69 m. ago Wall Street suffers $3.2 trillion wipeout as Trump tariffs spark market chaos

Everything from gold and crude oil, to Big Tech stocks and the value of the US dollar against other currencies fell following the US president’s tariff announcement.

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2 h. 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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11 h. ago The day Trump hijacked the Australian election, until the PM took to the stage

Neither party leader took a backwards step from US President Donald Trump’s tariffs on Thursday. Then Anthony Albanese posed for a photo op.

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13 h. ago Electoral Commission clears influencer Abbie Chatfield of wrongdoing

The AEC cleared Abbie Chatfield after it reviewed whether her combined posts with Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and Greens leader Adam Bandt breached laws.

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24 h. ago Albanese and Dutton continue elections campaign on opposite sides of country

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and Opposition leader Peter Dutton to continue campaigning on opposite sides of the country today.

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25 h. 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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35 h. ago If NSW swings to Dutton, it’s curtains for the state Liberal leader

But if Dutton fails to seize critical seats in the state, it may be a boon for Mark Speakman.

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35 h. ago Abbie Chatfield posts to be probed by Australian Electoral Commission

The electoral watchdog’s review will test political leaders who share content creator posts that instruct listeners how to vote as more MPs appear on influencer podcasts and social media.

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35 h. 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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37 h. ago ABC funding is hardly at the centre of voters’ priorities this election

Opposition Leader Peter Dutton has again shown his propensity for being roped into arguing over niche issues.

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43 h. ago More fossil fuels? Inside Peter Dutton’s shock new gas proposal

The opposition leader’s Robin Hood-like plan may sound like a dream in theory, but lowering household energy bills is a bit more complex in reality.

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44 h. ago Dutton tells ABC to show ‘excellence’ or he won’t ‘support the waste’

The opposition leader told ABC radio that hardworking taxpayers would not expect the government to support waste at the broadcaster.

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44 h. ago Federal election 2025 LIVE updates: Dutton hints at ABC cuts, speaks on crime in Victoria as PM ignites wages fight; Trump tariffs set to begin

Public service job cuts are among the topics dominating the leaders’ agendas as the federal election campaign enters its sixth day.

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45 h. ago Dutton tells ABC to show ‘excellence’ or face funding razor gang

The opposition leader told ABC radio that hardworking taxpayers would not expect the government to support waste at the broadcaster.

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47 h. ago Federal election 2025 LIVE updates: Chalmers accuses ‘DOGEy Dutton’ of copying Trump; 10 per cent tariff warning issued to Australian agricultural businesses

Public service job cuts are among the topics dominating the leaders’ agendas as the federal election campaign enters its sixth day.

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49 h. ago Dutton wants to know if you’re better off now. It’s a trick question

The opposition leader’s question is so seductive to people who don’t follow politics and the economy, and don’t want to use their grey matter.

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59 h. ago Athitaya was on the second day of a new job. Her teammates made it out. She has not

Athitaya and her workmates were about to begin work on the seventh floor of a Bangkok tower when their leader snapped this picture. Then an earthquake struck.

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61 h. ago Peter Dutton pledges to axe Suburban Rail Loop funding if elected prime minister

Federal Opposition Leader Peter Dutton has announced he will scrap federal funding for Victoria's long-promised Suburban Rail Loop (SRL) if he is elected prime minister next month.

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61 h. ago NSW police investigating shop signs depicting politicians as Nazis

Police say a display in a NSW shopfront depicting Opposition Leader Peter Dutton and other prominent figures in Nazi uniforms did not breach laws around prohibited symbols.

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67 h. ago The great divide over this north shore council’s housing plan

There was only one item on the agenda at Ku-ring-gai Council’s extraordinary meeting on Monday, yet it was hours before councillors could debate it.

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