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Anthony Albanese has defended “Reggie the Rabbit” over claims he pushed nine-year-old Sharks fan.

Albo launches bizarre defence of Rabbitohs mascot

Reggie the Rabbit is in hot water after he was filmed allegedly pushing a nine-year-old boy, now the PM has weighed in on the controversy.

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Will Labor’s sweet talker Jim Chalmers be able to sell the Budget well enough for an election date to be called?

The one thing in the Budget that will decide election date

The exact timing of the Federal election may hang on one specific aspect of the Albanese Government’s last-minute Budget on Tuesday.

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The husband of Teal MP Monique Ryan has apologised for removing a rival candidate’s sign from a busy street in Kooyong. 

Teal MP and husband sorry for taking down Lib candidate sign

Teal MP Monique Ryan’s husband has apologised after being filmed removing a large campaign poster of Liberal challenger Amelia Hamer and being confronted by a Coalition supporter on camera.

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Anthony Albanese and Peter Dutton face a growing problem with young and female voters, as the final Newspoll State breakdown before the next election shows Australia is headed for a hung parliament. 

Young & female voters an issue for both Albo and Dutton

Anthony Albanese and Peter Dutton face a growing problem with young and female voters, as the final Newspoll State breakdown before the next election shows Australia is headed for a hung parliament. 

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Two Australian Army High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems are delivered by a Royal Australian Air Force C-17A Globemaster to Avalon Airport, 21 March 2025. LACW Maddison Scott

Army receives first fleet of world-leading rocket launchers

Australia has taken delivery of its first two trucks for launching long-range missiles, giving the Defence Force access to the world-leading technology.

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The Coalition says they will be looking to reduce growth in spending for the NDIS if elected.

Coalition sees ‘more to do’ on reining in NDIS

A Coalition government could slash spending growth on the nation’s disability insurance scheme to a quarter of current levels with the shadow finance minister saying there was more to be done to rein it in.

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Power bills for Australian households and small businesses will be cut by $150, as part of the Albanese Government’s pre-election federal budget.

Albo to slash Aussie families’ power bills

Power bills for Australian households and small businesses will be cut by $150, as part of the Albanese Government’s pre-election federal budget.

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Mortgage-belt seats have shifted towards Labor after the coalition vowed to curb working from home.

Backlash for coalition over work-from-home ban

Mortgage-belt electorates have shifted towards Labor after Peter Dutton and the coalition pledged to force public servants back to the office.

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Treasurer Jim Chalmers has foreshadowed a familiar budget combination of relief, repair and reform.

Low-key Labor walks budget tightrope on election eve

An unplanned and unwanted budget will be delivered with little fanfare on Tuesday by a government whose election timetable was blown away by a cyclone.

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Australia imported 110,000 tonnes of cheese last year.

Udder disaster awaits the Australian dairy industry

JACKSON HEWETT: While the ACCC clears the major grocers of price gouging, its findings do little to address structural problems plaguing Australia’s dairy sector.

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An Australian intelligence agency is seeking powers to spy on Australians on home soil.

Intelligence agency wants new powers to spy on Aussies

An Australian intelligence agency responsible for spying on foreign governments wants new powers to be able to spy on Aussie citizens on home soil.

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President Trump’s tariff crusade promises a bumpy few months for US consumers and Australian producers.

Trading blows: Making sense of Trump’s wild tariff crusade

ELLEN RANSLEY: The US President is still working out the final details of his reciprocal tariff scheme, but at any rate it looks like Australia is in for a bumpy year ahead.

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Peter Dutton’s foreign policy blueprint bets that he can wrangle an increasingly capricious Donald Trump simply because the Coalition did so in the US President’s first term. It’s a risky gamble.

Analysing Dutton’s back-to-the-future foreign policy

Peter Dutton’s foreign policy blueprint bets that he can wrangle an increasingly capricious Donald Trump simply because the Coalition did so in the US President’s first term. It’s a risky gamble.

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‘Significant’: Latest Fed election poll shows ‘consolidated’ lead

The latest YouGov poll shows the coalition has clawed back ground to be tied with the government on a two-party preferred basis, with one choice taking the lead as preferred prime minister.

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