Shadow Treasurer Angus Taylor delivers his post-budget reply at the National Press Club in Canberra.

Taylor dodges Press Club debate with Chalmers,pins budget repair on stronger economy

Shadow treasurer Angus Taylor has channelled the British Labour Party by betting on growth to repair the budget while shying away from debating Treasurer Jim Chalmers.

  • Shane Wright

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Shadow treasurer Angus Taylor will use a key speech on Wednesday to outline plans to make the public sector more pro-investment.

Angus Taylor’s plan for scissor gang to cut red tape

Government regulation and bureaucratic rules are in the Coalition’s sights as part of its plans to boost the national economy.

  • Shane Wright
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese during a press conference after visiting Government House to call for an election.

We’re prepared for election of small targets,which is deeply disappointing

Australians deserve better than the kind of visionless politics being dished up by the major parties.

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Anthony Albanese and Peter Dutton are officially in the race.

Voters deserve more than lightweight policy promises

Both major parties are simply spending to win votes but have no real fixes planned,writes Mark Nugent.

Teal appeal:Independent MPs Allegra Spender,Zali Steggall,Sophie Scamps,Zoe Daniel and Monique Ryan.

Independents have one main priority – their constituents

The teals have consistently shown they consider every policy tabled in parliament on merit,free from party control and influence,a reader writes.

A climate protestor confronts Treasurer Jim Chalmers in mid-March,2025.

‘Bird-dogging’:Why the federal election will see a spike in confronting protests

Protesters are gatecrashing politicians’ events before the election has begun. Conservatives claim it shuts down debate. Climate activists insist it’s necessary.

  • Mike Foley
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On three separate occasions,politicians have been confronted by protesters,heightening security concerns ahead of a federal election.
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'Bird-dogging'protesters confront politicians

On three separate occasions,politicians have been confronted by protesters,heightening security concerns ahead of a federal election.

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Playing tough on tariffs will only aggravate a bad situation

Quiet diplomacy is a better course of action than retaliatory measures for the sake of votes,writes John MacKay.

Minister for Foreign Affairs Penny Wong and Treasurer Dr Jim Chalmers.

Labor’s strength lies in the quality of its cabinet

The shadow cabinet has nowhere near the same amount of talent,writes Robert McAulay.

Peter Dutton,right,and Angus Taylor won’t be going to the election with a tax cuts promise.

Coalition rules out income tax cuts as Dutton scrambles to find savings

The opposition razor gang of Dutton and his senior MPs is still working out how to slash 36,000 public servants hired by Labor,as it prepares for Anthony Albanese to call the election.

  • Paul Sakkal