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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
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Elias Visontay

Afternoon Update Election 2025: Dutton’s policy U-turn; ASX ‘bloodbath’; and one man’s way into the White House group chat

Jim Chalmers
Jim Chalmers predicted the market crash would lead to a rate cut in May and other effects across Australia’s economy. Photograph: Dean Lewins/AAP

Hello readers, and welcome to today’s election edition of Afternoon Update.

We are officially into week two of the campaign, and we have our first proper about-face of the election thanks to Peter Dutton ditching some of his apparently unpopular flagship policies.

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