Opposition leader Peter Dutton visited Ag Fest in Carrick in the division of Lyons with the Liberal candidate for Lyons Susie Bower. Thursday 1st May

‘It’s not about the campaign’:Dutton hunkers down for campaign blitz

Rather than a referendum on the campaign,Peter Dutton would quite like the voters to judge him on the actual Voice referendum from 2023.

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Angus Taylor and Jane Hume will release the Coalition’s election costings which are expected to show a $40 billion reduction in gross government debt.

Dutton promises $40b debt cut as nuclear questions grow

The Coalition will promise a better budget bottom line over the next four years as it releases its election costings just two days out from polling day.

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Dutton speaks to the media in Nelson Bay,NSW,on Monday.

Dutton says veterans don’t want Welcome to Country on Anzac Day. RSL branches say otherwise

The opposition leader hardened his stance against the ceremonies while his agenda on immigration and road taxes was confused by a series of conflicting statements.

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Disengaged and undecided voters.

They’re ‘soft voters’,and the major parties can’t figure out how to reach them

A furious final week of campaigning may fall on deaf ears,as millions of voters remain undecided and uninterested in politics.

  • Mike Foley,Hannah Hammoud andKayla Olaya
Competing car policies.

Motorists have thousands of dollars at stake in this election

The Coalition has thrown down the gauntlet to Labor on EVs,with the two parties offering vastly different visions for the transport sector.

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One thing that has kept Australia in Trump’s good books has been the fact we have a trade deficit with the US.

Trump wants them. China needs them. So Albanese has a $1b scheme to stockpile them

Labor has pledged to create a stockpile for critical minerals,which are coveted by US president Donald Trump while supply is controlled by China.

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Coalition energy spokesman Ted O’Brien and Energy Minister Chris Bowen.

‘Voldemort policy’:Labor,Coalition deny hiding energy plans in nuclear election

An earthquake shook a region slated for one of Peter Dutton’s nuclear plants and the PM visited another in a campaign in which the energy debate has been quietly shifted off stage.

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Anthony Albanese and Peter Dutton on the campaign trail.

Leaders’ debate 2025 as it happened:Dutton,Albanese go head-to-head for third time on Nine

The death of Pope Francis disrupted the leaders’ campaign plans ahead of their third debate. Follow our live coverage.

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 Coral bleaching threat level March to April.

Great Barrier Reef bleaching turns up heat in key Coalition seat

The second coral bleaching event in as many years is a major threat to the reef,and a wildcard for the major parties battling to win the Leichardt electorate.

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Opposition Leader Peter Dutton.

‘Looks and smells like a tax’:Dutton’s gas plan flagged as unconstitutional

Dutton’s Australian gas scheme could spark a High Court battle with fossil fuel giants and legal experts warn the policy appears discriminatory.

  • Nick Toscano andMike Foley