Peter Dutton delivers his Budget reply as the PM is expected to call an election Friday to overshadow it, the Coalition promises to cut migration numbers. Plus, Anthony Albanese invites Donald Trump to Australia.

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Labor funded influencers’ travel for budget coverage, Peter Dutton blasts the government’s $5-a-week tax cuts as a “cruel hoax”amid rising costs. Plus, Jacqui Lambie clashes with Jane Hume over Coalition’s plan to cut public service jobs.

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Teal MP Monique Ryan apologises after her husband grabbed a Liberal opponent’s sign and ran off, police investigate activist Zara Cooper over posts targeting a Jewish council leader. Plus, Albanese links working from home to easing living costs.

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Libby Mettam resigns as WA Liberal leader. Peter Dutton is heckled by climate activists as two people are forcibly removed from the event. Plus, new claims about John F. Kennedy’s assassination emerge in newly released files.

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A new Redbridge poll finds Peter Dutton and the Coalition are viewed as best to manage China ties. A report links Donald Trump to a drop in tourism. Plus, Israel resumes war on Hamas after a failed ceasefire extension.

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Peter Dutton calls for a referendum to give politicians the power to deport dual citizens, Labor falls behind on climate targets as key modelling disappears from its website. Plus, Clive Palmer spends $500k on YouTube ads in just 10 days.

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Anthony Albanese attends a $100,000 dinner with super donors at Sydney’s Aria as Aussies struggle to get by, Liberals hint at tax cuts if elected. Plus, Dutton pledges $35 million to restore Melbourne's firebombed Adass Israel synagogue.

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The PM uses critical minerals as a bargaining chip in the Trump tariff standoff, a graduate faces deportation as Trump cracks down on student protests. Plus, Vladimir Putin responds to a Ukraine ceasefire plan.

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Peter Dutton pledges to end public servants' work-from-home privileges, Jacinta Allan apologises to crime victims as tougher bail laws are unveiled, and Trump drops his threat to double Canada tariffs and dismisses recession fears.

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 Donald Trump stokes US recession fears triggering a share market meltdown, Anthony Albanese rules out a last-ditch trip to Washington. Plus, calls grow for a private UN Security Council meeting over spirallling violence in war-torn Syria.

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