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How can you tell you’re in a teal seat? Dutton is nowhere to be seen

The Liberals have changed their strategy in the so-called teal seats. But once again,the party leader is seen as kryptonite for Liberal challengers.

  • David Crowe

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Swing against Dutton redraws battleground map as Albanese targets Liberal seats

Labor has gone on the offensive against the Coalition in key marginal seats after gaining a boost in published opinion polls.

  • David Crowe andPaul Sakkal

Dutton reverses pledge on EV tax break two days after saying he would keep it

Just two days after Opposition Leader Peter Dutton said he would not touch Labor’s tax break for electric vehicles,the Coalition announced it would get rid of it.

  • David Crowe andShane Wright
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Lying. Desperation. Personal abuse:Our experts give their debate verdicts

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and Opposition Leader Peter Dutton had to beat the clock as well as each other in a rapid-fire exchange on everything from Trump to their softer side.

  • David Crowe,Matthew Knott andJacqueline Maley
Peter Dutton attended a round table with locals in Carrum Downs ahead of his press conference on Monday afternoon.

Victorians afraid to go to shops because of rising crime:Dutton

Eight years after warning that Victorians were afraid to go to restaurants,the opposition leader said they felt unsafe going to the shops as criminal incidents rose by 20 per cent in 12 months.

  • David Crowe,Marta Pascual Juanola andOlivia Ireland

The top reasons voters are hesitant on Albanese or Dutton – and it’s worse in marginal seats

An exclusive survey for this masthead reveals the top concerns voters have as the May 3 election approaches.

  • David Crowe
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Unions demand new wage theft tribunal as Labor vows to stop penalty rate changes

In a striking clash with Labor’s agenda,the Coalition will promise to slash taxes for small businesses.

  • David Crowe andPaul Sakkal
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Why little lies are more of a big problem for Dutton than Albanese

We all know politicians gild the lily,but little lies come with a big cost in the throes of a tight election campaign.

  • David Crowe
Anthony Albanese and Peter Dutton should get together and work out how Australia will manage security in this new era of Donald Trump.

It’s now easy to see the shadow Donald Trump is casting on the election campaign

Two weeks out from voters lining up at the ballot box,what’s being billed as a slip of the tongue has seemingly derailed the Coalition’s strategy.

  • Jacqueline Maley,David Crowe andJames Massola
Anthony Albanese and Peter Dutton debate again.

Albanese or Dutton? Our experts deliver their leaders’ debate verdicts

For most of our panellists,the debate was a close-run thing as leaders ducked and weaved under tough questioning.

  • David Crowe,James Massola,Jacqueline Maley,Parnell Palme McGuinness,Jenna Price andNick Bonyhady