Peter Dutton
‘Stop shifting blame’: Australia, China trade barbs over helicopter incident
The dispute came as Penny Wong announced $110 million in new funding for Tuvalu and confirmed Australia and the tiny island nation would push ahead with a climate resettlement and security treaty inked last year.
- by Matthew Knott
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‘Stop provocations’: China fires back at Australia over Yellow Sea flare incident
The encounter has strained efforts to stabilise relations with Beijing and comes as Australian officials prepare to host a visit by Chinese Premier Li Qiang.
- by Matthew Knott and Olivia Ireland
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Political leadership
Men swing support to Dutton as Labor loses ground in battleground states
An exclusive survey shows male voters cut their support for Labor from 37 per cent in the final months of 2023 to 31 per cent in the first months of 2024.
- by David Crowe
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Gaza Strip
Fine unis that fail to crack down on ‘racist’ pro-Palestine encampments: Coalition
While there have been flare-ups with Israel-supporting counter-protesters, local protests have not led to significant outbreaks of violence.
- by Paul Sakkal
Dutton says there’s a ‘strong argument’ for domestic violence royal commission
“I think there’s a strong argument for a royal commission if we know that it’s going to produce the evidence,” the opposition leader says.
- by Natassia Chrysanthos
Opinion
Political leadership
The narratives cloaking ‘weak’ Albanese and ‘nasty’ Dutton are setting like cement
Sensible women and men have had more than enough. They also have plenty of alternatives come the next election if they still feel that the current crop of national leaders is failing them.
- by Niki Savva
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Property market
Coalition looks to turbocharge super withdrawals, easy loans in battle for first home buyer votes
Party insiders say the shadow cabinet is weighing which policies to include in Opposition Leader Peter Dutton’s budget-in-reply speech.
- by Paul Sakkal and James Massola
Reform laws and amend attitudes to staunch violence
The causal factors of violence against women and children are well known. Little is new other than cyberstalking and surveillance as tools of abuse. The long-standing problem of agencies competing for inadequate resources does not assist victims or aid in violence reduction. Executive government needs to undertake effective law reform and provide adequate funding for first-class services.
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Detention Secrets
A detective wrote to Peter Dutton about Mr Australia. Four years later, he’s still detained
Courts found no solid evidence was needed for the minister to kick Gary Lewer out of the country he has lived in for 50 years, just a letter from Victoria Police.
- by Charlotte Grieve
Opinion
Social media
This X-rated man-child is so powerful, he got our politicians to agree on something
Social inequality keeps growing, bombs keep landing, and our planet keeps burning. Yet, our leaders can find common ground only about a social media platform that’s close to its putrid end.
- by Malcolm Knox