Australia election 2025 live: Chalmers insists AAA credit rating safe despite cost of election promises; anti-nuclear protesters confront Dutton

The prime minister and treasurer are dismissing concerns of ratings agency S&P indicating Australia’s AAA debt rating could be in jeopardy if debt and deficit worsen. Follow today’s news liveAnywhere but Canberra: Australian voters on what matters to themPolls tracker; Election guide; Interactive seat explorerParty policies; Micro parties explained; Full election coverageListen to the latest episode of our new narrative podcast series: GinaGet our afternoon election email,free app or daily news podcastCoalition’s policy costings to come ‘in the next couple of days’, Taylor saysWhile Labor’s costings are warm off the press (released yesterday afternoon), the Coalition are still waiting to put out their numbers on how they’ll pay for all of their promises.You will see them in the next couple of days … and the sneak preview is you will see a stronger budget position from Labor’s costings yesterday.He rang me. He said, “Hi Adam, it’s Tony Abbott here. I’ve always considered myself a bit of an environmentalist. I think we should talk.”A very short conversation. A very short conversation and Peter Dutton would get the same response this time.Everyone says they’re not going to talk but I would be astounded if they refused to respect the parliament that the Australian people select. The flipside of that is that we’ve all got to give a bit. Continue reading...

Australia election 2025 live: Chalmers insists AAA credit rating safe despite cost of election promises; anti-nuclear protesters confront Dutton

The prime minister and treasurer are dismissing concerns of ratings agency S&P indicating Australia’s AAA debt rating could be in jeopardy if debt and deficit worsen. Follow today’s news live

Coalition’s policy costings to come ‘in the next couple of days’, Taylor says

While Labor’s costings are warm off the press (released yesterday afternoon), the Coalition are still waiting to put out their numbers on how they’ll pay for all of their promises.

You will see them in the next couple of days … and the sneak preview is you will see a stronger budget position from Labor’s costings yesterday.

He rang me. He said, “Hi Adam, it’s Tony Abbott here. I’ve always considered myself a bit of an environmentalist. I think we should talk.”

A very short conversation. A very short conversation and Peter Dutton would get the same response this time.

Everyone says they’re not going to talk but I would be astounded if they refused to respect the parliament that the Australian people select. The flipside of that is that we’ve all got to give a bit. Continue reading...