Peter Dutton will make his way into the key battleground state of Victoria on Tuesday with a promise to increase federal funding by $1.5 billion for the stalled Melbourne Airport Rail Link.
Labor is promising to save $6.4 billion over the
next four years by reducing the
government’s reliance on consultants and cracking down on expenses, while raising
an additional $760 million through increased student visa fees.
Anthony Albanese has upped his personal attacks on
Peter Dutton in a major speech three days out from the election, saying the opposition
leader doesn’t have the temperament to be prime minister.
Opposition treasury spokesman Angus Taylor has
vowed to scrap Labor’s multi-billion-dollar off-budget spending programs as he released the Coalition’s
costings showing an almost $14 billion improvement over four years.
Anthony Albanese has reversed course on Labor’s security shake-up, citing intelligence gaps during a Sydney terror probe as justification. Some say this was foreseeable.
Anthony Albanese is signalling a shift away from government-led growth and calling on business to take the lead, as debate over tax and economic reform heats up.
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has launched his government’s official plan to combat antisemitism following attacks on Jewish people in Melbourne over the weekend.
Treasurer Jim Chalmers has revealed that the budget deficit for the 2024-25 financial is on track to be "in the low double digits", marking an improvement of more than $10 billion on the original forecast.
Australian Federal Police commissioner Reece Kershaw
has announced his retirement, with assistant commissioner Krissy Barrett to become
the first female to lead the law enforcement agency.