Politics

ELLEN RANSLEY: After a slow start to the election campaign, Peter Dutton found his groove on Wednesday as he fired dual salvos at the Prime Minister. 

Two former senior Jewish Labor MPs have urged Prime Minister Anthony Albanese to use his leadership to preference the Greens last in Victoria’s most Jewish seat.

Despite major support from Donald Trump and Elon Musk, their candidate has lost the race for a seat on the Wisconsin Supreme Court in America’s most expensive court race on record.

Chinese state media has backed in Anthony Albanese’s stance on the Chinese “spy” ship in Australian waters as it turned on Peter Dutton, accusing him of “beating the drums of war”.

Popular podcaster Joe Rogan has warned the world to ‘get scared’ about US President Donald Trump, labelling his actions ‘f***ing crazy’.

Labor’s election pledge to raise minimum pay rates for three million workers hit an early bump when the RBA governor appeared to contradict government claims that wages can rise without productivity gains.

Peter Dutton is willing to fight directly with US President Donald Trump if it’s in Australia’s interests, as the Republican’s imminent ‘Liberation Day’ tariffs casts a long shadow over the election campaign. 

US President Donald Trump’s sweeping tariffs aim to reshape trade but are instead sparking fears of inflation and economic slowdown.

The director of 1991 film ‘JFK’ used his appearance at Congress to call for a new congressional investigation into the US President’s 1963 assassination.

The White House has admitted to mistakenly deporting an alleged MS-13 gang member with protected legal status to an El Salvador jail.

A ‘divisive’ Peter Dutton is more interested in clinching the nation's top job than working for his electorate, says an independent looking to oust him from his seat of Dickson.

Mortgage holders could know by April 30 whether to expect more interest rate relief, as the Reserve Bank casts its eyes on a crucial data point and Donald Trump’s tariffs.

Victoria Police’s top cop has resigned after just 41 days in the role, plunging the force into further turmoil as it grapples with soaring crime rates and leadership instability. 

The White House has released details about US President Donald Trump’s ‘Make America Wealthy Again’ announcement, saying ‘Liberation Day’ tariffs will come into immediate effect.

The prime minister has begun campaigning in Victoria where Labor faces off with both Liberal and Green rivals for city, suburban and regional seats.