Australia election 2025 live: Peter Dutton to pledge big boost to defence; Labor claims Coalition election cash splash over $50bn
An extra $21bn on the military would take spend to 2.5% of GDP. Follow today’s news liveGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastGood morning and welcome to our live news blog. I’m Martin Farrer with some of our top overnight stories before I hand the news baton to Krishani Dhanji.Peter Dutton has blamed poor polling during the election campaign on Labor attack ads rather than his own performance, including two mistakes and ditching a policy to force some public servants to work from their offices. The third debate was a mostly lacklustre affair that livened up when the leaders were asked to name the other’s biggest lie. Nine’s three-person panel awarded the contest to Dutton by a vote of 2-1. Continue reading...
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An extra $21bn on the military would take spend to 2.5% of GDP. Follow today’s news live
- Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast
Good morning and welcome to our live news blog. I’m Martin Farrer with some of our top overnight stories before I hand the news baton to Krishani Dhanji.
Peter Dutton has blamed poor polling during the election campaign on Labor attack ads rather than his own performance, including two mistakes and ditching a policy to force some public servants to work from their offices. The third debate was a mostly lacklustre affair that livened up when the leaders were asked to name the other’s biggest lie. Nine’s three-person panel awarded the contest to Dutton by a vote of 2-1. Continue reading...
