5 h. ago Peter Dutton’s Welcome to Country claim comes from a common misconception about the ancient ceremony

Antagonism towards the tradition has been bubbling for months, but an argument the opposition leader recently made on the national stage is steeped in a fundamental misunderstanding.

Politics

23 h. ago Peter Dutton sits down with A Current Affair ahead of the federal election

Opposition leader Peter Dutton spoke to Ally Langdon about the big issues facing Australians and how an elected Coalition government would fix them.

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24 h. ago Federal election 2025 as it happened: Dutton’s bus gets stuck in Sydney, Albanese visits NSW Central Coast

Follow live as we bring you all the news from the election campaign.

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24 h. ago Donald Trump’s clown car has backfired on Peter Dutton again

Branding the ABC and the Guardian as “hate media” is another example of Peter Dutton singing straight from the Trump hymn book

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34 h. ago Federal election 2025 LIVE updates: Dutton’s bus gets stuck in Sydney, Albanese visits NSW Central Coast

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36 h. ago Federal election 2025 LIVE updates: Anthony Albanese v Peter Dutton leaders’ debate reaction

Follow live as we bring you all the news from the election campaign.

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62 h. ago Dutton eyes better budget but will require cuts in homes and power

Whoever wins on Saturday faces budget deficits as far as they eye can see. Peter Dutton faces tough choices to meet his promises and cut spending.

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2 d. ago Prime minister, opposition leader approaching federal election finish line

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and Opposition Leader Peter Dutton have covered extensive ground, visiting multiple states as they hurtle towards the federal election finish line.

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4 d. ago Is Peter Dutton going to cut penalty rates? Is Anthony Albanese lying about the Coalition’s ‘$600 billion’ nuclear plan? We reality check

The gloves were off this week with the opposition leader accusing the prime minister of being “loose with the truth” in a move the latter called “desperate”. But which one of them is right?

Economics

4 d. ago Is Dutton going to cut penalty rates? Is Albanese lying about the Coalition’s ‘$600bn’ nuclear plan? We reality check

The gloves were off this week with the opposition leader accusing the prime minister of being “loose with the truth” in a move the latter called “desperate”. But which one of them is right?

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4 d. ago Is Dutton going to cut penalty rates? Is Albanese lying about the Coalition’s ‘$600b’ nuclear plan? We reality check

The gloves were off this week with the opposition leader accusing the prime minister of being “loose with the truth” in a move the latter called “desperate”. But which one of them is right?

Events

4 d. ago Peter Dutton speaks after Welcome to Country booed at Melbourne dawn service

Opposition Leader Peter Dutton speaks after a Welcome to Country was booed at Melbourne's Anzac Day dawn service.

Politics

4 d. ago Dutton must target backpackers to deliver promised cuts to migration

Surging numbers of working holidaymakers would have to be drastically curtailed for Opposition Leader Peter Dutton to achieve his promise of driving down overall migration levels.

Events

5 d. ago John Howard says the Liberal Party must be a broad church. Does Peter Dutton agree?

Is Peter Dutton a shape-shifting pragmatist or a true conservative?

Events

5 d. ago Dutton says Albanese ‘trashing his own credibility’ defending fake Nazi meme candidate

The prime minister backed the Labor candidate for Dickson, who had posted faked images of Peter Dutton as a Nazi. He also equivocated about whether he had fallen off a stage.

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5 d. ago Albanese defends Labor candidate who posted Dutton Nazi meme

The prime minister backed the Labor candidate for Dickson, who had posted faked images of Peter Dutton as a Nazi. He also equivocated about whether he had fallen off a stage.

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5 d. ago Peter Dutton asked about transgender women during domestic violence announcement

Peter Dutton was asked whether transgender women are women while announcing plans for a national domestic violence register.

Events

5 d. ago Coalition denies backflipping on plans to scrap Labor's EV tax break

Peter Dutton has insisted he hasn't changed his mind after the Coalition seemingly backflipped on its promise not to touch Labor's electric car tax break.

Economics

6 d. ago Dutton announces defence spend, Labor slams nuclear policies

Peter Dutton has announced he would dramatically boost defence spending if elected, while the prime minister slammed the coalition’s nuclear policy.

Events

6 d. ago Dutton reverses pledge on EV tax break two days after saying he would keep it

Just two days after Opposition Leader Peter Dutton said he would not touch Labor’s tax break for electric vehicles, the Coalition announced it would get rid of it.

Economics