Australian news and politics recap April 6: Labor extends lead after bumpy week for Peter Dutton

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Labor is targeting Peter Dutton where it hurts: calling into question the Queenslander’s loyalty to his state of origin.
Labor is targeting Peter Dutton where it hurts: calling into question the Queenslander’s loyalty to his state of origin. Credit: The Nightly

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Key Events

Newspoll: Labor extends lead after bumpy week for Peter Dutton
Coalition dumps NSW candidate over gender views
‘We’ve lost a fine Tasmanian’: Former premier Tony Rundle dies
Labor targets Peter Dutton’s Queenslander origins
Key deadline looms for Federal election
Dutton makes another campaign petrol stop
What are Queenslanders smelling? Depends who you ask
ANALYSIS: Albo invokes ghost of premier past as he targets Queensland
Top take-aways from Dutton’s speech
Dutton closes with message about uncertainty
Dutton addresses Mediscare campaign
Dutton: Tax cuts show PM is ‘out of touch’
Dutton summons ghosts of previous Labor governments
Dutton also homes in on uncertainty
Dutton now speaking to party faithful in Tasmania
Top take aways from the PM’s speech
PM finishes by looking forward
PM: ALP’s solar battery plan better for energy prices than nuclear
PM pushes education credentials
PM summons ghost of robodebt
Albo takes swipe at Dutton over Kirribilli comments
Chalmers repeats Mediscare claim
Jim Chalmers is speaking first
Chalmers, Albo set to speak at Labor rally
Anthony Albanese speaking shortly
Penny Wong slams Dutton on tariffs
Port of Darwin call a ‘political level’ decision: Wong
Tariffs will be a ‘Big Mac tax’
Dutton to visit US in first 60 days
Dutton responds to Labor’s battery pledge
Sukkar waters down comparison between Trump and Dutton
Coalition won’t reveal net migration target
Labor minister slams Dutton ‘waking up’ to student cap plan
Minister takes cheeky swipe at Dutton over Kirribilli
Top take aways from Mr Dutton’s press conference
Dutton slams Labor’s Big Australia policy
Dutton bats away question about gas plan savings
Dutton: Priority is to get young Australians into houses
Dutton: Capping international students will help with housing
Dutton: Migration key to tackling housing crisis
Dutton: Housing industry is a mess
Peter Dutton set to talk shortly
Coalition to cap international students to tackle housing crisis

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