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Polite, rehearsed, and predictable: Albanese-Dutton’s first debate fails to shake up election campaign

Albanese accused Dutton of inflating Labor’s spending record, denying the claim that his government was the “biggest spender in 40 years.”

Dutton pledges $840m to fast-track Adelaide freight bypass

Dutton accused the federal Labor government of delays and underfunding, declaring that only a Coalition government would provide a “real plan” to tackle traffic and freight inefficiencies in Adelaide.

Dutton backtracks on work-from-home policy, Labor attacks Coalition’s U-turn

Opposition Leader Peter Dutton accused Prime Minister Anthony Albanese of “twisting” the policy and wrongly implying it would extend to the private sector.

Just hours left to enrol for 2025 federal election

Voting is compulsory in Australia, and all citizens aged 18 and over are required by law to be enrolled.

Albanese promises $2.3bn to make home batteries more affordable

The initiative, set to roll out from July 2025, targets both cost-of-living relief and environmental goals by making renewable energy storage more accessible.

Dutton to cut permanent migrant and international student numbers, hike visa fees

Dutton criticised the Government’s migration targets, warning the arrival of 1.8 million new migrants over five years was worsening the housing shortage, especially in capital cities.

Toothless policy? Greens pitch dental in Medicare with oversized gimmicks and shaky maths

With rising living costs, a housing crunch, and healthcare systems under strain, many are questioning whether the Greens are serious about governance

Albanese tells western Sydney kids to dream big as Labor eyes Fowler comeback

Albanese announced a $120 million commitment for new birthing facilities at the planned Rouse Hill Hospital

Coalition’s housing reform plan targets APRA to tackle home ownership crisis

Dutton also proposes changes to LMI-backed loans, stating that Australians without financial support from family face unjustly higher borrowing costs.

Albanese pitches pay hike as vote bait in Victorian hostile territory as Greens and Liberals close in

While this is not a binding policy, Labor plans to submit a recommendation to the Fair Work Commission advocating for an "economically sustainable real wage increase"

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Renee Heath secures comfortable Eastern Victoria preselection win in Liberal upper house contest

Party insiders told The Australia Today that Heath secured 59 votes to Smethurst’s 31, giving the conservative right faction member a decisive victory.

“No matter what language you speak, or what faith you practice”: Prime Minister Albanese pledges fight against racism

The Albanese Government said it recognises both the historical and ongoing significance of the day.

Two illegal migrants held as Sydney raids net millions of illicit cigarettes and five tonnes of tobacco

Two men, aged 25 and 47, who were found to be unlawful non-citizens, were detained during the operation.
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