US trade war may force all-out assault with rate cuts An escalating trade war has slashed the odds of interest rate cuts for Australian mortgage-holders, including a potential mega cut weeks after the election. AAP · Apr 3, 2025
‘There’s an us v them mentality’: are young Australian men and women drifting apart politically? In recent elections overseas more young men than women have shifted to the right, even the far right. But in Australia the gap between generations rather than genders seems much wider The Guardian - AU · Apr 3, 2025
Liberal candidate says women should not serve in ADF combat roles amid range of controversial views Benjamin Britton, standing in the seat of Whitlam, told a rightwing podcast Australia’s education system ‘brainwashed’ students with Marxist ideology, and praised Isle of Man flat tax The Guardian - AU · Apr 3, 2025
Dutton rules out workplace changes, eyes axing union Peter Dutton has played down potential changes to industrial relations laws if elected, instead prioritising a crackdown on building industry union the CFMEU. AAP · Apr 3, 2025
Grattan on Friday: Trying too hard for a special tariff deal with Trump could be the wrong way to go Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and Opposition Leader Peter Dutton both agree Australia should react to US President Donald Trump’s aggressive tariff regime by continuing to seek a special deal. They just disagree about which of them could better handle the challenge of dealing with the rogue president. The Conversation · Apr 3, 2025
Afternoon Update Election 2025: Trump ‘liberation day’ fallout; Albanese falls off stage; and an island of unhappy penguins Seventh day of election campaign has been dominated by Trump’s ‘Liberation Day’ with sweeping tariffs announced The Guardian - AU · Apr 3, 2025
Palpable anger in the suburbs sets up poll battleground For the first time pundits' eyes will be on two safe seats on election night as fallout from the Gaza war ignites a serious electoral challenge for ministers. AAP · Apr 3, 2025
Morning Mail: Trump to reveal tariff hit, outback floods loom in NSW, Democrats roast Musk as Tesla sales slump The world waits to see which levies the US president is going to impose; hundreds of emergency workers deployed to north of state amid heavy rain The Guardian - AU · Apr 2, 2025
PM falls from stage after speech – as it happened This blog is now closed The Guardian - AU · Apr 2, 2025
State of the states: six politics experts explain the key seats across the country The five-week election campaign is now in full swing throughout the nation. The Conversation · Apr 2, 2025
How the west could be won: Dutton digs in on mining Opposition Leader Peter Dutton has doubled down on backing the mining and resources sector in the west as he digs for votes in a battleground state. AAP · Apr 2, 2025
'Not the act of a friend': PM, Dutton decry US tariffs Donald Trump's sweeping tariffs have "no basis in logic", Anthony Albanese says, as Peter Dutton accuses the prime minister of neglecting the US relationship. AAP · Apr 2, 2025
In the event of a hung parliament, one wildcard has been largely overlooked – the Nationals If Peter Dutton needs to court the crossbench to form minority government after the election, he would risk putting his Coalition partner offside on climate and environment policy The Guardian - AU · Apr 2, 2025
Australia’s major parties have lost ‘courage’ on Indigenous affairs, Mick Gooda says After making the voice a centrepiece of 2022 election, Labor and Coalition instead push ‘practical action’ The Guardian - AU · Apr 2, 2025
The Guardian - AU · Apr 2, 2025 Rednote used to spread false claims about ‘wicked’ policy on Chinese Australians and citizenship Exclusive: Posts that falsely claim Anthony Albanese and Peter Dutton are targeting Chinese Australians are cited by experts as examples of disinformation
The Conversation · Apr 2, 2025 Election diary: Dutton tries to shake off Trump dust and avoid being trapped on wages Ahead of Donald Trump’s tariff announcement early Thursday (Australian time), the United States president has become a serious and increasing worry for Peter Dutton’s campaign. Even apart from Labor’s obvious and constant “Trump-whistling”, many voters are apparently seeing a lot of Trump dust on the opposition leader.
The Guardian - AU · Apr 2, 2025 Afternoon Update Election 2025: Greens want 1% of budget for environment; Dutton ready for fight with Trump; and Val Kilmer dies aged 65 Greens have been in flood-stricken NSW town of Richmond, launching an election plan to increase environment spending
AAP · Apr 2, 2025 'Chainsaw massacre' to cull public service under Dutton Labor has likened coalition plans to slash one in five public service jobs to a horror movie, saying it would hurt communities without saving taxpayer dollars.
The Guardian - AU · Apr 2, 2025 Dutton refuses to rule out ABC cuts and repeatedly declines meeting with chair Kim Williams, sources say Opposition leader still won’t say which jobs will be cut in plan to slash 41,000 public sector positions
The Guardian - AU · Apr 2, 2025 Coalition says it will allow gas producers to access $4bn net zero fund for critical minerals Shadow resources minister tells Sydney conference Coalition would give gas the same status as a critical mineral to boost industry funding
The Guardian - AU · Apr 2, 2025 Greens promise to push government to spend 1% of budget on environment if they hold balance of power The minor party makes pledge as Labor faces calls to explain its nature policy and plans for a federal EPA
The Conversation · Apr 2, 2025 The Medical Research Future Fund has grown far beyond its target. Why is so much of the money unused? Australian researchers are reeling from the international reach of the Trump administration’s ideological war on science and research, which threatens local research projects that receive funding from the United States National Institutes of Health.
The Guardian - AU · Apr 1, 2025 Morning Mail: Sabsabi’s Biennale ‘torture’, election candidates on Rednote, Trump tariff countdown In an exclusive interview, Khaled Sabsabi blames Creative Australia for ‘dismantling’ his career; concern over Chinese language influencers on social media
The Conversation · Apr 1, 2025 Defence is shaping up to be a key election issue, whether politicians like it or not International and domestic policy have collided in Australia in recent weeks with a force not seen in decades.
AAP · Apr 1, 2025 Pitch to ditch rail loop risks 'referendum on trains' A pledge to redirect federal funding from a rail loop to an airport line risks turning the election into a referendum on trains, a political scientist warns.