Albanese seized on Dutton’s comments when asked about them on the campaign trail on Monday.

‘We love the harbour’:Dutton says he would live in Sydney as prime minister

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese accused the opposition leader of hubris and “measuring the curtains” before the election.

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Australia’s 47th parliament recapped.

Albanese started his prime ministership on a high. Then in one month,things started to unravel

A record-breaking election and one month that changed it all:we recap the highs and lows of the 47th parliament.

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The key issues that will define the election – and where the major parties stand

Tax is a latecomer to the campaign agenda,Medicare has taken centre stage,and a nuclear energy fight will keep climate change in the conversation.

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Analysing the key messages and themes in the opening speeches from Anthony Albanese and Peter Dutton.

In Dutton’s first 10 seconds,he invoked Trump (and 28 other takeaways from the leaders’ speeches)

Our experts break down Anthony Albanese’s opening remarks after calling the election – highlighting the strategy behind his message.

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Opposition Leader Peter Dutton up his promise of public service cuts to 40,000 workers on Wednesday.

Coalition takes aim at public servants as Dutton looks to cut 40,000 jobs

Tuesday night’s budget shows the government has added 41,411 public servants since 2022,fuelling a political fight over the public service and government spending.

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Liberal Senator Hollie Hughes speaking about her autistic son and the future of the NDIS during her final speech in the Senate.

Liberal senator’s teary speech:‘Frightened beyond words’ for autistic son on NDIS

As the future of the NDIS was debated after the budget,outgoing Liberal Senator Hollie Hughes fought back tears as she revealed her autistic son had had his plan cut.

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Everything you need to know about the budget.

The five-minute budget:Everything you need to know

Take a look at all the major measures in this year’s budget – and the challenges it faces.

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The budget is a big document,we break it down for different types of people.

How the budget affects you – from students to retirees

The government hopes this budget will help secure your vote at the upcoming election. We explain who is getting what out of it.

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Health Minister Mark Butler agrees it is taking too long for the Pharmaceutical Benefits Advisory Committee to assess drugs. The Coalition says he’s taken too long to act.

The valid point about Australian medicines that pharma giants made to Trump

Australia’s peak medicines industry group says it takes 466 days for approved medicines to become subsidised. Health Minister Mark Butler agrees that it’s too long.

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Anthony Albanese and Peter Dutton

Australians to get $150 energy bill relief as Albanese seeks to mask price hike pain

With power prices set to rise by as much as $200 a year,the Albanese government’s latest cost-of-living pledge comes as Opposition Leader Peter Dutton seeks to remind voters that Labor has failed to bring prices down.

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