Australian news and politics recap: Albanese hits out at Dutton for lack of detail, Coalition says it's clear
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Key events
24 Apr 2025 - 03:42 PM
Revealing answers in Albo’s game of pictures and answers
24 Apr 2025 - 02:48 PM
WATCH: Albanese flips script on stage fall
24 Apr 2025 - 01:34 PM
Early voters swamp polls in first two days
24 Apr 2025 - 12:30 PM
‘Our job is to fund the system that drives the change’, says Gallagher
24 Apr 2025 - 12:28 PM
Senator Gallagher says she’s confident Labor Medicare funding won’t leave a gap fee
24 Apr 2025 - 11:51 AM
Albanese says ‘proof is in the pudding’ in vow Labor won’t axe negative gearing
24 Apr 2025 - 11:49 AM
PM backs Labor’s star Dixon candidate Ali France after Nazi social media posts
24 Apr 2025 - 11:48 AM
Littleproud blasts ‘morally bankrupt’ animal activists
24 Apr 2025 - 11:47 AM
Albanese says Australia’s support for NRL PNG side ‘best example of soft diplomacy’
24 Apr 2025 - 11:47 AM
Nationals leader claims credit for driving policy debate
24 Apr 2025 - 11:46 AM
‘Peter Dutton is not ready for Government’, says Albanese
24 Apr 2025 - 11:36 AM
PM attacks Coalition over ‘outrageous’ planned cuts to public service
24 Apr 2025 - 11:13 AM
PM brought back to talk about his response to slipping off stage in the Hunter Valley
24 Apr 2025 - 11:10 AM
PM snappy with journalist in Perth this morning, telling one to ‘chill out’
24 Apr 2025 - 11:09 AM
‘No place for violence in our political system’: Albanese
24 Apr 2025 - 11:08 AM
PM says critical minerals demand in the US a benefit to Australia
24 Apr 2025 - 10:33 AM
Anthony Albanese promises to bring WA freight rail back into government hands
24 Apr 2025 - 10:32 AM
Gallagher says Labor has been clear before early voting
24 Apr 2025 - 10:31 AM
Gallagher: pre-polling reform for next parliament to decide
24 Apr 2025 - 10:31 AM
‘All work we have underway’: Gallagher hopes DV policy will have bipartisan support
24 Apr 2025 - 10:30 AM
Labor signal openness to follow Coalition’s plan to create new FDV spyware offence
24 Apr 2025 - 10:25 AM
Minister for Women claims Labor already on frontfoot on Coalition’s DV pledges
24 Apr 2025 - 10:25 AM
Dutton: A woman is ‘female’
24 Apr 2025 - 10:24 AM
Dutton says no public servant jobs will be cut from Hobart
24 Apr 2025 - 10:24 AM
Testy back-and-forth over if Dutton made mistake
24 Apr 2025 - 10:21 AM
Dutton says Labor ‘do not support the men and women in uniform’
24 Apr 2025 - 09:41 AM
Dutton says Coalition won’t back critical minerals strategic reserve
24 Apr 2025 - 09:39 AM
‘We’ve made policy clear’, says Dutton
24 Apr 2025 - 09:38 AM
Dutton: No change to the Coalition’s EV policy stance
24 Apr 2025 - 09:37 AM
Some confusion about Coalition’s migration policy
24 Apr 2025 - 09:36 AM
Dutton doesn’t bite on Labor opponent’s old social media posts
24 Apr 2025 - 09:35 AM
Coalition announce $90m investment to tackle domestic violence
24 Apr 2025 - 09:19 AM
That’s a wrap on The West Australian Leadership Matters forum
24 Apr 2025 - 09:19 AM
PM says he considers Roger Cook a ‘friend’
24 Apr 2025 - 09:13 AM
Falling off a stage the worst part of the PM’s campaign
24 Apr 2025 - 09:12 AM
PM acknowledges ‘mountain’ to climb
24 Apr 2025 - 09:11 AM
The PM’s one-word reaction to a photo of Basil Zempilas...
24 Apr 2025 - 09:10 AM
‘Real opportunity’ to make more things in WA
24 Apr 2025 - 09:09 AM
PM gets on with all the nation’s premiers, he says
24 Apr 2025 - 09:03 AM
How can Albanese justify tax cuts?
24 Apr 2025 - 09:01 AM
What portfolio will Anthony Albanese give his opposition if he had to pick one?
24 Apr 2025 - 09:00 AM
PM asked about ‘brutal’ Federal election campaign
24 Apr 2025 - 08:57 AM
PM making last-ditch pitch telling voters ‘what is at stake’
24 Apr 2025 - 08:54 AM
PM announces $2.5m for freight upgrades in WA
24 Apr 2025 - 08:49 AM
Intermodal Freight Terminals and their moment to shine
24 Apr 2025 - 08:45 AM
So what will the reserve entail?
24 Apr 2025 - 08:42 AM
PM touts new Critical Minerals Strategic Reserve
24 Apr 2025 - 08:39 AM
The whole periodic table at the nation’s fingertips
24 Apr 2025 - 08:37 AM
Where would you rather be?
24 Apr 2025 - 08:31 AM
‘Australia is turning a corner’: Albanese
24 Apr 2025 - 08:29 AM
Albanese addresses ‘uncertain times’
24 Apr 2025 - 08:04 AM
What will be the PM’s legacy, editor in chief Christopher Dore asks
Coalition commits to NZ citizenship pathway
Bolstering trans-Tasman relations ahead of Anzac Day, the coalition has pledged to retain the direct citizenship pathway for Kiwis should it win the federal election.
Access to Australian citizenship - and its associated benefits - was a long-running bugbear for New Zealanders living in Australia for two decades until changes made in 2023.
In the days leading to Anzac Day two years ago, Anthony Albanese announced Kiwis would in almost all cases automatically qualify for citizenship after four years of living in Australia.
At the time, the coalition queried the changes on the basis of congestion, cost and pressures on housing.
“Over time, we might see New Zealand citizens come in here to access our welfare system - that has a cost,” immigration spokesman Dan Tehan said.
“We’re seeing soaring rents, there’s a housing crisis ... so additional New Zealanders come in here because of these changes, what impact will it have on our housing shortages?”
Asked whether it would commit to retaining the changes, the coalition was categorical.
“A Dutton coalition government will not change the current policy which allows for a direct pathway to Australian citizenship for New Zealand citizens,” a spokeswoman said.
Labor vows extra $32 million for men’s health initiatives
Labor will dedicate an extra $32 million into men’s health initiatives if re-elected, focusing on grassroots organisations.
Funded programs include helping men who struggle with mental health and fatherhood, and those foregoing health support due to stereotypes.
From Men’s Shed to Movember, Health Minister Mark Butler said “too many blokes put off prioritising their health”.
Mr Butler highlighted Labor’s $11.3 million pledge to Movember, saying it would provide men’s healthcare training to more than 60,000 health care workers, based on the existing Men in Mind program.
“This investment by Labor into Movember’s training will mean doctors and nurses have the right tools to support men,” he said.
PM offers $1.2b to buy critical minerals for trusted allies
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese will spend at least $1.2 billion buying critical minerals for a new stockpile which would then be offered up for sale to key global partners in a move aimed at breaking up China’s global dominance of the sector.
Mr Albanese will use his address to The West Australian’s Leadership Matters forum on Thursday to detail the new Critical Minerals Strategic Reserve he wants to set up as part of Australia’s response to US president Donald Trump’s “reciprocal” tariffs.
The reserve and priority access to critical minerals have formed part of Australia’s discussions with the US over recent weeks.
Mr Albanese said the move would give greater industry certainty when getting projects off the ground and would also boost Australia’s standing as a trusted and reliable trading partner.
“Throughout this campaign, we’ve all been reminded that this is a period of significant global uncertainty. That is the reality our nation has had to manage for the past few years — not just the last few weeks,” he is expected to say in his address.
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One the eve of Anzac Day Anthony Albanese is in WA to attend The West Australian Leadership Matters forum and Peter Dutton is out and about pushing his latest policies, including an injection of funds for domestic violence support.
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