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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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32-year-old Sydney man caught with $618,360 in suitcase sentenced to 16 months over suspected crime proceeds

The man told police the cash was connected to transactions involving tobacco businesses and said he intended to use it to purchase a tobacconist in Perth.

Pitch Black 2026: World’s most powerful air forces converge over Australia

The skies over northern Australia have gone quiet after three weeks of intense multinational air combat training, with Exercise Pitch Black 2026 concluding on...

Smart glasses are going mainstream. Do current privacy laws protect us from the risks?

The push to make camera glasses a major consumer trend comes at a cost to the privacy of the wearer, and everyone around them.
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