $8.5bn for taxpayer-funded doctor visits.
Quotas on steel in Albanese’s mix for energy
Anthony Albanese will impose local content requirements and pump $500m into green manufacturing to prop-up his clean energy and wind turbine agenda, as Peter Dutton attacked green hydrogen as a ‘hoax’.
Demand to Dutton on penalty rates
A major union is calling on the Coalition to pledge support for retail workers’ penalty rates ahead of a Fair Work fight.
PM says forces monitoring Chinese ships as Beijing dismisses tests as ‘safe’
Anthony Albanese says Australian and New Zealand forces are monitoring the warships for live firing nearby as Penny Wong demands transparency, as China maintains they are ‘in accordance with international law’.
New fight to save penalty rates for workers
A major union is calling on the Coalition to pledge support for retail workers’ penalty rates ahead of a Fair Work fight.
‘Send message’: Dutton’s anti-Semitism vow
Peter Dutton has pledged to act on visa holders who direct hatred at Jewish people at a summit being held to address a rise in anti-Semitism in Australia.
Dutton flags immigration crackdown
Peter Dutton has pledged to act on visa holders who direct hatred at Jewish people at a summit being held to address a rise in anti-Semitism in Australia.
Minns ‘deeply ashamed’ Sydney Opera House protest occurred
The NSW Premier has apologised to the Jewish community for allowing an October 9, 2023, demonstration to go ahead, while the federal Attorney-General was heckled during an address at an anti-Semitism summit.
Dutton can win the election, says the UK’s ‘friendlier Trump’
Nigel Farage, the insurgent prince of British politics, hopes Peter Dutton will win the forthcoming Australian election … but if the Coalition want to achieve a majority, he has one piece of advice.
Labor backs Whyalla move, ‘considering’ China’s Darwin Port lease
The Albanese government has backed SA Premier Peter Malinauskas forcing the Whyalla steelworks into administration, as Richard Marles says Labor is ‘considering’ the issue of China’s 99-year lease of the Darwin Port.
Mortgage pain being felt hardest in ALP electorates
The suburbs worst hit by rising mortgages are in Labor electorates, according to research commissioned by the Coalition, as Peter Dutton uses the cost-of-living crisis to target seats held by the Albanese government.
Rate cut ‘does not imply’ further relief is coming, Bullock warns
RBA governor Michele Bullock said while strength of jobs market is ‘surprising’, the board is wary of derailing ‘inflationary process’ as Treasurer Jim Chalmers declares ‘worst is behind us’.
Newspoll: Coalition fails to land inflation punch
Newspoll findings suggest Peter Dutton’s argument that he would have better managed the cost-of-living crisis is failing to resonate with voters.
Why my money’s on an April election
Anthony Albanese is preparing to hit the button on his re-election bid, and Labor MPs have been told to get their ducks in a row for a bruising campaign.
‘On notice’: Dutton’s vow to insurers
Insurers have been put “on notice” as Australians struggle to find affordable policies in an increasingly unpredictable climate.
Polls point to chaos as vote looms
Anthony Albanese has been drowning in the polls, but that does not mean it is looking good for Peter Dutton.
‘Australians need relief’: Dutton banks on RBA rate cut
The Opposition Leader has joined a chorus of politicians from both sides looking to the RBA to cut rates, pointing out there have been 12 interest rate rises under the Albanese government.
Newspoll: Majority in mood for change after just one term of Labor
A majority of voters do not believe Labor deserves to be re-elected, but they remain hesitant to swing behind Peter Dutton in sufficient numbers for the Coalition to win a majority.
Peter Dutton warns against Trump ‘mistake’
The man vying to yank the reins of power from Anthony Albanese has revealed how he would navigate Australia’s relationship with the Trump White House.
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