Attack on bracket creep a start
After three weeks of giveaways and faux reform from both sides of politics, Peter Dutton finally has opened the discussion on what is needed to start rebuilding the nation’s economic fortunes.
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Dutton’s tax thought bubble brings toil and trouble
If bracket creep is an ‘economy killer’ and the budget is broken, why wait years to fix this failure in our tax system?
As the election clock ticks, Dutton is caught in a dilemma
The Liberal Party’s values – economic and cultural – have been under aggressive assault since 2022 from the Labor-Greens-teal progressive movement. This is a battle, at some point, the Liberals must confront.
Dutton in pitch to woo small business
In a pre-election pitch to small business, the Opposition Leader on Saturday will pledge to introduce a three-year tapered tax offset for new enterprises if the Coalition wins the May 3 election.
Trio of Liberal seats targeted to offset Labor losses
Anthony Albanese hopes to snatch Sturt, Deakin and Leichhardt from the Liberals while Peter Dutton is pouring energy into a swag of Labor seats headlined by McEwen and McMahon.
Dutton would defy ICC with Netanyahu visit
Peter Dutton has attacked the International Criminal Court and says he would welcome Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to Australia | Watch the video.
Dutton looks for a Morrison-like election miracle
Dubbed the biggest annual gathering of Good Friday worshippers in Australia, Peter Dutton sat with an unpopular former PM who nonetheless knows what it takes to deliver an election ‘miracle’.
Disaster week exposes Dutton’s big issue
Opposition Leader Peter Dutton needed this week to be his best of the campaign. It was everything but.
Greens’ surprise move after Anzac furore
Anthony Albanese and Peter Dutton have taken a break from full-on election campaigning on Good Friday, while Adam Bandt has different plans.
Dutton needs to ignore the Morrison-era consultants
If Dutton wants to indulge in ‘aspirational’ policy pledges, he should say he wants to get rid of the 37 per cent income tax bracket. Dutton won the respect of many Australians for the principled stand he took on the voice and nuclear power.
Dutton pledges no tightening of NDIS eligibility
Peter Dutton said he would not tighten access to the scheme to ensure NDIS funding targets were met or exceeded, if he became prime minister.
Negative gearing ‘war’: Treasurer sought ‘advice not modelling’
Jim Chalmers sought ‘a view’ from Treasury about overhauling negative gearing and the capital gains tax discount, as Peter Dutton claimed the government was ‘at war’ over the issue.
‘Not too much’: PM’s warning to Aussie kids
The Prime Minister and Opposition Leader have wished Australians a happy Easter, but Anthony Albanese had a word of advice for the youngest Aussies.
‘Laughable’: Dutton’s tax aspiration slammed
Labor has taken aim at Peter Dutton “aspiration” to address a major income tax issue, saying the Opposition Leader is making “no sense”.
‘Real loser’ in second debate revealed
While the second leaders’ debate had no official winner, one group of Australians emerged as the ‘real loser’.
Labor accused of failing ‘transparency test’ on Indonesia
The Coalition has accused Labor of failing ‘its own transparency test’, saying the government had failed to brief the Coalition on whether Russia had made a request to Indonesia to station military aircraft 1300km from Darwin.
Dutton’s tax oath: vow to end bracket creep when budget is in shape
Peter Dutton has moved to recharge his election campaign with an aspirational pledge for the indexation of the personal income tax scales to signal his credentials as an economic reformer.
Dutton finally flicks the switch
The Opposition Leader has opened his heart on his economic and security convictions. It is an attempt to restore confidence in the Libs’ fidelity to tax reform.
Dutton’s $260m bid to get kids into trades
Peter Dutton will pledge to build 12 new technical colleges under a $260m plan aimed at training high school students in trades.
Dutton’s $260m bid to boost tradies
Peter Dutton has vowed $260m in an attempt to boost the number of high school students taking up trades, pledging at least one new technical college in each state.
Who won the leaders debate: our experts deliver their verdicts
Kenny, Benson, Sloan, Bramston, Trinca and Sheridan analyse the performances of Anthony Albanese and Peter Dutton in the second leaders debate of the election campaign.
Albanese fumbles as Dutton applies the pressure
The Liberal leader wanted his rival to reveal a side of his character that has been kept under wraps for long enough for voters to forget. A propensity to get cranky. He came close to succeeding on several occasions.
Trump sinks trust in US, cruels Dutton run
Donald Trump’s toxicity to Australian voters and Peter Dutton’s election campaign has been laid bare in a new poll revealing Australians’ trust in the US has plunged.
Coalition to put a rocket under defence spending with ‘significant’ boost
Peter Dutton says a Coalition government would spend more than Labor on defence and provide the money earlier.
Australia viewed as a ‘weak nation’ under Albanese: Dutton
The Opposition Leader has attacked the Prime Minister for his ‘lack of interest’ and inexperience in dealing with matters of national security.
Dutton brushes aside PNG backing for PM
Peter Dutton has shrugged off an extraordinary endorsement of Anthony Albanese by PNG’s Foreign Minister, describing Melbourne-born Justin Tkatchenko as a ‘colourful character’.
‘Very real’: Dutton raises Russia concern
Peter Dutton has issued concern over the growing presence of Russia in the Indo-Pacific region, eyeing a political brawl on national security.
The spectre of its 2022 election loss still haunts the Coalition in 2025
Peter Dutton has been an effective Opposition Leader most of this term, and had the Coalition in a competitive position. But two things have gone terribly wrong.
‘I don’t know him’: Dutton refuses to say whether he trusts Trump
Anthony Albanese has declared he has ‘no reason not to’ trust Chinese President Xi Jinping, while Peter Dutton has reserved his judgement on Donald Trump, claiming he ‘doesn’t know’ the US President.
Seeing a doctor for ‘free’ is just not honest, GPs explain
Medicos have given a frank policy critique and a reality check.
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