Car emissions policy clash to rev up Dunkley byelection

Car emissions policy clash to rev up Dunkley byelection

The government says its scheme to force cleaner cars onto the roads will cut fuel costs while the opposition warns it could push up new car prices.

  • byMike Foley andPaul Sakkal

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Peter Dutton’s $900m Frankston train line pledge derails on day one

Peter Dutton’s $900m Frankston train line pledge derails on day one

The opposition leader was spruiking the rail upgrade ahead of the Dunkley byelection,but the state government has already dismissed helping to fund it.

  • byBianca Hall andBroede Carmody
Dutton railroads Albanese in key byelection,as Labor targets mayor’s council links
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Dutton railroads Albanese in key byelection,as Labor targets mayor’s council links

Dutton will travel to Melbourne’s bayside on Friday to pledge $900 million towards extending Melbourne’s train network to the booming suburbs south of the electorate.

  • byPaul Sakkal
Albanese’s tax gambit supercharges the battle for Dunkley

Albanese’s tax gambit supercharges the battle for Dunkley

While the Albanese government needs to rebuild faith with struggling voters who feel ignored,the Coalition sees the byelection in Melbourne’s south-east as a test of its path back to power.

  • byChip Le Grand
The Bentley,the property and the chimney:Meet the millionaire mayor seeking to succeed Scott Morrison

The Bentley,the property and the chimney:Meet the millionaire mayor seeking to succeed Scott Morrison

Sutherland Shire Mayor Carmelo Pesce is seeking preselection for the federal seat of Cook,and that means his luxury car collection will stay locked up in a warehouse.

  • byBen Cubby
Morrison resignation to test Albanese’s fortunes in dual byelections

Morrison resignation to test Albanese’s fortunes in dual byelections

Ending nearly two years of speculation,the former PM announced he will vacate the backbench at the end of February for private work relating to global security.

  • byAngus Thompson,Paul Sakkal andJames Massola
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The race for Cook probably down to a Liberal local and an outsider
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The race for Cook probably down to a Liberal local and an outsider

A byelection in Scott Morrison’s seat has long been expected but it will be a narrow field of Liberals who put their hands up.

  • byAlexandra Smith
Albanese ponders political risk of adjusting tax package to ease cost of living

Albanese ponders political risk of adjusting tax package to ease cost of living

The prime minister has many ways to address cost of living. However,adjusting the stage 3 tax cuts package would turn the crucial byelection in Dunkley into a referendum on Albanese and his personal integrity.

  • byDavid Crowe
Frankston’s future as luxe bayside suburb a distant dream in derelict town centre

Frankston’s future as luxe bayside suburb a distant dream in derelict town centre

Underloved Frankston is having a moment in the sun,with a byelection due in March and big plans brewing for the city centre. But not everyone is happy.

  • byAdam Carey
Dunkley byelection called for Saturday March 2

Dunkley byelection called for Saturday March 2

The byelection in Melbourne’s outer bayside community,forced by the death of Labor MP Peta Murphy in December,will shape the political agenda this year.

  • byDavid Crowe
How Albanese and Dutton will fight the byelection battle to shape 2024

How Albanese and Dutton will fight the byelection battle to shape 2024

If Labor’s stunning win in the Aston byelection came in the Albanese government’s honeymoon,a looming poll in Dunkley will occur amid mid-relationship blues.

  • byPaul Sakkal