Labor should be dead, buried and cremated. Why isn’t it?
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Coalition HQ confident Dutton can win at least 10 seats from Labor
Coalition strategists believe Peter Dutton can win as many as 10 seats from Labor, three from teal independents and one from the Greens – but admit he needs a miracle to beat Anthony Albanese.
Dutton claims ‘life will be cheaper under Coalition government’; ‘Kept his word’: Assange endorses Albanese
Peter Dutton continues to hammer home cost of living messaging as Julian Assange praises Anthony Albanese for doing ‘more to secure my freedom than any other politician or public figure’.
Dutton’s $30bn change of climate for energy market
Peter Dutton’s reshaping of the energy market would gut more than $10bn out of Anthony Albanese’s climate change, renewables and environment programs as part of savings to deliver $13.9bn in lower deficits than Labor.
An opportunity lost to capitalise on agenda
The Coalition’s detailed budget costings document is probably more revealing about Peter Dutton’s agenda for government than the totality of policies they have announced so far during the campaign.
‘Grossly biased’: Law lecturer wears anti-Dutton T-shirt
A UWA law lecturer on Tuesday donned a T-shirt that read ‘good morning to everyone except Peter Dutton’ and delivered a lecture on how it was ‘unfortunate’ the Greens were not a major party.
PM accused of hypocrisy as online attacks on Dutton reach ‘a new low’
As the Prime Minister warns Australians about ‘pretty hateful stuff’ on social media, the Labor Party is waging a vicious personal war on the Liberal leader online.
Labor hoping to retain WA seats
Labor is increasingly confident it can hold on to most, if not all, of its gains in the key state of Western Australia as it invokes the voice of Mark McGowan in its push to hurt Peter Dutton.
‘Dramatic’ poll spells trouble for Coalition
The Opposition Leader is not giving up on Saturday’s election, promising “lots of surprises” when the counting gets underway despite recent polls.
Coalition’s public service cuts would ‘focus on Canberra’, Chalmers slams costings ‘con-job’
Opposition public service spokeswoman Jane Hume says the Coalition’s public service cuts would reduce the headcount of the Australian Public Service by 41,000 in Canberra, as Treasurer Jim Chalmers labels the Coalition a ‘joke’ and ‘sham’.
Desperate Dutton pulls out the big guns
Peter Dutton is ramping up his claim that Labor is plotting a de facto “inheritance tax” on super balances over $3 million, as the polls suggest he’s taken another hit.
Packer siblings part ways over charity fund
After a decade of bestowing philanthropic largesse on many a worthy cause, Margin Call hears the Packer Family Foundation run by James and sister Gretel is being wound down.
What Albo, Dutton will do to keep you safe
From Russia trying to sneak bombers onto Australia’s doorstep to Chinese warships lurking off the vast coastline, the country is staring down uncertain times.
Don’t be fooled by spendathon, financial pain lies ahead
Anthony Albanese and Peter Dutton’s election promises will require big tax rises or substantial spending cuts. If that doesn’t happen, Australia’s AAA credit rating is in danger.
PM lands in WA for final days before election; to prioritise state if re-elected
Anthony Albanese has landed in Perth and is travelling to a pre-poll booth on the border of two hotly contested seats in WA; vows to visit the state at least 10 times per year if re-elected.
Deal-making, not good policy, key to modern politics
Doing deals, not good policy, will be the future parliamentary brawl of the day, pleasing media which has been correctly blamed as major contributors to our accelerating political decline.
‘Just horrific’: Dutton recounts dark memory
Peter Dutton has shared a traumatic memory from his time as a police officer – in the name of highlighting an important challenge Australia faces.
When you think you have it by the throat … surprise!
There are some parts of the country that are buying Peter Dutton’s message and not buying Labor’s. The question is whether it will be enough for the Coalition to make the inroads it needs.
Labor targets Chinese voters with ‘Morrison memo’
Chinese-language signs tie Peter Dutton and the Liberal candidate for Tangney to Scott Morrison, who had a fractious relationship with China and parts of the Chinese community.
Dutton’s teal ‘independent’ opponent was Greens volunteer
The Climate 200-backed teal independent candidate running against Opposition Leader Peter Dutton in his Brisbane electorate volunteered for the Greens in the seat at the last election.
Dutton vows $2bn Pacific loan blitz to undercut China
Peter Dutton is moving to distance himself from Donald Trump’s foreign aid cuts, pledging an extra $2bn in Pacific infrastructure loans to counter surging Chinese influence.
Teal candidate in Dutton’s electorate volunteered for Greens at last election
Ellie Smith, a Climate 200-backed Teal Independent candidate running against Opposition Leader Peter Dutton in his Brisbane electorate, volunteered for the party during the 2022 federal election.
Coalition has failed itself and voters on Labor’s tax disgrace
You have to give it to the geniuses advising Peter Dutton in this campaign. In their desperation to minimise any political differences with Labor, they have ignored a tax policy blunder from their opponents.
Nothing welcome about failure to address Indigenous plight
Peter Dutton was spot-on in the fourth debate to link the proliferation of welcome to country ceremonies to Anthony Albanese’s failed voice referendum.
Dutton grilled on One Nation preferences
One Nation has put most Coalition candidates second on their how to vote cards, ending a 30-year-old standoff with the Liberal Party over preferences.
Indigenous indignation at Dutton’s stand on ceremony
Australia’s first Indigenous treasurer says some welcome to country ceremonies are too long, but arguments about whether they should happen show how awkwardly First Nations heritage sits within our national identity.
‘What’s the answer?’: PM brutally grilled
Anthony Albanese’s pre-election interview on 7.30 was sometimes testy, as host Sarah Ferguson repeatedly sought clearer answers.
Tax warning for 130,000: Labor out to get you
Peter Dutton and Angus Taylor have left their most scathing attacks on Labor’s superannuation tax changes to the last week of the election campaign.
Dutton’s bus gets stuck in Sydney’s CBD
The bus carrying journalists following Peter Dutton on the campaign trail became stuck, delaying the Opposition Leader’s blitz plans.
‘Change the culture:’ Dutton’s DV pledge
Peter Dutton made a passionate plea for change on A Current Affair on Monday night, taking aim at what he called the “scourge” of domestic violence in Australia.
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