The Prime Minister put in a second solid debate performance on Tuesday night, even if he ended it with a waffle rather than a bang.
Katina Curtis
Anger over the Greens plan to hold a rave on Anzac Day to raise political funds in Perth has led to a major backflip with the event now canned amid widespread condemnation.
With 19 days to go in the election campaign and a week until the first votes are cast, the two leaders have unveiled multibillion-dollar pitches aimed at making it easier for first-home buyers.
Peter Dutton believes WA voters won’t punish him for holding his party’s official campaign launch on the east coast on Sunday, while Anthony Albanese makes his pitch to the nation from Perth.
John Flint
As US tariffs coverage trumped almost all other news this week, one could be forgiven for missing some of the finer details of the second full week on the Federal election campaign trail.
Amber Lilley
Peter Dutton has revved up his pitch to WA, declaring he wants “this great State to boom” and vowing to clear the way for the North West Shelf gas project to power thousands of jobs.
Jessica Page
Peter Dutton has shrugged off a teenager’s alleged bomb plot as he hit the campaign trail in Perth and revealed how his experience as a police officer is inspiring his bid to become Prime Minister.
Western Australia is back at the centre of the election campaign as Anthony Albanese and Peter Dutton return to the battleground state for the second time in as many weeks.
It comes as Mr Dutton is set to arrive in WA to speak at The West Australian’s Leadership Matters event.
Caitlyn Rintoul and Amber Lilley
Anthony Albanese says caretaker conventions hinder tariff talks with Donald Trump as Australia’s second-largest export to the US — pharmaceuticals — is added to the US President’s target list.
Peter Dutton is banking on his energy policy to set him apart from Labor, as the two major parties trade blows over similar campaign themes and competing cost-of-living pitches.
Caitlyn Rintoul
Mr Hastie was forced to retreat on comments he made in 2018 when he said, ‘The fighting DNA of a close combat unit is best preserved when it’s exclusively male’.
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has refused to rule out a recession in Australia while Peter Dutton says there will be one ‘under Labor’.
Katina Curtis and Ellen Ransley
Nearly a quarter of voters watching Anthony Albanese and Peter Dutton go head to head in the first election debate came away still undecided, reflecting a close election that is still anyone’s game.
An elected Coalition government would create a $1 billion gas war chest to fast-track projects aimed at slashing household energy bills, with Peter Dutton unveiling plans to cut prices by 3 per cent.
Caitlyn Rintoul and Katina Curtis
Peter Dutton was stern and composed in the first leaders’ debate but he appeared to fall short of convincing voters in the room the Coalition is the best economic manager.
The Coalition has back-flipped on its plan to force public servants into the office full-time amid a backlash from female voters and suburban families worried it would hurt their post-pandemic working lives.
Nationals leader David Littleproud wants Australia to give into Donald Trump’s demands on tariffs and buy even more American military hardware in an effort to placate the US President.
Stalled plans for the redevelopment of Cottesloe Beach — one of most iconic locations in WA — have received a $10m boost as Liberal leader Peter Dutton ups the ante in the fight to win the seat of Curtin.
Joe Spagnolo
Peter Dutton has landed in Perth promising millions of dollars to WA’s key industries during his first visit to the State since the campaign officially began.
Jessica Page, Katina Curtis and Oliver Lane
Opposition Leader Peter Dutton has vowed to bring down power prices in West Australia by fast-tracking the approval of an exporting gas project.
Ellen Ransley
WA faces a big risk if the Albanese Government is returned for three more years. He might tell you that he is on your side, but we should judge his actions, not his words.
Peter Dutton
Peter Dutton has made his first election pitch to West Australians, promising to ‘back Western Australia and the industries that drive its economic success’ if he becomes Prime Minister.
The opponents agreed on two things in their opening election pitches: Australia is the greatest place on Earth, and voters have a clear choice ahead.
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