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Anthony Albanese, Peter Dutton and Tony Abbott defend suitability of former PM after Dan Scavino social media post, despite Rudd’s past criticism of president-elect

Anthony Albanese is off to South America and will not be going via Florida like the Coalition has suggested, and early election speculation has begun to swirl.

A national Newspoll, conducted November 4–8 from a sample of 1,261, gave the Coalition a 51–49 lead, unchanged since the previous Newspoll in early October. Primary votes were 40% Coalition (up two), 33% Labor (up two), 11% Greens (down one), 5% One Nation (down two) and 11% for all Others…

The treasurer will try to convince Australians in a speech today that the global impact of Donald Trump will be worse than the local one, and the latest Newspoll continues to show bad news for Anthony Albanese.

Letters to the editor: the Queens Wharf building could be the city's terminal.

The opposition leader has the challenger’s advantage of being able to reflect voters’ pain back to them and promise the world

Peter Dutton already knows linking migration and inflation is electorally potent. Trump’s victory will only confirm its power.

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After a hotly-contested debate surrounding immigration in the US, Australia is being urged to discuss the issue with facts during its upcoming election.