10 h. ago Victoria’s hot seats LIVE updates: Bruce is anything but a typical Liberal

Join us over the next five weeks for an in-depth look at the candidates, hot-button issues, and a breakdown of the policies and campaign promises in four key electorates.

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11 h. ago Federal election 2025 as it happened: Trump tariff fallout lingers as PM, Dutton continue campaigns; leaders clash on Port of Darwin Chinese ownership

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and Opposition Leader Peter Dutton launch into the second week of their campaign.

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14 h. ago “It’s disgusting”: WA Premier speaks out after alleged head stomping

A 15-year-old schoolboy has been arrested and charged over the alleged assault that reportedly left the victim with a broken jaw requiring surgery to have metal plates inserted. But he won’t appear in courts for weeks.

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14 h. ago Peter Dutton's botched footy kick accidentally injures cameraman

A TV cameraman has been left with a scratched forehead after he was hit in the head by a wayward ball kicked by Opposition Leader Peter Dutton at a photo-op in Darwin.

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15 h. ago Cameraman left bloodied after Dutton’s football kick goes astray

The ball went straight towards cameraman Ghaith Nadir who was filming the exchange, resulting in a bloodied forehead.

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15 h. ago Victoria’s hot seats LIVE updates: Goldstein rematch heats up in first week of campaign

Join us over the next five weeks for an in-depth look at the candidates, hot-button issues, and a breakdown of the policies and campaign promises in four key electorates.

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19 h. ago Federal election 2025 LIVE updates: Trump tariff fallout lingers as PM, Dutton continue campaigns; protester crashes Treasurer’s press conference

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and Opposition Leader Peter Dutton launch into the second week of their campaign.

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22 h. ago Planning to retire? Here’s exactly how much you can afford to spend

Most people, whether they have a meagre or a juicy lump sum in super, still struggle to work out how much they can safely outlay before they die.

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22 h. ago Labor primary vote exposed in key states despite recovery this year

An exclusive survey shows the Labor primary vote has fallen in NSW and Victoria from the level the party reached at the last election.

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32 h. ago Perth school, dad speak as student attacked at shops still in hospital

The school has released a statement, as the distraught father of the teen allegedly coward-punched and head-stomped at a suburban shopping centre asks for justice.

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33 h. ago Chinese firm Landbridge set to be stripped of its controversial lease of the Port of Darwin

The Coalition will use its first major national security policy of the election campaign to announce that in government it would seize control of the port if required.

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33 h. ago As it happened: ASX falls sharply as fallout continues from Trump tariffs; worst trading day on Wall Street since 2020 as $2.4 trillion wiped

Read all the headlines from day eight of the 2025 federal election campaign on Friday, April 4.

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34 h. ago Petro Georgiou, the ‘conscience of the Liberal Party’, dies at 77

Petro Georgiou, who stood up to John Howard on asylum seekers, dies at 77.

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41 h. ago Federal election 2025 LIVE updates: ASX falls sharply as fallout continues from Trump tariffs; worst trading day on Wall Street since 2020 as $2.4 trillion wiped

Read all the headlines from day eight of the 2025 federal election campaign on Friday, April 4.

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41 h. ago Double trouble: Freo independent’s dual citizenship threatens to derail bid for federal seat

Kate Hulett went within a whisker of beating a state Labor minister in the WA election, but the highly anticipated sequel to the Freo gift shop owner’s political debut is in jeopardy.

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41 h. ago Bridget McKenzie reacts to question about her future in Coalition's cabinet

Peter Dutton was asked about the potential for Bridget McKenzie being ousted from the Coalition cabinet after the upcoming election. McKenzie was seen laughing behind the Liberal leader.

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41 h. ago WA news LIVE: Perth man in court over online child abuse allegations; Boy left with broken jaw after alleged ‘head stomping’

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41 h. ago WA news LIVE: Father of Ellenbrook coward punch victim calls for justice as alleged attacker released on bail; Perth man in court over online child abuse allegations

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41 h. ago WA news LIVE: Weather warning for Perth as damaging winds roll in; Father of Ellenbrook coward punch victim calls for justice as alleged attacker released on bail

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42 h. ago Federal election 2025 LIVE updates: Dutton says Coalition government could reverse Trump tariffs; worst trading day on Wall Street since 2020 as $2.4 trillion wiped

Read all the headlines from day eight of the 2025 federal election campaign on Friday, April 4.

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