The combative opposition leader has continued to focus on prising suburbanites away from Labor with a relentless campaign ...

Peter Dutton has already faced three major political decisions as opposition leader. The scorecard of success so far is mixed. This week came his fourth tough call. The first was on the Voice to ...

Peter Dutton’s Elon Musk-style efficiency pledge will put thousands of Australian public servants in the Coalition’s firing line. The Coalition’s target dramatically increased after Tuesday ...

Instead of tax cuts, a petrol discount. That's the new policy offering from Peter Dutton, to be outlined further in tonight's budget reply speech. The Coalition has vowed to repeal Labor's budget ...

Peter Dutton’s big moment has arrived. After months of being criticised for not releasing policy or disappearing whenever the going gets tough, the opposition leader will tonight deliver his ...

Peter Dutton said the Coalition’s goal of firing 36,000 workers had increased by 4000 after Tuesday’s budget. Picture: NewsWire / Martin Ollman He was later asked if about 40,000 jobs were his ...

Gift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe. Opposition Leader Peter Dutton has moved to gazump Anthony Albanese’s budget tax cuts on the cusp of a cost-of-living election ...

Opposition Leader Peter Dutton has hit out at the Albanese government over its failed promise to reduce electricity bills after the Prime Minister announced yet another energy rebate ahead of the ...

Opposition Leader Peter Dutton has attacked Treasurer Jim Chalmer's latest budget, labelling it a “cruel hoax”, as pressure mounts for him to deliver his own agenda ahead of the election.

Opposition leader Peter Dutton has flagged that he'll set up the Coalition's election pitch in his budget reply speech, while Labor spruiked their tax cuts in a post-budget media spree.

Instead Peter Dutton's team are on hold, wondering where to direct their aim. The government, by contrast, is still in charge of all the big levers. "It's messing with our heads," one strategist said.

Gift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe. The polls have consistently suggested that Peter Dutton has a chance of rendering Anthony Albanese the first one-term prime ...