Australia election 2025 live: McKenzie grilled over nuclear plan as Watt repeats claim that Medicare urgent clinics under threat if Coalition wins
The shadow transport minister refuses to give a straight answer on nuclear. Follow today’s news liveAnywhere but Canberra: Australian voters on what matters to themInteractive guide to electorates in the Australian electionListen to the latest episode of our new narrative podcast series: GinaSee all our Australian election 2025 coverageGet our afternoon election email, free app or daily news podcastMcKenzie accuses Watt of ‘lying to the camera’ over Medicare claimsLooping back to Bridget McKenzie’s Sky News interview for a moment, where the shadow transport minister was asked about her comments last week that Russia and China wanted Labor to win the election, which she later admitted were wrong.Look, I made a mistake – I’ve owned it. [I] corrected the record on becoming aware of that and I think that’s the right thing to do in politics.We’ve made very clear that we’ve left that policy behind.The point here is that it is a feature of our tax system. If you have an investment, you are entitled to offset losses from one investment into other forms of income that you’ve got. Continue reading...

The shadow transport minister refuses to give a straight answer on nuclear. Follow today’s news live
- Anywhere but Canberra: Australian voters on what matters to them
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- Listen to the latest episode of our new narrative podcast series: Gina
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McKenzie accuses Watt of ‘lying to the camera’ over Medicare claims
Looping back to Bridget McKenzie’s Sky News interview for a moment, where the shadow transport minister was asked about her comments last week that Russia and China wanted Labor to win the election, which she later admitted were wrong.
Look, I made a mistake – I’ve owned it. [I] corrected the record on becoming aware of that and I think that’s the right thing to do in politics.
We’ve made very clear that we’ve left that policy behind.
The point here is that it is a feature of our tax system. If you have an investment, you are entitled to offset losses from one investment into other forms of income that you’ve got. Continue reading...