Dutton’s $10m pledge to flooded Outback
Anthony Albanese has been accused of neglecting regional Australia, as southwestern Outback Queensland faces the worst flooding in years.
Peter Dutton
‘Hubris’: Albo’s ‘PM of Sydney’ dig
The Prime Minister has responded to the Opposition Leader’s claims of where he would reside if he wins the federal election.
Unions trade in door-knock days for family weekend poll pitches to parents
Unions are deploying teachers and nurses to sporting grounds, swimming pools and farmers’ markets to oppose Peter Dutton.
Issue Dutton won’t talk about: PM
The Prime Minister claims Peter Dutton is avoiding a crucial issue months after the Opposition Leader ruled out the topic for national debate.
Dutton’s pledge to flooded outback
Anthony Albanese has been accused of neglecting regional Australia, as Peter Dutton pledged $10m for a new weather radar in outback western Queensland where several towns face the worst flooding in years.
Turnbull’s ‘security’ forum more about personal vendettas
Does Turnbull think an anti-AUKUS or anti-Trump spray will damage his old political foe, Peter Dutton? I can’t be sure, but I can say it’s irresponsible to play politics with the US alliance during an election.
Lies, damn lies and Mediscare
To channel Mark Twain and Benjamin Disraeli: ‘There are lies, damn lies and Mediscare’.
Independents must be upfront
Non-aligned candidates have gained in the drift from major parties.
Referendums ruled out: Dutton
Peter Dutton says referendums recognising Indigenous Australians in the Constitution and creating fixed four-year terms will not proceed under a Coalition government without bipartisan support.
I don’t need Scott Morrison to take on Trump: Dutton
Anthony Albanese has denied tying Peter Dutton to US President Donald Trump as Labor tries to get an exemption from the White House tariffs.
‘I’ll call Dutton first’: independent MP puts her cards on table
In a boost to the Coalition’s hopes of forming government in a hung parliament, Rebekha Sharkie says she will meet with Peter Dutton first if he can form a stable administration.
‘Visit Alice without cops’, leaders urged
Anthony Albanese and Peter Dutton are being urged to visit crime-ridden Alice Springs during the election campaign, and see it without police being sent to clear the streets beforehand.
Battling businesses demand a break from both parties
Small business owners have launched an election blitz of marginal seats, pressuring Anthony Albanese and Peter Dutton to slash company taxes for mum-and-dad operators.
The Energy Minister could be Dutton’s best election asset
If it appears Chris Bowen is keeping a low profile ahead of May 3, it might just be because he knows something most environment writers have not yet reported.
Coalition risks snatching defeat from jaws of victory
This was always going to be a contest between who voters considered to be the least unattractive of two unappealing options. Newspoll suggests Dutton is now at risk.
Activists plan election disruptions, with Greens support
Melbourne’s pro-Palestinian activists have vowed to disrupt election campaigns with the Greens having their back, as a key protester brands Peter Dutton a ‘racist Temu-Trump’ and another is investigated for threatening to kill.
‘Prices will come down’: Dutton vows to release more energy figures
Peter Dutton says voters can trust the Coalition to ‘always clean up Labor’s mess’ when questioned how Australians can trust his promise to lower power prices without being given a dollar amount.
Protesters crash both major parties’ campaigns
The prospect of protesters crashing the media events of major parties is set to be a key feature of the 2025 election campaign, after three separate activists infiltrated politicians’ events on the first day of the hustings.
Trump D-day to shake up campaign
Voters will be watching Anthony Albanese and Peter Dutton closely this week, with another round of Trump tariffs set to shake up the campaign.
Honed Albanese’s real test is vision for small business, families
Anthony Albanese looks sharp and laser-focused, but he’ll need to move beyond a fear campaign against Peter Dutton and saving Medicare to win another majority government.
’Why are you lying’: Dutton event crashed
Climate protesters have crashed a second Peter Dutton event on a dramatic first day of campaigning for the May 3 federal election.
Dutton flags plans to axe emissions standard for cars
The opposition leader is ‘dead against’ the policy and will soon unveil a plan to bring down the cost of cars and utes.
Both parties must address uncertainty about coal-fired power
Amid a prevailing belief that coal-fired power stations have to go, there is little incentive for their owners to spend the millions of dollars required to keep them maintained.
Getting airborne with defence
After decades of bipartisan neglect of the national defence, Peter Dutton’s budget reply speech was as refreshing as it was relevant.
Albanese begins the campaign with confidence, but buckle up, it will be a wild ride
The generational surge in support for minor parties has so changed our political landscape that the 2025 election promises to be the most unpredictable in our history.
‘I’m determined’: Lib leader’s mission to be PM
Peter Dutton says the Liberal Party is under new management and ready to govern, as he reveals his life motto and vision for the nation.
Leaders begin campaign of fear for May 3 poll
Anthony Albanese has launched a 37-day trench-warfare battle with Peter Dutton and linked his rival’s policies with Donald Trump, as Mr Dutton sharpened his cost-of-living pitch by declaring ‘energy is the economy’.
Dutton gas plan will drop prices: BlueScope
Australia’s largest steelmaker, BlueScope, has backed Peter Dutton’s election plan to bring down gas prices through a reservation scheme.
Who was the mastermind of Olympic rowing on croc-infested river?
Anthony Albanese’s union army goes on the march against Peter Dutton, and Chooks discovers who came up with the idea to host Olympic rowing in croc-infested Rockhampton.
Dutton on a mission to make history
Peter Dutton is seeking to topple a first-term Labor government with the promise Australia will be safer domestically and abroad under his watch, while vowing to bring down house prices by slashing migration.
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