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Peter Dutton’s climate policy backslide threatens Australia’s clout in the Pacific – right when we need it most

Australia’s relationship with its regional neighbours could be in doubt under a Coalition government after two Pacific leaders challenged Opposition Leader Peter Dutton over his weak climate stance.

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Dutton tight-lipped over how many voluntary redundancies would be offered in public service cuts plan

Opposition under pressure to release secret modelling and costings revealing how it plans to downsize the public service by 41,000 jobs by 2030

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Labor gains 5-point lead in a YouGov poll, taken during Trump tariff chaos

A national YouGov poll, conducted April 4–10 from a sample of 1,505, gave Labor a 52.5–47.5 lead, a 1.5-point gain for Labor since the March 28 to April 3 YouGov poll. This is Labor’s best result in YouGov for 18 months, and slightly better for Labor than the 2022 election…

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Albanese calls Dutton’s Aukus comments ‘irresponsible’ – as it happened

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Morning Mail: China tariffs in US now up to 145%, aged care commission jobs at risk, bum-breathing turtle in danger

The White House says overall tariffs on China now at 145% rather than the 125% announced yesterday

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Coalition election win could cause loss of hundreds of jobs at agency scrutinising aged care mistreatment, modelling says

Exclusive: Peter Dutton’s plan to reduce public service may see 26.5% jobs at Aged Care Quality and Safety Commission disappear, according to union

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Gender politics: will the 2025 election send more female MPs to Australia’s parliament?

Labor has made great strides towards gender equality among its MPs and senators, but the number of female Coalition members remains stubbornly low

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The Coalition prepares to soften Australia’s 2030 climate target, while reaffirming its commitment to the Paris Agreement

The Coalition has been forced to reassert its commitment to the Paris climate agreement after its energy spokesman Ted O’Brien appeared to waver on the pledge on Thursday.

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Afternoon Update Election 2025: barbs traded over energy plans; China invite rebuffed; and a tall tale

On day 13 of the campaign the Coalition’s energy policies remained very much in the spotlight

The Guardian - AU

‘Alarmist nonsense’: Labor and Coalition dismissed security risks over the Port of Darwin for years. What’s changed?

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and Opposition Leader Peter Dutton have both committed to stripping a Chinese company, Landbridge, of the lease to operate Darwin Port. Landbridge paid A$506 million for the 99-year lease from the Northern Territory government in October 2015.

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Bennelong Liberal candidate declines to say whether Chinese celebrity endorsements complied with guidelines

A NSW Liberal spokesperson said the party ‘is continually assessing its compliance obligations in relation to disclosures’

The Guardian - AU

Dutton ducks question on Liberal party vetting amid concerns over charge against Melbourne candidate

Opposition leader remains quiet on how Coalition will achieve promise to save $7bn through public service cuts

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What would – and should – happen to the ABC under the next federal government?

Who could possibly argue with the idea that the ABC should be efficiently run and produce excellent programs?

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Current major party policies fall short for Indigenous communities. Here’s a better path forward

Since the Voice to Parliament referendum in 2023, the Indigenous Affairs portfolio has not featured prominently in policy debates at the national level.

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Dutton visits sixth petrol station in seven days – as it happened

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Morning Mail: Trump backtracks on tariffs, Coalition’s nuclear threat to renewable projects, fears for yellow-bellied glider

Trump has lowered some tariffs for 90 days except for China, which faces another increased tariff

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Labor made plenty of promises at the last election. Did they deliver?

Election promises are a mainstay of contemporary politics. Governments cite kept commitments as proof they can be trusted, while oppositions pounce on any failure to deliver.

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Australia urgently needs to get serious about long-term climate policy – but there’s no sign of that in the election campaign

The federal election should be an earnest contest over the fundamentals of Australia’s climate and energy policies.

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Coalition nuclear plan will plough $58bn wrecking ball through renewable energy projects, analysis warns

Going nuclear will cost ‘real dollars for farmers, real dollars for country towns and real blue-collar jobs’, Clean Energy Council says

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Chalmers calls Coalition’s economic plan an ‘ambush’ as Taylor plugs spending cuts in treasurers’ debate

Opposition and Labor offer opposing pitches for economy in treasurers’ debate hosted by Sky News

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Election Diary: Chalmers and Taylor quizzed on personal flaws during animated treasurers’ debate

Perhaps the most compelling moment, at least for non-economists, in Wednesday night’s debate between Treasurer Jim Chalmers and his “shadow” Angus Taylor was when each man was forced to respond to what critics see as their personal flaws.

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Politics with Michelle Grattan: Hugh White on what the next PM should tell Trump and defending Australia – without the US

The Trump ascendancy has forced international economic issues and the future strategic outlook onto the Australian election agenda, even if they are at the margins.

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Chalmers claims Coalition planning ‘secret cuts’ as Taylor guarantees health and education spending – as it happened

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Dutton’s energy plan could make Australians pay more for gas, not less, expert warns

Victorian Energy Policy Centre director says constraining exports would be ‘seismic policy shift’

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Afternoon Update Election 2025: Coalition gas ‘scamphlet’; the ‘losers’ burning the world down; and why all the bogongs have gone

The Coalition is campaigning heavily on its plan to cut gas bills by 7%, while energy minister, Chris Bowen, condemns the price modelling

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