The Latest Breaking News from David Speers

Budget to include extra $2bn for infrastructure – as it happened

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The Guardian - AU · May 10

Strong winds overturn boats in Hobart – As it happened

All the day’s news as it unfolded

The Guardian - AU · Feb 21

David Speers to host new ABC panel show with first episode to explore Jewish Australian experiences

ABC National Forum will feature experts and politicians discussing pressing news topics after Q+A’s 18-year run ended

The Guardian - AU · Jan 28

Second leaders’ debate is a tame affair befitting a ‘deeply uninspiring’ campaign

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and Opposition Leader Peter Dutton have had their second showdown of the 2025 federal election campaign. The debate, hosted by the ABC, was moderated by David Speers in the national broadcaster’s studios in Western Sydney.

The Conversation · Apr 16, 2025

PM and Dutton trade barbs in mid-campaign showdown

Humility and some hostility was on show as the prime minister and opposition leader returned to the stage for their second election debate.

AAP · Apr 16, 2025

ABC admits video of Australian soldiers firing from helicopter in Afghanistan was ‘incorrectly edited’

News director Justin Stevens confirms in Melbourne Press Club speech broadcaster has removed the clip and is ‘looking into how this happened’

The Guardian - AU · Sep 17, 2024

Then and now: what Peter Dutton and the Coalition used to say about a 2030 emissions target

The rhetoric has swung 180 degrees since ministers in Scott Morrison’s government were haranguing Labor over the Paris agreement

The Guardian - AU · Jun 16, 2024

Dutton’s plan to save Australia with nuclear comes undone when you look between the brushstrokes

The dystopian picture of renewables painted by the opposition leader is full of inconsistencies, partial truths and misinformation

The Guardian - AU · Apr 23, 2024

NSW declares natural disaster areas – as it happened

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The Guardian - AU · Apr 6, 2024

PM says Dutton’s team ‘dominated by blokes’ – as it happened

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The Guardian - AU · Mar 2, 2024