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Leaders eyeball each other as campaign kicks off

The election campaign is finally official - and Anthony Albanese and Peter Dutton are wasting no time telling voters why they should vote for their parties.

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To slash or not to slash public service jobs? That’s the question Dutton finally clarified (kind of)

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

The Guardian - AU

Dutton unveils plan to force more gas into Australian market and expand production in major pre-election pitch

Opposition Leader Peter Dutton says a Coalition government would introduce a long-awaited gas reservation scheme, in a budget reply speech that puts energy policy firmly at the centre of the upcoming election campaign.

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Australian PM To Call May 3 General Election: Reports

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said Thursday he would call a general election "imminently", with local media reporting the poll would be held on May 3.

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Albanese to call election on Friday as Dutton pledges fuel tax relief and national gas plan

Anthony Albanese is set to announce on Friday that Australians will go to the polls on May 3, after he makes an early morning visit to Governor-General Sam Mostyn.

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We calculated how much Dutton’s excise cut would save you on fuel – and few will save as much as promised

The opposition has unveiled its response to Labor’s A$17 billion “top-up” tax cuts outlined in Tuesday night’s federal budget: cheaper fuel for Australians.

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Coalition cuts to public service jobs could push out social service payment wait times by months, Labor says

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

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Australia’s PM Anthony Albanese set to call election ‘imminently’

Prime Minister Albanese’s Labor Party has introduced new tax cuts in advance of general election due before May 17.

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Afternoon Update: PM to call election Friday; home affairs secretary’s Signal admission; and why the PM said ‘delulu with no solulu’

Months of speculation over the date will end, with announcement overshadowing Peter Dutton’s budget reply speech

The Guardian - AU

Election call coming with Labor to distract from Dutton

The prime minister will set the election date "pretty imminently" as parliament wraps up for the last time before voters cast their ballots.

AAP

Israeli politicians sign letter urging Australian MPs to dump two-state policy

Letter from Knesset members addressed to Queensland LNP backbencher Andrew Wallace was distributed at event he hosted, attended by several Coalition MPs and senators

The Guardian - AU

Morning Mail: Australia’s Signal concern, supermarket prices compared, Dutton to reveal cost-of-living policy

Canada’s former spy chief says US Five Eyes partners should be ‘very worried’; Woolworths prices go up more than others

The Guardian - AU

Peter Dutton promises ‘significant funding commitment’ to defence – as it happened

All the day’s news as it unfolded

The Guardian - AU

Every 3 years, we play the election date waiting game. Are fixed terms the solution?

With another election campaign unofficially underway, voters may feel it hasn’t been long since they were last at the voting booth.

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Cheaper power bills pledge as Dutton spurs gas supply

Opposition Leader Peter Dutton's budget reply has outlined an alternative vision to drive down energy costs and ease pressure on household budgets.

The Guardian - AU

Labor’s budget tax cuts make good economic sense – and have backed Dutton and Taylor into a political corner

The tax cuts announced in Jim Chalmers’ fourth budget have left the opposition leader and shadow treasurer with limited options

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Peter Dutton promises $6 billion 12-month halving of petrol and diesel excise

Opposition leader Peter Dutton will promise in his Thursday budget reply that a Coalition government would immediately halve the fuel excise on petrol and diesel.

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Politics with Michelle Grattan: Jim Chalmers and Angus Taylor on tax top-ups and budget bottom lines

As the election starter’s gun is about to be fired, Tuesday’s budget announced modest income tax cuts as the government’s latest cost-of-living measure. The Coalition has opposed the tax relief, with Peter Dutton’s Thursday budget reply to put forward his policy counters on the cost of living.

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State chugs on with rail loop despite no budget top-up

The federal treasurer won't budget a "big number" to fill a funding hole in a massive rail line project, but the state's premier vows to push on regardless.

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Budget delivers cheaper medicines and more bulk billing but leaves out long-term health reform

Less than two months from an election, the Albanese government last night presented a budget that aims to swing the voting pendulum its way.

AAP

Battle lines drawn over tax cuts as election looms

Universal $5 a week tax cuts are being raced through parliament as debate around cost of living intensifies ahead of the federal election.

The Guardian - AU

Labor defies criticism to add 3,400 public service roles

Katy Gallagher says staffing increases are necessary and an ‘investment in the future’

The Conversation

A ‘modest’ tax bribe, delivered against dark clouds of Trump-induced uncertainty

The Albanese government’s fourth budget is a pitch for the votes of a sour and alienated electorate, framed against a background of extraordinary international uncertainty.

The Guardian - AU

Dutton warns party room leaks to media could cost Coalition the election

Opposition leader calls for discipline in the ranks after destabilising leaks led to critical headlines, multiple insiders say

The Guardian - AU

Australians deserve answers on climate before they vote. Here are five things we still don’t know

From our broken environmental laws to the role of gas, there are some big questions that remain unanswered by both major parties

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