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.
Peta Credlin wins the therapy contest. She urges him to stick on the winning target; it should be cost of living every time Dutton speaks. The Coalition has nothing to lose following this advice.
Employers will pressure a Dutton government to gut Labor’s ‘same job, same pay’ laws, despite the Opposition Leader confirming he would not seek to repeal the ALP’s contentious workplace changes.
Anthony Albanese must operate within the constraints of diplomacy while standing up for Australian jobs. He has more to lose than Peter Dutton.
Climate 200 has used children in a political ad that depicts them quoting Peter Dutton and his MPs on climate and energy policy, prompting criticism from the Coalition and youth psychologists.
The Liberal candidate for Sydney’s marginal Bennelong, Scott Yung, endorsed by Peter Dutton, contracted advertising help in a past campaign without informing electoral authorities.
Peter Dutton is campaigning across Australia in an attempt to unseat Anthony Albanese and Labor from government. But what’s happening on the ground in his own electorate?
ABC Chair Kim Williams has hit back following Peter Dutton’s threats to cut the broadcaster’s funding as part of the Coalition’s pledge to scrutinise “wasteful spending”.
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has taken a tumble while getting ready for a picture opportunity in the Hunter – but he doesn’t see it the same way.
Anything Australia does now would be essentially symbolic, gesture politics. It’s kabuki theatre, not real stuff.
It’s vital Anthony Albanese and Peter Dutton do not turn this into a ‘who can hit Trump the hardest’ competition but rather look at how we can turn it to our advantage.
Analysts say a teetering British economy looks likely to fall into recession after Donald Trump’s tariffs, and while the UK does not plan to retaliate, EU states are considering their response.
Albanese’s campaign is based on two big lies: one, that wind and solar are the cheapest forms of energy. And two, that Dutton plans to end Medicare.
The Coalition has vowed $600m to upgrade agriculture and resource routes in an attempt to regain crucial seats lost in the bloodbath 2022 election.
Peter Dutton’s decision to base himself, should he win the election, on the shore of Sydney Harbour rather than in a nondescript house in Canberra is entirely understandable.
Recent activity by the PLA Navy has left no room for complacency.
Peter Dutton has pledged $1m to launch planning for a new hospital in Perth’s outer-north.
Anthony Albanese is poised for a showdown with Donald Trump if sweeping tariffs are slapped on Australian goods, with the government considering WTO action, as Peter Dutton pledges to ‘stand up’ to the US President.
Peter Dutton has announced the funding to upgrade key roads to make it easier for farmers and miners to transport their products.
The health and education departments, alongside the ABC, are in Peter Dutton’s sights as the opposition attempts to identify ‘wasteful’ spending.
One of Australia’s former prime ministers has made a huge claim about Peter Dutton’s chances against an incumbent Labor government.
Peter Dutton and senior Liberal figures are preparing campaign blitzes of teal-held seats and Coalition electorates targeted by independents.
Peter Dutton has been accused of beating the ‘drums of war’ in a scathing piece by China’s state media, which praised the PM for having “spoke the truth”.
Beijing accused Australia of ‘paranoia’ over a Chinese research vessel, as a government-owned masthead suggests the Chinese government’s preferences in the May 3 election.
Peter Dutton has vowed to stand up to Donald Trump “in a heartbeat” as world leaders await new “Liberation Day” tariffs.
After setting the agenda for 18 months and putting Anthony Albanese on the back foot, there are real danger signs that the election is slipping away from Peter Dutton.
The business and investment communities are shocked opinion polls show voters prefer Anthony Albanese. Here’s what Peter Dutton needs to do to stem the tide.
The Prime Minister says Australia is prepared for all possibilities ahead of the US President’s ‘Liberation Day’ announcement that could impose sweeping tariffs of up to 20pc.
If Dutton wins the May election, he can and should defang these funds. They are now large public offer financial institutions – many of whose members are not union members.
Above-inflation pay rises must be backed with productivity gains.
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