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In the Trump age, how the next government, whether Labor or Coalition, will handle foreign affairs, defence and trade is shaping as crucially important.

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An inside look at Dutton’s weird and wonderful worldview

In the Trump age, how the next government, whether Labor or Coalition, will handle foreign affairs, defence and trade is shaping as crucially important.

Michelle Grattan

Anthony Albanese has hit back at fresh attacks on Australia’s PBS from big pharma in the US.

Federal PoliticsComments‘Not for sale’: PM hits back against American attacks on PBS

Both sides of politics have vowed to stare down the Trump Administration if it goes after Australia’s $18 billion medicine subsidy scheme

Ellen Ransley and Katina Curtis

Leader of the Opposition Peter Dutton Peter Dutton has walked back a proposal to hold a referendum on giving ministers the power to strip people’s citizenship.

Federal PoliticsCommentsCitizenship referendum a ‘last resort’ says Dutton

Peter Dutton has walked back a proposal to hold a referendum on giving ministers the power to strip people’s citizenship but wants to include questions on anti-Semitism in the test to become an Australian.

Katina Curtis

Leader of the Opposition Peter Dutton in Mindarie.

FEDERAL ELECTION 2025PremiumCooking with gas: Dutton vows to fast-track WA billions

Peter Dutton has vowed to end the stalemate over gas off WA’s North West coast within 30 days, if he becomes Prime Minister.

Jessica Page

Peter Dutton has hit the campaign trail in Perth ahead of a looming Federal election, but was reluctant to weigh in on a potential Liberal leadership battle in WA in the wake of the State poll.

FEDERAL ELECTION 2025CommentsPremiumDutton not deterred by WA Labor’s landslide victory

Peter Dutton has hit the campaign trail in Perth ahead of a looming Federal election, but was reluctant to weigh in on a potential Liberal leadership battle in WA in the wake of the State poll.

Jessica Page

‘Peter Dutton relentlessly and shamelessly described the caravan as a mass casualty terror attack against Sydney’s Jewish community. It was never true,’ writes Mark Dreyfus.

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Pollies must stop point scoring and let cops do their jobs

Police get up before dawn and go to bed long after the rest of us. They deserve better than the politicking we have seen from Mr Dutton and his inexperienced and immature national security spokesperson.

Mark Dreyfus

If you squinted right, Roger Cook’s speech on Saturday night could have been delivered by Anthony Albanese.

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WA offers Albo a blueprint to potential election victory

KATINA CURTIS: Roger Cook’s victory shows voters in WA are open to an offering shaped around local jobs, manufacturing, better services and stable governance in times of global uncertainty.

Katina Curtis

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

The Opposition Leader’s real estate history stretches back 35 years to when he bought his first house as a 19-year-old.

Federal PoliticsCommentsPeter Dutton lashes Labor smears over property dealings

Opposition Leader Peter Dutton has stridently defended his decades of multimillion-dollar property dealings while accusing the Prime Minister of slinging mud.

Katina Curtis

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and Opposition Leader Peter Dutton.

Federal PoliticsComments‘Running scared’: Dutton accuses Albo of Budget evasion

Opposition Leader Peter Dutton claims Anthony Albanese will call an early election to avoid presenting a challenging Budget amid a cost-of-living crisis.

Caitlyn Rintoul

Illustration: Don Lindsay

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Dutton is so far from being a silly Donald Trump Mini-me

Treasurer Jim Chalmers will not be organising a buck’s night ahead of the coming nuptials of Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and Jodie Haydon.

Michelle Grattan

Albanese and Labor have clearly underestimated Dutton and the Coalition to date, purely because they thought history would repeat.

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Labor has underestimated the Peter Dutton factor

Albanese and Labor have clearly underestimated Dutton and the Coalition to date, purely because they thought history would repeat. 

Leader of the Opposition Peter Dutton.

Federal PoliticsComments‘Next PM’ Peter Dutton declares he can handle Trump

The man now favoured to become Australia’s next Prime Minister was pressed on how he would handle the new president after Mr Trump slapped 25 per cent tariffs on all aluminium and steel imports.

Jake Dietsch

The Coalition opened up a new line of attack on Anthony Albanese, with senior Liberal Michaelia Cash claiming the Prime Minister seemed “drowsy”.

Federal PoliticsCommentsCoalition hits out at ‘drowsy’ PM, neutralises Labor policy

The Coalition has moved swiftly to neutralise Labor’s latest electoral offering, backing a $573 million women’s health package within hours of its announcement.

Katina Curtis

Anthony Albanese and Peter Dutton have faced off at the resumption of parliament for 2025.

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Deja vu all over again in barbed final days of Parliament

The first day of the last days of Parliament followed a well-worn template both in format and substance as leaders attacked each other over the cost of living.

Katina Curtis

‘It’s not that Dutton has changed his views on China. Rather, he’s camouflaged them with a softer tone, and in what he chooses to emphasise,’ writes Michelle Grattan.

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Peter Dutton changes China tack

It’s not that Dutton has changed his views on China. Rather, he’s camouflaged them with a softer tone, and in what he chooses to emphasise.

Michelle Grattan

dutton pilbersek environmental bill

federal politicsComments‘Two-card trick’: PM slammed for Nature Positive laws again

Opposition Leader Peter Dutton has accused the Prime Minister of playing a ‘two-card trick’ over the so-called Nature Positive laws, despite warnings the bill is a ‘threat to jobs’.

Jessica Page and Ellen Ransley

The West Australian’s niche front page featuring a caricature of Peter Dutton drawn by his counterpart Anthony Albanese was all the rage on the airwaves.

Political PictionaryCommentsPremiumThe West’s Dutton front page is the talk of town

Mr Albanese had previously drawn a cartoon image of Mr Dutton, which the hosts presented to the Opposition Leader.

Jonathon Nolan

Opposition leader Peter Dutton on Nova's Nathan, Nat & Shaun in Perth.

Peter DuttonCommentsDutton takes cheeky on-air ‘retirement’ swipe at Albo

Peter Dutton has taken a cheeky swipe at Anthony Albanese during an FM radio challenge. wishing him a ‘happy retirement’.

Dylan Caporn

Anthony Albanese says he is ‘disappointed’ after Peter Dutton snubbed the national Australia Day ceremony in Canberra.

AustraliaPremiumAlbanese calls out Dutton’s Australia Day snub

Peter Dutton has come under fire for not attending the national Australia Day ceremony in Canberra after weeks of accusing Anthony Albanese of not showing the day enough respect.

Joseph Olbrycht-Palmer

The moment of truth is drawing closer for Peter Dutton, with a federal poll looming.

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Dutton arrives in Perth to win back WA

Opposition Leader Peter Dutton believes the political ghosts that haunted the Federal Liberals in WA three years ago are gone, and voters are prepared to back him to lead the country. 

Joe Spagnolo

Mr Dutton, who has pledged to force local councils to hold citizenship ceremonies on January 26.

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‘Left-wing agenda’ dividing the nation, Dutton says

Opposition Leader Peter Dutton says the Albanese Government’s ‘left-wing agenda’ is dividing the nation, and Australia Day ‘is not a day to be ashamed of’.

Joe Spagnolo

‘The new year has brought with it is a new level of bitterness from both the Prime Minister and Peter Dutton,’ says Dylan Caporn.

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Voters must share the blame for nastiness in politics

Liberal and Labor are both appealing to our worst selves, on the basis that if they convince us the other side is bad, perhaps we’ll opt to pick the lesser of two evils. 

Dylan Caporn

Leader of the Opposition Peter Dutton has painted a grim picture of Australia under Anthony Albanese and Labor.

FEDERAL ELECTIONCommentsElection ready: Dutton vows to get country ‘back on track’

Peter Dutton has taken a page from Donald Trump’s playbook, launching the Coalition’s election year with a pitch to ‘pessimistic’ Australians to get the country ‘back on track’.

Dylan Caporn