A senior Coalition source says the jettisoning of his working from home policy for public servants was part of ‘cleaning up’ the negativities of Peter Dutton’s campaign amid flagging polls and Labor attacks.
Labor’s primary vote will have to lift if it wants to be confident of being returned to government with a majority.
Shadow treasurer Angus Taylor has written to Treasury to demand daily briefings during the election campaign, as the Trump tariffs hit the economy.
Anthony Albanese’s decision to begin the second full week of the election campaign at a Brisbane rally showcases how crucial it is for Labor to win seats in Peter Dutton’s home state.
Labor is now leading the Coalition 52-48 on a two-party preferred basis, with the single-point gain mirroring the 2022 election result, despite voters backing Peter Dutton as the stronger and more decisive leader.
The main headline from the first week of Peter Dutton’s campaign for the May 3 election came from a misguided kick of the Sherrin in Darwin, not policy.
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has rallied the party faithful in the election fight against the influence of two men: Peter Dutton and Donald Trump.
Anthony Albanese’s ABC radio interview on Friday was meant to be a cunning political ploy, showing that Labor had thought of the idea of pushing China from the Port of Darwin first. It turned into a word salad of uncertainty, dressed in contradictions and confusion.
The Coalition has announced details of the caps it will place on international students studying in Australia in a move it says will ease housing pressures.
Liberal candidate for Wentworth Ro Knox has made a pledge to the Jewish community that she “will always stand by Israel”, taking aim at Wentworth MP Allegra Spender.
The Prime Minister is rallying the Labor faithful in Brisbane as the Opposition Leader hits seats in Melbourne and Tassie on day 9 of the election campaign.
Peter Dutton says Labor’s home battery proposal, which will see taxpayers contribute $4000 for installations, will take money from lower-income households to benefit high-income earners.
Peter Dutton has promised he will do two things after an attempt to kick a football on the campaign trail went horribly wrong.
Leaders make duelling promises about Port Darwin and our campaign reporters analyse week one | WATCH
The Prime Minister has accused Peter Dutton of “talking on the run” when he promised to secure new owners for the key port within six months.
If Tony Abbott is right, and the residents of Adelaide’s gritty north stump for Peter Dutton, the battle will not only be over for the Coalition. The war also will have been won.
Peter Dutton must not be distracted from the cost-of-living challenge.
Peter Dutton will immediately boot out a Chinese-owned company from the strategic Port of Darwin if he wins the May 3 election and appoint an Australian operator, or take over the lease interest using acquisition powers.
The Coalition has released new details of its plan to cut gas prices on the east coast. Full modelling has yet to be released, however.
Someone within the Liberal camp hit on an ingenious solution to head off the possibility of an embarrassing confrontation at a Peter Dutton election stop in Sydney – cash.
Peter Dutton has been forced to clarify comments that he would use Australia’s defence relationship with the US to secure a better outcome on tariffs.
Peter Dutton and Anthony Albanese have both vowed to remove the Port of Darwin from the Chinese-owned company holding a 99-year lease on the asset.
It is Peter Dutton who appears hesitant and reactive. The Prime Minister projects confidence and Labor seemed to head into the campaign with at least an element of a message.
Anthony Albanese and Peter Dutton were both in Western Sydney on Friday, pitching to the voters who could turn the May 3 election.
Australia’s richest person, Gina Rinehart, has cleared up differences with opposition leader Peter Dutton, with their alliance tested by the Coalition’s energy policy unveiled last week.
Peter Dutton did his best tradie impersonation in a high-vis hit-out, while Anthony Albanese took the fall but held onto a precious arrival during a week marked by a liberating announcement.
On every count the Opposition Leader is better off talking about petrol prices in Parramatta rather than tariffs in Timbuktu.
Peter Dutton faces a difficult task cutting through with a clear election message as he comes under maximum pressure from Anthony Albanese.
Anthony Albanese and Peter Dutton have both delivered their pitches to the electorally important region of Western Sydney during campaigning on Friday.
Peter Dutton will immediately boot out the Chinese-owned company from the strategic Port of Darwin if he wins the May 3 election and appoint an Australian government-approved operator or acquire the lease interest using powerful Commonwealth acquisition powers.
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