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After weeks of mixed messaging, Coalition leader reveals he intends to cut 41,000 federal public service jobs - but details remain unclear

Exclusive: Katy Gallagher says ‘if Peter Dutton cuts, you will pay’ as Albanese government analysis shows opposition pledge would mean worsened services

The opposition wants to call time on letting public servants work from home. In a speech to the Menzies Research Institute this week, shadow public service minister Jane Hume said, if elected, a Coalition government would require public servants in the office five days a week:

In these scrappy days before the prime minister announces the election date, the mud and the personal insults are flying, despite the politicians knowing voters hate this sort of thing.

The opposition's claim Labor has added $350 billion in spending omits the impact of inflation, while Labor's response misconstrues the coalition's planned cuts.

Liberals decry government ‘dirt unit’ as Labor scrutiny leads to fiery clash during Senate estimates

The opposition leader has vowed to slash the number of public sector workers but his frontbenchers have been more reserved, instead focusing on efficiency.

Car torched and anti-Israel slogans painted on wall of house in Sydney suburb

As the federal opposition prepares to reveal plans to cap international students, the political debate has left many foreign students feeling unwanted.