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Can Peter Dutton flip Labor voters to rewrite electoral history? It might just work

They are neither as leafy nor as affluent as much of the Liberal heartland, but Peter Dutton believes the outer ring-roads of Australia’s capitals provide the most direct route to power. He has been telling his MPs these once-safe Labor-voting suburbs are where the 2025 election can be won.

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Labor’s in with a fighting chance, but must work around an unpopular leader

The Albanese government has a fighting chance of winning the 2025 election, but will need to achieve in five weeks of campaigning what it hasn’t in three years in office. That is, work out a narrative explaining what it’s about and that can persuade Australians to back it for a…

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Australia to hold general elections on 3 May as Albanese seeks second term

Australia has not ousted a government after just a single term since 1931

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Morning Mail: election call expected, Dutton promises more gas, US senators demand Signal inquiry

With Albanese set to call poll for early May, Dutton pledges cheaper gas and petrol; bipartisan call for investigation into group chat fiasco

The Guardian - AU

Leaders eyeball each other as campaign kicks off

The election campaign is finally official - and Anthony Albanese and Peter Dutton are wasting no time telling voters why they should vote for their parties.

AAP

Doubts coalition gas plan a quick fix for lower prices

Domestic gas will be prioritised and supply fast-tracked under a coalition government but experts doubt it will slash prices as quickly as promised.

AAP

Coalition energises race for votes with gas and petrol

The coalition have pledged gas investment to bring down power prices as they position themselves as stronger leaders for the nation ahead of the election.

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To slash or not to slash public service jobs? That’s the question Dutton finally clarified (kind of)

After weeks of mixed messaging, Coalition leader reveals he intends to cut 41,000 federal public service jobs - but details remain unclear

The Guardian - AU

Dutton unveils plan to force more gas into Australian market and expand production in major pre-election pitch

Opposition Leader Peter Dutton says a Coalition government would introduce a long-awaited gas reservation scheme, in a budget reply speech that puts energy policy firmly at the centre of the upcoming election campaign.

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Australian PM To Call May 3 General Election: Reports

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said Thursday he would call a general election "imminently", with local media reporting the poll would be held on May 3.

International Business Times

Albanese to call election on Friday as Dutton pledges fuel tax relief and national gas plan

Anthony Albanese is set to announce on Friday that Australians will go to the polls on May 3, after he makes an early morning visit to Governor-General Sam Mostyn.

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We calculated how much Dutton’s excise cut would save you on fuel – and few will save as much as promised

The opposition has unveiled its response to Labor’s A$17 billion “top-up” tax cuts outlined in Tuesday night’s federal budget: cheaper fuel for Australians.

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Coalition cuts to public service jobs could push out social service payment wait times by months, Labor says

Exclusive: Katy Gallagher says ‘if Peter Dutton cuts, you will pay’ as Albanese government analysis shows opposition pledge would mean worsened services

The Guardian - AU

Australia’s PM Anthony Albanese set to call election ‘imminently’

Prime Minister Albanese’s Labor Party has introduced new tax cuts in advance of general election due before May 17.

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Afternoon Update: PM to call election Friday; home affairs secretary’s Signal admission; and why the PM said ‘delulu with no solulu’

Months of speculation over the date will end, with announcement overshadowing Peter Dutton’s budget reply speech

AAP

Election call coming with Labor to distract from Dutton

The prime minister will set the election date "pretty imminently" as parliament wraps up for the last time before voters cast their ballots.

The Guardian - AU

Israeli politicians sign letter urging Australian MPs to dump two-state policy

Letter from Knesset members addressed to Queensland LNP backbencher Andrew Wallace was distributed at event he hosted, attended by several Coalition MPs and senators

The Guardian - AU

Morning Mail: Australia’s Signal concern, supermarket prices compared, Dutton to reveal cost-of-living policy

Canada’s former spy chief says US Five Eyes partners should be ‘very worried’; Woolworths prices go up more than others

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Peter Dutton promises ‘significant funding commitment’ to defence – as it happened

All the day’s news as it unfolded

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Every 3 years, we play the election date waiting game. Are fixed terms the solution?

With another election campaign unofficially underway, voters may feel it hasn’t been long since they were last at the voting booth.

AAP

Cheaper power bills pledge as Dutton spurs gas supply

Opposition Leader Peter Dutton's budget reply has outlined an alternative vision to drive down energy costs and ease pressure on household budgets.

The Guardian - AU

Labor’s budget tax cuts make good economic sense – and have backed Dutton and Taylor into a political corner

The tax cuts announced in Jim Chalmers’ fourth budget have left the opposition leader and shadow treasurer with limited options

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Peter Dutton promises $6 billion 12-month halving of petrol and diesel excise

Opposition leader Peter Dutton will promise in his Thursday budget reply that a Coalition government would immediately halve the fuel excise on petrol and diesel.

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Politics with Michelle Grattan: Jim Chalmers and Angus Taylor on tax top-ups and budget bottom lines

As the election starter’s gun is about to be fired, Tuesday’s budget announced modest income tax cuts as the government’s latest cost-of-living measure. The Coalition has opposed the tax relief, with Peter Dutton’s Thursday budget reply to put forward his policy counters on the cost of living.

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State chugs on with rail loop despite no budget top-up

The federal treasurer won't budget a "big number" to fill a funding hole in a massive rail line project, but the state's premier vows to push on regardless.

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