Opposition reshuffles shadow ministry after underwhelming Dunkley byelection result There have been internal calls for the Coalition to announce more policy in the lead-up to the next election The Guardian - AU · Mar 5, 2024
Morning Mail: ‘Oppressive’ Centrelink suspensions; Asio defends targeting autistic boy; Dunkley byelection fallout Asio boss insists agencies don’t radicalise people after criticism of an undercover operation The Guardian - AU · Mar 3, 2024
Labor rejects complacency claims after Dunkley win Treasurer Jim Chalmers has denied suggestions the federal government is taking anything for granted after retaining the seat of Dunkley at a by-election. AAP · Mar 3, 2024
Albanese says Liberal party lost Dunkley byelection because it ran a ‘fear campaign’ and is ‘dominated by blokes’ Prime minister says voters rejected opposition’s ‘negativity’ as Labor’s Jodie Belyea wins Victorian seat The Guardian - AU · Mar 3, 2024
Libs optimistic as Labor holds Dunkley despite swing The Liberals say they're in striking distance of winning Dunkley at the next poll after Labor retained the seat at a by-election, albeit with a reduced margin. AAP · Mar 2, 2024
Dunkley shows the Liberal party’s ‘more of the same’ is not a path to government Labor cannot afford to be complacent but if Dutton can’t win a seat after 13 interest rate rises then maybe the strategy needs a rethink? The Guardian - AU · Mar 2, 2024
Dunkley byelection: Labor’s Jodie Belyea triumphs but Liberals win modest swing Liberal candidate Nathan Conroy wins swing of more than 3% but well short of the 6.3% required, leaving Belyea as the newest federal MP The Guardian - AU · Mar 2, 2024
Labor claims victory as Liberal swing falls short – as it happened Jodie Belyea retains seat for Labor as Liberal frontbencher Sussan Ley tries to play down result The Guardian - AU · Mar 2, 2024
Voters turn out for byelection; tributes to Jesse Baird and Luke Davies – as it happened This blog is now closed The Guardian - AU · Mar 1, 2024
PM's birthday wish granted as Labor retain Dunkley Labor is projected to retain the Melbourne federal seat of Dunkley despite a swing to the Liberals as both parties talked down their chances before the vote. AAP · Mar 1, 2024
Peter Dutton’s pre-Dunkley detainee scare blew up, but cost of living is the real electoral dynamite The opposition leader’s line of attack in question time came unstuck, but it was an irresponsible ploy all the same The Guardian - AU · Mar 1, 2024
Crime, aspiration and the underdog status: Albanese and Dutton make final pitches in tight Dunkley race Labor highlights tax changes and legacy of late MP Peta Murphy, while Liberals’ Nathan Conroy tells ‘scared’ voters to ‘send a message’ to government on law and order The Guardian - AU · Mar 1, 2024
Deal allows police to march in parade – as it happened This blog is now closed. The Guardian - AU · Feb 27, 2024
Senate votes against reviving Qantas inquiry – as it happened This blog is now closed. The Guardian - AU · Feb 25, 2024
AAP · Feb 24, 2024 'Tough fight': by-election campaign enters final week Less than one week out from the Dunkley by-election, the confidence of both major parties remains shaken as they note the difficult battle ahead.
The Guardian - AU · Feb 24, 2024 ‘Everything is so expensive’: tax cuts, cost of living and the battle to win the Dunkley byelection Early voting may be slow but political analysts say the Melbourne electorate’s mood may be an indicator for Australian politics as a whole
The Guardian - AU · Feb 22, 2024 Morning Mail: rightwing blitz in Dunkley, third man sought in Sydney mystery, stocks soar on AI boom Activist group Advance is spending thousands to defeat Labor in Victoria byelection; police have ‘grave concerns’ for former TV presenter and boyfriend
AAP · Feb 18, 2024 Battle lines drawn ahead of Dunkley early voting Peter Dutton has described the upcoming Dunkley by-election as a referendum on the government, while the prime minister dismissed attacks as a scare campaign.
The Guardian - AU · Feb 9, 2024 Housing a crucial battleground in Dunkley byelection as ‘Great Wall of Frankston’ divides community Proposals for multi-storey apartments become a focal point for issues of housing and growth in the Victorian electorate
The Guardian - AU · Feb 8, 2024 Morning Mail: Labor faces Dunkley scrap, Wong’s Gaza admission, Zelenskiy sacks top general Poll shows party is ahead in the Victorian byelection – but only just; Ukraine’s president fires Valerii Zaluzhnyi in long-awaited shake-up
AAP · Feb 8, 2024 Property investors in focus as tax debate shifts gears As home ownership becomes increasingly difficult for many, pressure is growing on the major political parties to revisit tax reform.
The Guardian - AU · Feb 8, 2024 Two-thirds polled in Dunkley back the stage-three tax cut changes despite cost-of-living attack ads Byelection poll puts Labor ahead by a nose as rightwing campaign on Anthony Albanese’s ‘broken promises’ ramps up
AAP · Feb 3, 2024 PM honours late MP on Dunkley by-election hustings The prime minister has hit the hustings ahead of a by-election triggered by the death of Peta Murphy, opening a medical imaging suite in the Labor MP's name.
The Guardian - AU · Jan 25, 2024 Morning Mail: ‘I don’t want to die,’ new AOTY says, Kirrily hits Townsville, Dunkley voters give tax cuts verdict Prof Richard Scolyer talks movingly about his terminal cancer after joint award for work on melanoma; cyclone makes landfall in north Queensland
The Guardian - AU · Jan 25, 2024 ‘It’s a no-brainer’: what voters in upcoming Dunkley byelection say about Labor’s stage-three tax cut changes Victorian electorate will be first test of support for overhaul that shifts more of the benefit to low- and middle-income earners amid cost-of-living pressures