The Latest Breaking News from Coalition

Peter Dutton Is Keen On A Referendum To Deport Dual Citizens With A Criminal History

Opposition Leader Peter Dutton — who spent months calling the Voice referendum a waste of money — is now floating the idea of holding one over deporting Australian citizens.

Pedestrian.tv · Mar 17, 2025

Why build nuclear power in place of old coal, when you could have pumped hydropower instead?

Australia’s energy policy would take a sharp turn if the Coalition wins the upcoming federal election. A Dutton government would seek to build seven nuclear power plants at the sites of old coal-fired power stations.

The Conversation · Mar 17, 2025

Guardian Essential poll: Albanese scores highest approval rating in almost 18 months as support for Dutton slips

PM’s approval rating increases to 46%, up four percentage points since the last poll, as Labor and Coalition run neck-and-neck on a two-party preferred basis

The Guardian - AU · Mar 17, 2025

Australia’s next government may well be in minority. Here’s how that can be a good outcome for the country

Two months out from an Australian federal election, the polling is pointing to a very tight race between the two major parties. This means, if the polls are correct, neither party will likely win enough seats to command a parliamentary working majority.

The Conversation · Mar 16, 2025

Friends with benefits: Gina Rinehart and Peter Dutton’s ideological love-in

Since Dutton became opposition leader, the billionaire mining magnate has cultivated their bond. We look back at their increasingly close relationship

The Guardian - AU · Mar 16, 2025

New drugs added to PBS; alleged e-scooter bandit arrested – as it happened

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The Guardian - AU · Mar 15, 2025

Morning Mail: Dutton’s policy problem, our dangerous big cars obsession, Putin pushes back at ceasefire plan

Coalition insider fear push for office working not ‘thought through’ to win teal seats; why Australia’s ute obsession is a dangerous one

The Guardian - AU · Mar 13, 2025

‘Bad’ hate crime laws quickly passed after terror ‘con job’ must be reversed, crossbenchers insist

Independents and legal experts say Labor and Coalition teaming up to ‘ram laws through parliament’ lacked transparency and was ‘bad politicking’

The Guardian - AU · Mar 13, 2025

Grattan on Friday: Will voters fear PM Peter Dutton would be a surprise packet?

Australian politicians on both sides of the house say protectionist policies are bad, right? That Australia, as a country, believes in and benefits from trade being as free as possible.

The Conversation · Mar 13, 2025

Politics with Michelle Grattan: Peter Dutton on why he’s not Australia’s Trump – ‘I’m my own person’

On current opinion polls, we are looking at a very close race at the May election. As voting day draws near, Peter Dutton will face more forensic questioning about his policies and how he would run government.

The Conversation · Mar 13, 2025