Peter Dutton

Federal opposition leader Peter Dutton has used a flying visit to a charity event in the Swan Valley to hit out at the nation’s regulatory environment, warning investment dollars are at risk.

Peter Dutton has accused the government of throwing sand in the gears of resources projects, as reports emerge of environmental challenges facing Woodside Energy’s Browse development.

The Association of Mining and Exploration Companies has issued a public plea for federal opposition leader Peter Dutton to clarify his stance on critical minerals production tax credits.

Mark Beyer and Jack McGinn discuss corporate governance at Fortescue and Qantas; Woodside's ammonia buy; all the news out of Diggers & Dealers; Iplex's class action; and a big week for global markets.

Labor MP and Assistant Minister to the Prime Minister Patrick Gorman has accused Peter Dutton of having “no guts”, after the opposition leader failed to visit Collie on a recent trip west.

Western Power chief executive Sam Barbaro has told an energy forum that Collie would be a logical home for a nuclear plant in the state, but says renewables are the priority for the grid.

Anthony Albanese says he’s not surprised by the Construction, Forestry and Maritime Employees Union decision to take the federal government to court.

Liberal and Nationals candidates for the newly formed Bullwinkel electorate turned out at a farmers rally in Canberra today, as live sheep export rhetoric ramps up in the new seat.

Industry bodies have welcomed the federal government’s move to keep the NBN in public ownership, while the opposition has accused the Prime Minister of running a scare campaign.

Opposition leader Peter Dutton has hinted he could scrap plans to reverse changes to stage 3 tax cuts for high income earners, saying it would “depend on the numbers” come election time.

A world-first ban on social media for people under 16 will lead to less harm and better outcomes for children, the prime minister says.

Federal opposition leader Peter Dutton claims a $331 billion plan to rollout nuclear energy across Australia will save taxpayers as much as $263 billion compared with renewables.

ANALYSIS: Collie’s omission from the modelling that guides the federal opposition’s $331 billion nuclear plan highlights the ‘otherness’ of the state’s electricity grid.

Peter Dutton has made a personal pitch to voters and promised to rein in government spending at the coalition's first campaign rally ahead of the federal election.

A nuclear energy advocacy group backed by entrepreneur Dick Smith will bring 2023 Miss America winner Grace Stanke to Perth this month, in a bid to win public support.

WA Labor under Roger Cook looks well set for a third term, but it could be more difficult for Anthony Albanese.

OPINION: It may turn out to be a case of mistaken identity politics, but Peter Dutton believes he can beat Anthony Albanese.

Peter Dutton appears to be kicking with the wind behind his back, with multiple opinion polls showing the Albanese government could be on the nose with voters as an election nears.

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has called the US tariffs on Australian steel and aluminium “entirely unjustified”, while confirming retaliatory tariffs would not be imposed on US imports.

Australia’s Foreign Minister Penny Wong used a Business News breakfast event to double down on the importance of Southeast Asia in Australia’s path navigating the fallout of US tariffs.

Federal opposition leader Peter Dutton knocked back suggestions that the Liberal Party would do poorly in the state, following Labor's success in the WA election.

The Liberal Party of Australia has pledged to fast track approval of the North West Shelf project in Karratha, if elected in the upcoming federal election.

Federal opposition leader Peter Dutton has used his budget reply speech to spruik four bills a Coalition government would introduce on the first day of parliament, if elected.

Australians will go to the polls on Saturday, May 3.

A former adviser to the WA agriculture minister has been selected to run as Labor candidate for Forrest in the upcoming election, as the prime minister revealed Australia will head to the polls on May 3.

Anthony Albanese has confirmed, if re-elected, he would revamp controversial nature positive laws, introducing an independent environment watchdog and overhauling approvals processes.

If an election was called today, Anthony Albanese would become the first prime minister to win consecutive elections since John Howard.

Veterans Affairs Minister Matt Keogh has warned 2,000 public sector jobs in WA would be put at risk should the Coalition implement one of its hallmark policies if it wins government in May.

Peter Dutton has flown into Perth bearing gifts designed to sway regional voters at the upcoming federal election.The opposition leader announced up to $600m would be spent to upgrade regional roads in an effort to improve transport routes for farmers and miners.

The Coalition will pour $100 million into a scheme to encourage minerals exploration by junior companies, should it win the May federal election.

Peter Dutton has signalled clearly he does not plan to reverse Labor’s controversial workplace relations reforms, including the ‘same job, same pay’ laws that have upset the mining industry.

Treasurer Jim Chalmers used a trip to Perth today to commit to a one-year extension of the instant asset write-off scheme.

Anthony Albanese and Peter Dutton have clashed in the first leadership debate of the 2025 federal election campaign, with cost of living and housing central to the debate.

Opposition leader Peter Dutton today unveiled a plan to funnel cash from commodity revenue windfalls into two new funds.

Peter Dutton used a visit to Perth today to bemoan red and green tape delays to resources projects and hint he wasn’t as tied to nuclear energy as previously thought.

Opposition leader Peter Dutton says US President Donald Trump has treated Anthony Albanese with disdain, and vowed to “not give anything away” in any negotiations with the US.

A Coalition government would, if elected, repeal Labor’s New Vehicle Efficiency Standard, which leader Peter Dutton described as an unfair tax on families.

Australians wanting to buy their first home and taxpayers looking for cost of living reprieve became the centrepiece of the major parties' pitches over the weekend.

The latest Roy Morgan polling has pointed to a Labor majority in the May election, with confidence in the ALP its highest in 18 months - while support for the Greens again increased.

Anthony Albanese and Peter Dutton have locked horns in the second leaders’ debate, marked by a resistance to answer questions from both sides.