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Cabinet meets for the first time in 2025 as Peter Dutton promises to ‘get Australia back on track’

Plus: Penny Wong will attend Donald Trump’s inauguration next week.

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Pollies draw up election blueprints as vote looms

With just a few months before Australians hit the polls, the major parties have their work cut out for them as they scramble to perfect their public images.

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View from The Hill: Dutton’s 2025 launch still leaves voters needing answers on key policies

Opposition Leader Peter Dutton’s Sunday “soft launch” of his campaign for election year was carefully calibrated to pitch to the party faithful while seeking to project enough nuance to avoid alienating centrist voters.

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Dutton claims Coalition has ‘acted like a government’ while in opposition – as it happened

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Dutton makes personal pitch at coalition campaign rally

Peter Dutton has talked up his working-class origins at a campaign rally as he seeks to connect with voters ahead of the federal election.

AAP

PM finishes three-state blitz with key message

Anthony Albanese and Peter Dutton have launched a soft test of their pitches to voters ahead of the federal election after a week of unofficial campaigning.

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Morning Mail: death toll warning as LA burns on, Dutton anti-union plan ‘illegal’, Bluey’s Lego deal

Casualties from wildfires likely to rise as inferno spreads into famed hills; Coalition bid to exclude CFMEU from road projects questioned

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Doubt cast over 'crude' plan to ban CFMEU from project

Members of the troubled CFMEU could be banned from working on a multi-billion-dollar project under a coalition plan to fix one of Australia's longest roads.

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Cost of living in mind as Labor clutches purse strings

Voters are crying out for more measures to combat the rising cost of living with a federal election looming as Labor preaches responsible economic management.

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Hiker says ‘I cannot thank everyone enough’ – as it happened

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Donald Trump refuses to rule out using military force on Greenland, Panama

A reminder of what a Trump presidency looks like. Meta abandons fact-checking. And drink the pain away with a cherry cola marg.

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PM sharpens attack on nuclear in election-style tour

The prime minister is using a multi-state blitz to launch new offensives against the coalition's nuclear energy policy as the federal election looms.

AAP

Gina Rinehart and Pauline Hanson seen dining together in Thailand – as it happened

All the day’s news as it unfolded

The Guardian - AU

Peter Dutton would need to cap partner visas to make his migration cuts, expert warns

Former immigration official Abul Rizvi believes the current planning level for partner visas is acting as an ‘illegal’ de facto cap

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Eyes on the poll: five themes that will mark Australia’s politics in an election year

As Albanese rushes to regain his mojo in the face of a sliding approval rating and the world prepares for Trump 2.0, what can voters expect?

The Guardian - AU

Nearly 2,300 applicants died waiting for a parent visa to Australia with processing times of up to 31 years

‘Providing an opportunity for people to apply for a visa that will probably never come seems both cruel and unnecessary’, review says

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New year welcomed with dazzling fireworks displays

The New Year has been welcomed with a bang in Australia with millions gathering to watch spectacular firework displays across the nation.

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Australian leaders pay tribute to former US president

Reflections on the life and legacy of former United States president Jimmy Carter have started to flow following his death at his home in Georgia.

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Liberal leader promises party unity after messy battle

Brad Battin has paid his respects to former leader John Pesutto after taking his place at the helm of the Victorian Liberals.

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Victoria could be a key election battleground: Newspoll

Victoria could be a big player in deciding the next federal election result, according to a new Newspoll analysis.

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Leaders praise Aussie resilience and Christmas spirit

The resilience of Australians has been celebrated by political leaders as communities battle natural disasters over Christmas.

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'A gentleman': tributes flow for longtime federal MP

Liberal Party stalwart Kevin Andrews has been remembered as "a man of honour in the bear pit of public life" at a state funeral.

The Guardian - AU

Residents urged to take shelter as bushfire rages in south-east Victoria – as it happened

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Tanya Plibersek in hot water over no ‘new’ coal mine claims

The environment minister has come under heavy criticism for approving four coal mine expansions, and hundreds of Australians have been flown home from Vanuatu following the country’s devastating earthquake.

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Grattan on Friday: Labor has to grapple with Anthony Albanese’s ‘man problem’

Women and their issues were at the centre in the 2022 election. They were an important reason why Scott Morrison was turfed out of office.

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