Australia election 2025 live: Dutton claims veterans don’t want welcome to country at Anzac Day dawn services

A debate has been sparked by hecklers booing the welcome to country ceremony at a dawn service in Melbourne on Friday. Follow today’s news livePolls tracker; election guide; full federal election coverageAnywhere but Canberra; interactive electorates guideListen to the latest episode of our new narrative podcast series: GinaGet our afternoon election email, free app or daily news podcastAlbanese begins final campaign weekThe prime minister, Anthony Albanese, will start the final week of the election campaign sandbagging seats on the NSW central coast.I have appeared on the ABC many times. I doubt you would hear that from me. However, you can safely say that was a tongue-in-cheek comment by Peter Dutton yesterday.I don’t think so, no. Look, that is entirely irrelevant. I think this is quite, frankly, a Labor beat-up. This idea that you can somehow align Peter Dutton with Donald Trump is a nonsense.Look, I think he was being bit flippant with … that. I’m sure the ABC, the Guardian and others who have certainly played interviews hard would take that on the chin, as just being a comment in jest. Continue reading...

Australia election 2025 live: Dutton claims veterans don’t want welcome to country at Anzac Day dawn services

A debate has been sparked by hecklers booing the welcome to country ceremony at a dawn service in Melbourne on Friday. Follow today’s news live

Albanese begins final campaign week

The prime minister, Anthony Albanese, will start the final week of the election campaign sandbagging seats on the NSW central coast.

I have appeared on the ABC many times. I doubt you would hear that from me. However, you can safely say that was a tongue-in-cheek comment by Peter Dutton yesterday.

I don’t think so, no. Look, that is entirely irrelevant. I think this is quite, frankly, a Labor beat-up. This idea that you can somehow align Peter Dutton with Donald Trump is a nonsense.

Look, I think he was being bit flippant with … that. I’m sure the ABC, the Guardian and others who have certainly played interviews hard would take that on the chin, as just being a comment in jest. Continue reading...