Prime Minister Anthony Albanese is expected to call the 2025 federal election this morning. Follow all the action with our live blog.
The opposition leader’s traditional budget reply effectively doubled as a campaign soft launch on Thursday night, and our political experts have delivered their verdicts.“He’s clearly keeping his options open for further policy announcements during the campaign,” David Crowe told the Inside Politics podcast.
Shane Wright said Dutton’s promise to make Australia a mining, agricultural, construction and manufacturing “powerhouse” had echoes from the White House: “It’s straight out of a Donald Trump speech where you’d say we’re going to make these areas great again.” Meanwhile, James Massola’s take on the bell on Thursday night was that Dutton sees Australian carnage whenever he looks at Anthony Albanese.
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