Opposition leader says he wants to end economic ‘killer’ as he tries to reboot campaign. 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 the best of the overnight stories and then it will be Krishani Dhanji to take you through the day.Last night’s leaders’ debate saw Peter Dutton admit he made a mistake by wrongly claiming the Indonesian president had announced a proposal for Russia to base military aircraft in Indonesia. The Coalition leader also declined to state whether the effects of climate change were getting worse. Dutton’s close lieutenant Bridget McKenzie also admitted a blunder yesterday when she had to concede she was wrong to say Russia and China wanted Labor to win the election. More coming up. Continue reading…
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Publish date : 2025-04-16 20:31:00
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Australia election 2025 live: Peter Dutton says he ‘aspires’ to lower income tax and to end bracket creep
