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Peter Dutton has made his strongest pitch yet to fix the housing affordability crisis, saying stemming the flow of migration, limiting foreign ownership, and capping international students was key.

COST OF LIVINGVideoCommentsDutton takes aim at immigration in huge housing pitch

Peter Dutton has made his strongest pitch yet to fix the housing affordability crisis, saying stemming the flow of migration, limiting foreign ownership, and capping international students was key.

Caitlyn Rintoul and Nicola Smith

Opposition Leader Peter Dutton rejects claims his policy mirrors that of US President Donald Trump. (Jono Searle/AAP PHOTOS)

FEDERAL POLITICSCommentsPeter Dutton hints at 15pc cheaper gas under broader plan

Opposition leader Peter Dutton has used a Sydney forum to hint at a broader gas plan to make prices 15 per cent cheaper domestically. 

Caitlyn Rintoul

BUS James Limnios, Managing Director of Limnios Property Group near McIver Station, Perth.

opinionCommentsPremiumTaxes are killing the Aussie dream of home ownership

Why is Australia becoming one of the least affordable places in the world to own a home and what’s its connection to the spiralling government taxes on property?

James Limnios

Australian Opposition Leader Peter Dutton said he wants students at high school and universities to receive education that “reflect community standards”.

Federal ElectionComments‘Woke agenda’ in schools on Peter Dutton’s chopping block

Peter Dutton hasn’t ruled out cuts or placing funding conditions on the Federal Education Department in a bid to stamp out the ‘woke agenda’ in Australian schools. 

Ellen Ransley

Trish Cook, Kate Hulett and Vince Connelly are running in key battleground seats.

FEDERAL ELECTION 2025PremiumKey WA seats to watch as the Federal election looms

Voters in a handful of WA electorates could decide the fate of Anthony Albanese and Peter Dutton at the May 3 election.

Katina Curtis and Caitlyn Rintoul

Opposition Leader Peter Dutton.

Federal election 2025VideoComments‘We will do better’: Dutton drops first election ad

In the minutes after Anthony Albanese announced the May 3 Federal election, the Liberal Party dropped the first election ad, where Peter Dutton called on the nation to ‘get our country back on track’. 

Max Corstorphan

eter Dutton has made his case to Australians on why he should be the country’s next Prime Minister.

AustraliaVideoCommentsDutton shrugs off Labor ‘sledging’, spruiks gas reserve

RECAP: Peter Dutton has made his case to Australians on why he should be the country’s next Prime Minister, launching a brutal attack on Anthony Albanese and Labor.

Max Corstorphan

It will be an election largely fought on the cost of living, and both Labor and the Coalition will be hoping voters buy into their plans.

FEDERAL POLITICSCommentsPremiumBuoyed by budget, PM expected to call election ‘imminently’

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese is expected to use post-budget momentum to call an election as soon as today for a May 3 poll, in what is expected to be a cost-of-living-focused campaign.

Caitlyn Rintoul and Katina Curtis

Treasurer Jim Chalmers.

INDUSTRIAL RELATIONSLabor’s non-compete clause ban ‘could harm business’

Industry groups say Labor’s ban on non-compete clauses unveiled in the Federal Budget on Tuesday could harm small businesses and is a ‘heavy handed’ measure.

Caitlyn Rintoul

KKG founder Tammy O’Connor.

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REVEALED: The key seats where mining jobs could sway votes

The FIFO vote is looming large in key WA seats ahead of the Federal election, with new figures revealing 45 per cent of local jobs in the Swan electorate are linked to the booming resources sector.

Jessica Page

Curtin MP Kate Chaney has declared she will not be beholden to lobby groups following a fierce ultimatum by grassroots campaign Keep the Sheep. 

FEDERAL POLITICSCommentsPremiumKate Chaney says Keep the Sheep’s ultimatum ‘inappropriate’

Curtin MP Kate Chaney has declared she will not be beholden to lobby groups after being targeted by a fierce ultimatum by grassroots campaign Keep the Sheep. 

Caitlyn Rintoul

Peter Dutton addressed the Lowy Institute in Sydney on Thursday. NewsWire / Nikki Short

‘Weak’ recordPremiumDutton vows to mend ties with US, China and allies

Opposition leader Peter Dutton has vowed to mend relations with the United States, Israel and China if elected, slamming Prime Minister Anthony Albanese for his ‘weak’ international record.

Caitlyn Rintoul

Curtin MP Kate Chaney is under pressure to make her stance on the live export ban clear to WA farmers, who are threatening to wage war against her. 

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Chaney faces live export ultimatum from Keep the Sheep

Curtin MP Kate Chaney is under pressure to make her stance on the live export ban clear to WA farmers, who are threatening to wage war against her. 

Caitlyn Rintoul

Treasurer Jim Chalmers.

Federal PoliticsCommentsPremiumTreasurer Jim Chalmers reveals five budget priorities

Vowing to deliver a ‘responsible Budget’ on March 25, Dr Chalmers said the Albanese Government’s economic plan over its first term had been ‘deliberate’ and was working. 

Caitlyn Rintoul

Ian Goodenough and Peter Dutton.

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Goodenough snubs both major parties in preferences

The Moore MP has ruled out preferencing major parties at the upcoming election, saying he will leave his how-to-vote cards open as an independent. 

Caitlyn Rintoul

Clive Palmer.

WA NewsPremiumPalmer labels Cook as ‘a great improvement’ on McGowan

Speaking at the National Press Club in Canberra on Thursday, the mining magnate said the State leader had delivered an ‘outstanding’ result at Saturday’s poll. 

Caitlyn Rintoul

Woodside's boss laments years of red tape over the extension of its North West Shelf gas plant. (Rebecca Le May/AAP PHOTOS)

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‘Critical’ time for gas project amid approval overhaul push

The $30b proposal would see Woodside and its partners tap gas from three new fields 900km away and connect it to the longstanding natural gas project’s existing infrastructure.

Caitlyn Rintoul

Treasurer Jim Chalmers and shadow treasurer Angus Taylor. Economy must be strengthened if Australia is to successfully navigate Trump-led US instability.

Federal election 2025CommentsSurviving erratic Trump key challenge for next government

Australia’s next Federal Government will need to make the economy as ‘strong as it can be’ in a bid to survive US President Donald Trump and his erratic polices, according a top economist.

Cheyanne Enciso

Labor Senator Fatima Payman.

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Payman now wants Iranian-owned media banned after backlash

Fatima Payman has called for Iranian state-owned PressTV to be banned in Australia after she was caught out praising the authoritarian regime as an “incredible place” for women in an interview with the station.

Caitlyn Rintoul and Katina Curtis

Mark McGowan and Roger Cook.

Federal PoliticsComments‘Massacre’: Dutton concedes Liberal WA return will take time

Peter Dutton has conceded the WA Liberal party will need a “couple of elections” to recover from the election massacre executed by former premier Mark McGowan four years ago.

Caitlyn Rintoul

Mr Dutton argued that Mr Cook’s ability to maintain his party’s popularity was by following in the footsteps of predecessor Mark McGowan and locking out the east coast.

WA election 2025CommentsPremiumDutton claims Roger Cook’s win from predecessor playbook

Opposition Leader Dutton argued that Roger Cook’s ability to maintain his party’s popularity was by following in the footsteps of predecessor Mark McGowan and locking out the east coast.

Caitlyn Rintoul and Katina Curtis

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and Premier Roger Cook.

Federal PoliticsCommentsPremiumPM lauds WA Labor’s ‘discipline’, takes swipe at Libs

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has commended WA Labor’s ‘discipline’ after Premier Roger Cook recorded a resounding win in the State election.

Caitlyn Rintoul

Chinese war ships spotted off WA's northern coastline on Thursday as they almost complete their circumnavigation of Australia.

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LISTEN: Audio reveals Navy’s comms with Chinese ships

Audio of the Australian Navy making contact with a trio of Chinese Navy warships has emerged, with the flotilla expected to complete its circumnavigation of Australia’s coastline today.

Caitlyn Rintoul

Peoples Liberation Army-Navy Renhai-class cruiser Zunyi in the Great Australian Bight.

Federal PoliticsCommentsChinese ships circumnavigation ‘likely planned a year ago’

Chinese war ships have continued to track north up the WA coast as they almost finish their lap of Australia after making headlines for conducted a live fire exercise in the Tasman Sea off New South Wales.

Caitlyn Rintoul