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Albanese pressed on plan to buy back Port of Darwin

The prime minister says compulsory acquisition is on the table to wrest back control of the Port of Darwin in the Top End and return it to Australian hands.

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Young survivors say cancer does not end with remission

More than 30,000 Australians are young cancer survivors but little is known about how the disease affects patients later in life.

AAP

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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Grattan on Friday: Will there be leadership changes on both sides of politics next parliamentary term?

When Jim Chalmers and Angus Taylor met for this week’s treasurers’ debate, the moderator observed that in three or six years they might be facing each other as prime minister and opposition leader.

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'I'm a fighter': premier to box on after 'grim' polling

Jacinta Allan is wearing the unwanted crown of Australia's most unpopular leader, with polling suggesting she could be a drag on Labor's federal election hopes.

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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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Labor ahead by a nose in race for key marginal seat

Polling has shown that Labor could cling onto an ultra-marginal seat as a former state party leader tries to make the shift to Canberra.

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Big changes are planned for aged care in 2025. But you’d never know from the major parties

There has been little new in pre-election promises for Australia’s aged-care workers, providers or the 1.3 million people who use aged care.

The Conversation

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?

The Conversation

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.

The Conversation

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

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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.

The Conversation

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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Australia aims for 'zero tariffs' after Trump backtrack

Donald Trump's tariff backdown has provided Anthony Albanese and Peter Dutton with a fresh opportunity to position themselves as superior negotiators.

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Poorest urban fringe electorates gain most from Labor’s first-term tax and welfare reform, ANU research shows

Exclusive: The wealthiest households on average will be nearly $800 worse off, modelling reveals, as a result of the rejigged stage-three tax cuts

The Guardian - AU

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

The Guardian - AU

Trump’s tariffs could push Australia into recession town. So why is the RBA waiting until May to meet?

Our central bank continues to act as though nothing out of the ordinary has happened. In fact, the opposite is true

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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

The Conversation

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.

The Guardian - AU

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

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Howard-style intervention ruled out in crime crackdown

Australians will be supported on the basis of need and not race, the coalition vows, as it pledges to rewrite how federal funding targets Indigenous people.

The Guardian - AU

Labor denounces Dutton’s ‘savage’ plan to cut net overseas migration by 100,000 if elected

Opposition leader says he is ‘not worried’ about backlash from business as he doubles down on Coalition plan after months of confusion

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Adam Bandt Slams AUKUS Pact & Trump: ‘The World Is Being Burned Down By Powerful Men’

Greens leader Adam Bandt criticises of the AUKUS military alliance and Australia's relationship with the US and Donald Trump.

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Albanese vs Dutton: Who won the first Australian election debate?

The two rivals traded barbs over cost of living issues, inflation, Trump tariffs and energy prices

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