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    AFP must have adequate resources to protect MPs: Coalition

    Amid increased attacks and acts of vandalism on local MPs’ offices, opposition home affairs spokesman James Paterson said AFP resourcing was an area of concern. 

    • Ronald Mizen
    Prime Minister Anthony Albanese (left) and Ali France (right), Labor candidate for Dickson, in Brisbane today.

    Albanese makes three-day assault on Queensland battleground

    The prime minister has thrown down the gauntlet in Queensland during a pseudo-election-campaign tour.

    • James Hall
    Anthony Albanese in Brisbane.

    Will the PM set up an election while the sun is still shining?

    The legislative gridlock, a tricky economy and a Trump crisis all make a case for going to voters sooner rather than later.

    • Laura Tingle

    Political donations reform push faces tough opposition

    Labor’s plans for speedy disclosure of political donations by big businesses and Rich Listers could be scuttled by the Greens and the Coalition.

    • Tom McIlroy

    PM’s pitch to Queensland: we’re not the Greens

    Anthony Albanese has brushed off the anger of Queensland voters, insisting Labor can pick up federal seats as progressive voters pull back their support for the Greens.

    • Tom McIlroy
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    National Farmers’ Federation president David Jochinke.

    Cattle farmers go to war with Labor over class action

    Cattle farmers have accused Attorney-General Mark Dreyfus of launching an appalling, contemptuous and “outrageously misleading” attack on them.

    • Ronald Mizen
    Fatima Payman quit last week after crossing the floor on a Greens motion about Palestinian statehood.

    UK results signal Labor threat from Muslim Vote

    Labor believes the war in Gaza will boost independents and the Greens, including in the Melbourne electorate of Wills.

    • Tom McIlroy and Gus McCubbing
    Peter Dutton and Nationals Leader David Littleproud.

    ‘Folly’: Littleproud brushes aside Qld LNP’s nuclear stance

    Nuclear energy was the elephant in the room at the LNP convention in Brisbane on Saturday, where Peter Dutton forged ahead with the pitch.

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    • James Hall
    Anthony Albanese and Fatima Payman.

    Faith-based politics will be bad for social cohesion and Islam: PM

    The introduction of sectarian politics would risk further harm to social cohesion and be bad for the Islamic community, Anthony Albanese has warned.

    • Phillip Coorey
    Fatima Payman

    Fatima Payman goes from rising star to Labor rat

    The senator, who had a promising future as a Labor politician, says her conscience left her no choice but to quit. Party insiders, however, are fuming.

    • Andrew Tillett
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    The war in Gaza is dividing Australians. Business is worried

    Paul Bassat says Australia is fighting a “war of ideas” and losing; John Mullen says business people are too scared to say what they really think and Rod Eddington fears multiculturalism is under threat.

    • Patrick Durkin
    Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and UK Labour leader Keir Starmer have swapped notes extensively.

    Why Starmer’s victory in Britain should scare Albanese

    The Australian prime minister now has an ideological bedfellow in the UK. But he also has something in common with the loser: incumbency.

    • Hans van Leeuwen
    Attorney-General Mark Dreyfus.

    Cattle farmers trying to boost profits at taxpayers’ expense: Labor

    Attorney-General Mark Dreyfus says the government was not budging on its $215 million offer to settle a decade-old class action.

    • Ronald Mizen
    Fatima Payman will set on the Senate crossbench.

    Muslims and farmers, everyone wants a piece of Labor

    An unanticipated backlash in WA is the last thing the government needs, given the prospect of the creation of a pro-Muslim political movement targeting heartland ALP seats.

    • Phillip Coorey
    Senator Fatima Payman is now a crossbencher.

    ‘Stay tuned’: Payman open to forming a new party

    First-term senator Fatima Payman has not ruled out forming her own political party after she quit the ALP, citing its “indifference” to the plight of the Palestinians in Gaza.

    • Phillip Coorey
    Senator Fatima Payman arrives for question time on Monday.

    Rebel senator to quit Labor, backed by ‘Muslim vote’

    Fatima Payman is expected to quit Labor on Thursday to join the crossbench, heightening fears about sectarianism creeping into politics.

    • Phillip Coorey
    Anthony Albanese and Fatima Payman.

    Australian Muslim Vote campaign mirrors the US, UK

    It has been brewing for months, but the controversy over renegade Labor senator Fatima Payman and her full-throated support for Palestine has spurred it on.

    • Andrew Tillett
    Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and Opposition Leader Peter Dutton at a Paralympics event on Tuesday.

    Dutton moves to election footing after budget shift, NATO snub

    Opposition Leader Peter Dutton has told his party room to “be ready” for an election as early as September.

    • Phillip Coorey
    Prime Minister Anthony Albanese on Monday.

    Albanese quietly frees up funds for election fight

    The prime minister has implemented a shift in budget strategy that allows him to free up funds for election priorities, causing some dismay among senior officials.

    • Phillip Coorey

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    Treasurer Jim Chalmers in question time on Thursday.

    Chalmers confirms second surplus amid rate rise fears

    Treasurer Jim Chalmers has confirmed the budget will again be in surplus as he moves to firewall the government against responsibility for another interest rate increase.

    • Phillip Coorey
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    Federal Member and Greens Leader Adam Bandt spoke at the rally and called for a ceasefire and immediate aid into Gaza.

    Right-wing group asks Jewish donors for millions to target Greens

    Advance’s campaign to portray the Greens as antisemitic worries some Liberals, who fear it will drive voters to the Labor Party.

    • Aaron Patrick
    Then-opposition leader Tony Abbott during the 2010 election campaign.

    Peter Dutton could do an Abbott with time, if not God, on his side

    With his nuclear power policy threatening inner-city seats, the opposition leader’s likely path to power is over two elections.

    • Aaron Patrick

    Election countdown: Labor has plenty of laws to pass before voting day

    With the election due within 12 months, Labor ministers privately concede that some policies could be pushed back into a likely second term.

    • Ronald Mizen

    Dutton promises back-to-basics economic plan

    Peter Dutton says the coalition would simplify the definition of a casual worker in a wide-ranging policy speech on Saturday.

    • Savannah Meacham
    Opposition Leader Peter Dutton at his nuclear press conference on Wednesday.

    Switkowski backs nuclear push, Dutton promises costings

    Ziggy Switkowski says nuclear power has a role to play in the zero-emissions energy mix and would deliver a positive return to taxpayers.

    • Phillip Coorey