3 d. 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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4 d. ago Joyce, McKenzie jostle to keep Coalition frontbench roles after election

Nationals frontbenchers are hustling to keep their positions after the election as tensions flare again between party leader David Littleproud and predecessor Barnaby Joyce.

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5 d. ago Wakey, wakey: Dutton looks shaky as his aptitude is put to the ultimate test

This is the opposition leader’s first federal election campaign, possibly the first time in his political life that he will face sustained national scrutiny for weeks.

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5 d. ago The leader most likely to lose their job after the federal election? Jacinta Allan

There will be no move against Allan while the campaign is on but if Labor does as badly in Victoria as the polls suggest, senior party figures have made it clear whom they will blame.

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7 d. ago Dutton pledges to axe $2.2 billion from Suburban Rail Loop ‘hoax’

The federal opposition leader will announce on Tuesday that, if elected, he will withdraw federal funding for the rail loop, branding the project a cruel hoax.

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7 d. ago ‘We love the harbour’: Dutton says he would live in Sydney as prime minister

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese accused the opposition leader of hubris and “measuring the curtains” before the election.

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1 week ago Fierce battle looms for prime minister and opposition leader

For Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and Opposition Leader Peter Dutton, the 2025 federal election hinges on economic relief and nuclear ambitions under a shadow of global uncertainty.

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1 week ago Former Perth Lord Mayor Basil Zempilas elected as WA opposition leader

Former broadcaster and Perth Lord Mayor Basil Zempilas has been elected unopposed as the leader of the WA Liberals.

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4 w. ago Dutton just had his worst two weeks as leader. A later election can only help him

A May election date leaves more time for voters to forget Dutton’s run of unforced errors and for the PM to perhaps make some of his own.

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