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.

  • Natassia Chrysanthos andOlivia Ireland

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Victoria’s hot seats LIVE updates:The electorates that will gauge the nation’s mood on big issues during the 2025 federal election

Join us over the next five weeks for an in-depth look at the candidates,hot-button issues,and a breakdown of the policies and campaign promises in four key electorates.

  • Clay Lucas,Cara Waters,Rachael Dexter andCharlotte Grieve
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From yum cha to a mosque:Dutton sells himself as a multicultural champion

In his first weekend on the campaign trail Peter Dutton visited a mosque before a church,synagogue or a Hindu temple,inviting voters to take another look at him.

  • Matthew Knott
Departures of migrant visa holders are expected to accelerate in coming years,according to leading demographers.

Migration tipped to plummet as post-COVID visas set to expire

A key election issue is high immigration levels,but new research says these will plunge. That’s in addition to falling fertility and shorter lifespans.

  • Shane Wright
Forty per cent of voters now rank Peter Dutton (left) and the Coalition as best to manage the economy,with only 24 per cent naming Anthony Albanese and Labor.

What the major parties avoid could be as important as what gets their focus

A Dutton government would no doubt be very different from the Albanese government,but the differences being debated are mostly minor.

  • Sean Kelly
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese.

After months in the doldrums,the government has its mojo back,right when it was really needed

Despite the good news in the latest Resolve Political Monitor,it is a strange world when Labor finds comfort in any poll that has its primary vote at just 29.

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Labor has finally found a more convincing message. The mystery is why it took so long

Australians’ opinions have flipped in just a few weeks on whether Anthony Albanese or Peter Dutton will be victorious in the federal election.

  • David Crowe
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Albanese edges ahead of Dutton as Labor bounces back:poll

The dramatic swing has tightened the race for power in the opening stage of the election campaign,putting Labor and the Coalition neck and neck in two-party terms.

  • David Crowe
Peter Dutton in his campaign outfit on Sunday.

A hung parliament is just what our stagnant political system needs

Whenever any idea that’s even slightly transformational is proposed,it’s met with a massive scare campaign,writes Graham Meale.

Opposition Leader Peter Dutton in the Sydney electorate of Fowler for the Assyrian New Year celebrations at Fairfield Showgrounds.

Dutton backtracks on two referendum ideas,digs in on deportation

The opposition leader previously floated two additional referendums and said he wanted to change the Constitution to strip citizenship from criminals.

  • Matthew Knott