8 h. ago Selfies, hecklers and obscenities as Albanese risks a walk down the street

“You’re the reason we’re broke, bro”, said one man driving past the prime minister. Another called him something that only an Australian would consider a compliment.

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27 h. ago From Trump’s phone number to the price of eggs, our experts give their final debate verdicts

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese made the odd claim that Donald Trump does not have a mobile phone, but he was much closer to guessing the price of a dozen eggs.

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27 h. ago From Trump’s phone number to the price of eggs, our experts give their verdicts on the final debate

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese made the odd claim that Donald Trump does not have a mobile phone, but he was much closer to guessing the price of a dozen eggs.

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54 h. 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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3 d. ago Prime Minister Anthony Albanese condemns hecklers at Anzac Day dawn services

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has condemned hecklers who interrupted Welcome to Country acknowledgements at Anzac Day dawn services in Melbourne and Perth.

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3 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?

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3 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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3 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?

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3 d. ago Prime Minister Anthony Albanese speaks at Anzac Day dawn service

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese speaks at the Australian War Memorial dawn service in Canberra.

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4 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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4 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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4 d. ago WA news LIVE: Prime minister speaks in Perth; Bears bid gets green tick

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5 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.

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6 d. ago Lying. Desperation. Personal abuse: Our experts give their debate verdicts

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and Opposition Leader Peter Dutton had to beat the clock as well as each other in a rapid-fire exchange on everything from Trump to their softer side.

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7 d. ago Alfred Deakin’s descendants push for public acquisition of former PM’s seaside home

Leaders from across the political spectrum are backing a campaign to put Ballara, the 1907-built holiday home of Australia’s second prime minister, into public hands.

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7 d. ago Albanese used captain’s call to avoid messy brawl over gambling ads

This was the fourth time the prime minister had blocked controversial policies to avoid rocking the boat as he prepared for the campaign.

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8 d. ago Albanese’s security detail caught up as man arrested outside Nine HQ

A man in his 20s was detained by officers soon before the prime minister was due to arrive at the television studios to appear on the NRL Sunday Footy Show.

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8 d. ago Albanese’s security detail caught up as man arrested outside Channel Nine HQ

A man in his 20s was detained by officers soon before the prime minister was due to arrive at the television studios to appear on the NRL Sunday Footy Show.

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9 d. ago Australia will advocate for man 'charged by Russia with fighting for Ukraine'

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said Australia would continue to advocate for Melbourne man Oscar Jenkins, who was reportedly charged with fighting in defence of Ukraine.

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1 week ago Coalition frontbencher says Russia, China want Labor to win election

After the Coalition called on Jakarta to curtail its defence ties with Moscow, one frontbencher claimed Russia and China didn’t want Peter Dutton as prime minister.

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