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

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Key events
06 Apr 2025 - 04:04 PM
Newspoll: Labor extends lead after bumpy week for Peter Dutton
06 Apr 2025 - 03:41 PM
Coalition dumps NSW candidate over gender views
06 Apr 2025 - 03:25 PM
‘We’ve lost a fine Tasmanian’: Former premier Tony Rundle dies
06 Apr 2025 - 02:29 PM
Labor targets Peter Dutton’s Queenslander origins
06 Apr 2025 - 02:00 PM
Key deadline looms for Federal election
06 Apr 2025 - 12:45 PM
Dutton makes another campaign petrol stop
06 Apr 2025 - 12:19 PM
What are Queenslanders smelling? Depends who you ask
06 Apr 2025 - 11:39 AM
ANALYSIS: Albo invokes ghost of premier past as he targets Queensland
06 Apr 2025 - 11:03 AM
Top take-aways from Dutton’s speech
06 Apr 2025 - 10:51 AM
Dutton closes with message about uncertainty
06 Apr 2025 - 10:45 AM
Dutton addresses Mediscare campaign
06 Apr 2025 - 10:36 AM
Dutton: Tax cuts show PM is ‘out of touch’
06 Apr 2025 - 10:34 AM
Dutton summons ghosts of previous Labor governments
06 Apr 2025 - 10:30 AM
Dutton also homes in on uncertainty
06 Apr 2025 - 10:26 AM
Dutton now speaking to party faithful in Tasmania
06 Apr 2025 - 09:57 AM
Top take aways from the PM’s speech
06 Apr 2025 - 09:47 AM
PM finishes by looking forward
06 Apr 2025 - 09:41 AM
PM: ALP’s solar battery plan better for energy prices than nuclear
06 Apr 2025 - 09:34 AM
PM pushes education credentials
06 Apr 2025 - 09:31 AM
PM summons ghost of robodebt
06 Apr 2025 - 09:23 AM
Albo takes swipe at Dutton over Kirribilli comments
06 Apr 2025 - 09:16 AM
Chalmers repeats Mediscare claim
06 Apr 2025 - 09:13 AM
Jim Chalmers is speaking first
06 Apr 2025 - 09:04 AM
Chalmers, Albo set to speak at Labor rally
06 Apr 2025 - 08:40 AM
Anthony Albanese speaking shortly
06 Apr 2025 - 08:28 AM
Penny Wong slams Dutton on tariffs
06 Apr 2025 - 08:10 AM
Port of Darwin call a ‘political level’ decision: Wong
06 Apr 2025 - 07:59 AM
Tariffs will be a ‘Big Mac tax’
06 Apr 2025 - 07:30 AM
Dutton to visit US in first 60 days
06 Apr 2025 - 07:13 AM
Dutton responds to Labor’s battery pledge
06 Apr 2025 - 07:03 AM
Sukkar waters down comparison between Trump and Dutton
06 Apr 2025 - 06:48 AM
Coalition won’t reveal net migration target
06 Apr 2025 - 06:41 AM
Labor minister slams Dutton ‘waking up’ to student cap plan
06 Apr 2025 - 06:30 AM
Minister takes cheeky swipe at Dutton over Kirribilli
06 Apr 2025 - 06:24 AM
Top take aways from Mr Dutton’s press conference
06 Apr 2025 - 06:17 AM
Dutton slams Labor’s Big Australia policy
06 Apr 2025 - 06:13 AM
Dutton bats away question about gas plan savings
06 Apr 2025 - 06:07 AM
Dutton: Priority is to get young Australians into houses
06 Apr 2025 - 05:58 AM
Dutton: Capping international students will help with housing
06 Apr 2025 - 05:56 AM
Dutton: Migration key to tackling housing crisis
06 Apr 2025 - 05:51 AM
Dutton: Housing industry is a mess
06 Apr 2025 - 05:41 AM
Peter Dutton set to talk shortly
06 Apr 2025 - 05:35 AM
Coalition to cap international students to tackle housing crisis
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