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Welcome to country ceremonies to go ahead at Women’s State of Origin and NRL’s Magic Round

Welcome to country ceremonies will be held as planned this week with the NRL remaining committed to its Reconciliation Action Plan

The Guardian - AU

What is the difference between a welcome to country and an acknowledgment of country?

Peter Dutton says welcome to country ceremonies are ‘overdone’ but the resulting discourse often mixes up the ceremony performed by traditional owners with a practice designed for others to pay respect

The Guardian - AU

‘Pure culture-war stuff’: Turnbull and Wyatt criticise Dutton’s welcome to country comments

First Indigenous Australian to serve as federal minister says ‘to politicise it just adds to the division’

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Morning Mail: Massive power blackout hits Spain and Portugal, Labor retains poll lead, Trump’s UK golf gambit

Two countries plunged into chaos after millions were left without electricity; Essential poll says Labor still has winning lead

The Guardian - AU

PM takes aim at Max Chandler-Mather while campaigning in Brisbane – as it happened

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Dutton hopeful suburbs can deliver special victory

The "quiet Australians" who delivered a Liberal predecessor an unlikely election victory could hand the party another unexpected poll win, Peter Dutton insists.

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Labor releases election promise costings including saving of $6.4bn from cutting more consultants

A re-elected Labor government would also claw back $760m by increasing the cost of student visa applications

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Election Diary: Labor to slash more consultant costs and increase visa charges to pay for fresh election commitments

The government has dug out last-minute savings of more than A$7 billion, to ensure its election commitments are more than offset in every year of the forward estimates.

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Afternoon Update Election 2025: Labor’s policy costings; marginal seat blitz; and another Coalition auto bungle

Jim Chalmers labelled Peter Dutton the ‘biggest risk’ to Australia’s AAA credit rating and household budgets

The Guardian - AU

Peter Dutton calling the ABC and the Guardian ‘hate media’ rings alarm bells for democracy

In front of a crowd of party faithful last weekend, Opposition Leader Peter Dutton referred to the ABC, Guardian Australia and other news platforms as “hate media”. The language was extreme, the inference being these outlets were not simply doing their jobs, but attacking him and his side of politics…

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Dutton claims majority of veterans don’t want welcome to country at Anzac Day ceremonies

Opposition leader says opening of parliament is an appropriate time for ceremonies but that acknowledgment on planes is ‘over the top’

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Dutton’s comments show we are back to punching down on Indigenous Australians for attention – and votes

It is disingenuous for politicians to be shocked when people decide to turn words into action, even in the predawn hush of Anzac Day

The Guardian - AU

Indigenous used as political football in Welcome debate

Aboriginal people are being used as a political football in an "outdated and tired match" and critics miss the point of Welcome to Country, an advocate says.

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Little reaction to nuclear policy on MPs' social media

Liberals and Nationals candidates running in seats where nuclear plants could be set up under a coalition government so far haven't been playing up the plan.

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Liberal Candidate Apologises For Resurfaced Offensive Posts Aimed At First Nations People

In addition to the disgusting racist language, he also made light of Tanya Plibersek's daughter who was in an abusive relationship, writing: "You couldn’t even look after your own daughter’s safety” and “That’s why her daughter was bashed”.

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Peter Dutton’s Campaign Bus Gets Bogged In Sydney CBD In Yet Another Election Omen

The bus blocked traffic for around 40 minutes as Dutton kicked off his pre-election media blitz.

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Peter Dutton & Anthony Albanese Clash Over Welcome To Country During Final Leaders Debate

“From my perspective, it is a matter of respect. We have a great privilege of sharing this continent with the oldest continuous culture on Earth," Albo said.

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Dutton on the attack after election blitz hits a bump

After a bike lane barrier stalled Peter Dutton's campaign bus, the opposition leader lashed Labor for preferencing the "Jew-hating" Greens.

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Coalition rejects treasurer’s nuclear power plant claim – as it happened

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Morning Mail: Dutton switches to culture wars in last debate; Canada ‘heartbroken’ after car ramming; Liverpool win league

Election campaign enters final week; ramming motives investigated in Canada; warnings of severe starvation in Gaza

The Conversation

Independents may build on Australia’s history of hung parliaments, if they can survive the campaign blues

Major parties used to easily dismiss the rare politician who stood alone in parliament. These MPs could be written off as isolated idealists, and the press could condescend to them as noble, naïve and unlikely to succeed.

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Peter Dutton: a Liberal leader seeking to surf on the wave of outer suburbia

In searching for the “real” Peter Dutton, it is possible to end up frustrated because you have looked too hard.

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Albanese has been a ‘proficient and lucky general’. But if he wins a second term, we are right to demand more

Barring a rogue result, this Saturday Anthony Albanese will achieve what no major party leader has done since John Howard’s prime-ministerial era – win consecutive elections. Admittedly, in those two decades he is only the second of the six prime ministers (the other is Scott Morrison), who has been permitted…

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Dutton tries to unscramble campaign after egg cost slip

The opposition leader has dodged questions on whether he's across voters' cost-of-living pressures as the election campaign enters its final days.

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Peter Dutton declares Welcome to Country ceremonies are ‘overdone’ in heated final leaders’ debate

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and Opposition Leader Peter Dutton have had their fourth and final leaders’ debate of the campaign. The skirmish, hosted by 7News in Sydney, was moderated by 7’s Political Editor Mark Riley.

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