Keyword "campaign trail" - List of latest news (121 results)

21/04 ‘Zero’: McKenzie’s vow on Medicare

Coalition frontbencher Bridget McKenzie has accused employment minister Murray Watt of “lying” to the country over her party’s supposed cuts to Medicare, staring down the barrel of the camera and vowing “zero” clinics would be cut during an intense interview on Sky News.

20/04 Call to create first homebuyer zones in Aus

A prominent Australian property expert has called for the creation of new housing “lots” to help struggling first home buyers make it onto the property ladder.

19/04 Albanese, Dutton low key campaigning on Easter Sunday, day 23 of election campaign

With just two weeks left in the election campaign, the Prime Minister was all smiles and swagger as he received a warm welcome at the Sydney Royal Easter Show on Saturday.

18/04 Truth behind Dutton campaign

After every federal election, there’s a campaign week that is looked back on as the decider.

17/04 Simple question that left Dutton speechless

OPINION

17/04 ‘Feeling left behind’: Young Australian men reverting to traditional view of gender roles

Young men are going backward in their view of gender norms and increasingly believing they should be the breadwinners while a woman’s place is in the home, a new study has found.

17/04 ‘Australian first’: Greens MP Stephen Bates joins OnlyFans to promote campaign

In an Australian first, Greens MP Stephen Bates has joined OnlyFans – not to post anything risque, but to promote the party’s push to make two drugs that significantly reduce the risk of HIV transmission free.

16/04 Pressure on after Dutton’s Russia mistake

Opposition Leader Peter Dutton took the rare step of admitting he had made a mistake during the second leaders’ debate on Wednesday night, with the issue set to dominate an otherwise quiet week on the campaign trail.

16/04 Dutton’s $260m bid to boost student trades

A Coalition government has pledged $260m to get more high school students to take up trades instead of pursuing university, after the opposition indicated it would cut the Labor’s Free TAFE program if it wins government on May 3.

15/04 Dutton pledges $6m to prevent cyberbullying

Opposition Leader Peter Dutton has reaffirmed his support for the social media ban for children under 16 in a new pledge, which would see $6 million worth of funding put towards “online safety” for kids.

15/04 Russia’s huge move against Australia

The Prime Minister has responded angrily after reports Russian President Vladimir Putin wants to base “long range” aircraft in the Indonesian province of Papua – just 1380km from Australia.

15/04 ‘Drunken sailors’: Today host Karl Stefanovic unloads on Peter Dutton and Anthony Albanese’s reckless spending

Peter Dutton and Anthony Albanese have been accused of “spending like drunken sailors” in the most reckless election campaign in living memory.

14/04 EV Council criticises Peter Dutton’s pledge to abolish fines under NVES

The Electric Vehicle Council has strongly condemned Opposition Leader Petter Dutton’s pledge to abolish fines associated with Australia’s New Vehicle Efficiency Standard (NVES), warning it would significantly raise the cost of living for millions of Australians.

13/04 Awkward Albo moment caught on camera

It was the awkward moment that the vast majority of Australians likely missed as Anthony Albanese launched his campaign.

13/04 ‘Justice’: Why ex-soldier running for election

Navy hero John Armfield served Australia in Afghanistan and now he hopes to serve in parliament to give voice to the complex mental health challenges roiling the military.

12/04 Albo’s bold $10b plan for first homebuyers

Anthony Albanese has pledged $10b to build 100,000 homes exclusively for first homebuyers in a major move, as Labor officially kicks off their re-election campaign in Perth.

12/04 Dutton’s shock tax move to outgun PM

Peter Dutton will pledge on Sunday to deliver a one-off tax cut of up to $1,200 for middle income earners but you will have to wait until July, 2025 to get the cash.

12/04 ‘Uncertain times’ in Albo’s second week

There’s no doubting the Prime Minister started the week strong.

12/04 ‘No clue’: Voters turn on Dutton in own seat

Voters in Peter Dutton’s federal electorate of Dickson appear just as divided as the latest poll results, with some praising the Opposition Leader’s local contributions while others slam him as out of touch, self-interested or incompetent.

11/04 Grim reality as election turns to chaos

Peter Dutton and Anthony Albanese face an uphill battle on Saturday as they race to get their campaigns back on message ahead of their official campaign launches this weekend.

11/04 Poll reveals bad news for Dutton

EXCLUSIVE New polling has predicted Peter Dutton could be in strife in his own electorate in Dickson as Labor and independents pour money into delivering a shock result.

10/04 ‘Sh*tshow’: Brutal focus group feedback for Anthony Albanese and Peter Dutton

Voters have described Anthony Albanese’s tumble off a stage as one of the most memorable parts of a lacklustre campaign describing his first term as “a sh*tshow.”

09/04 PM’s secret weapon in Trump tariff fight

Treasurer Jim Chalmers will lead engagement with the United States over President Donald Trump’s ‘Liberation Day’ tariffs if Labor is re-elected, the Prime Minister has said.

09/04 ‘Australian nightmare’: Crisis we can’t ignore

Whether you’re for it or against it, it’s undeniable that by virtually any metric, Australia is in the midst of an unprecedented experiment with mass immigration.

06/04 Labor edges ahead in latest poll

Anthony Albanese has crept into majority government territory based on the latest polling.

04/04 Tensions simmer after Darwin port row

Tensions are simmering this morning after the Prime Minister announced plans to return the Port of Darwin to Australian-approved hands, hours before Peter Dutton was due to make the same pledge.

03/04 Cheering schoolkids greet Albo

Gas prices would have been reduced by 15 per cent over the last two months under the Coalition’s gas policy to boost supply into the domestic market, Peter Dutton has revealed.

02/04 Trump to shake up election campaign

Donald Trump’s much-hyped “Liberation Day” is here. At about 7am AEDT, the US President is expected to unveil his sweeping worldwide tariffs, which are almost certain to have significant ramifications for Australia, along with the rest of America’s trading partners.

31/03 Dutton’s multi-billion call on key project

Anthony Albanese and Peter Dutton are hoping for a reset on Tuesday, after an awkward third day of campaigning for both leaders, but mortgage holders will likely be focused on the RBA’s rate announcement.

31/03 Dutton’s brutal jab at tradie son

Peter Dutton has joked about charging his 20-year-old son board while speaking to constituents in his outer Brisbane seat of Dickson.

31/03 Woman taking Melania’s place

OPINION

08/03 ‘Disastrous’: WA election results rock Liberals

WA Labor leader Roger Cook has claimed victory in the state election.

16/02 Dutton’s kids reveal brutal toll of dad’s job

Opposition Leader Peter Dutton may soon become the country’s next prime minister, but his three children have no ambition to follow in their dad’s footsteps.

30/01 ‘Ridiculous’: Trump plan even MAGA hates

In Washington DC, as hundreds of thousands of supporters flooded the city last month for Donald Trump’s inauguration, there was little the new president could do wrong.

28/01 New war brewing between Musk and Albo

The world’s most powerful tech bro Elon Musk has a new battle with the Australian government on his hands.

24/01 ‘Big problems’: Putin rattled as Trump goads

Russian President Vladimir Putin is reportedly “ready” to talk as soon as this weekend with Donald Trump.

23/01 He was sentenced to die in prison but Silk Road founder is now walking free

The mastermind behind the “Silk Road” online marketplace that facilitated millions of dollars of drug sales has been given a full and unconditional pardon by US President Donald Trump.

20/01 ‘She’s no hypocrite’: Why Michelle Obama skipped Donald Trump’s inauguration

Among the many famous figures in attendance at Donald Trump’s inauguration, one was conspicuously missing: Michelle Obama.

12/01 Gladys makes rare re-entry into politics

Former NSW premier Gladys Berejiklian has made a rare political appearance, lending her support to tech executive Gisele Kapterian in her preselection battle against high-profile anti-Voice campaigner Warren Mundine.

11/12 Albo embracing babies confirms election is close

Lock up your babies, an election approaches.

04/12 ‘I wanted to stay out’: Rogan reveals why he ‘had to’ get involved in election

Podcaster Joe Rogan has revealed that it was Kamala Harris’ running mate Tim Walz who pushed him over the edge to get involved in the US election.

27/10 Report: Kamala Harris's Campaign Giving Joe Biden the Cold Shoulder

There are no reported events for Joe Biden to campaign with Kamala Harris before Election Day despite his repeated requests to join.

13/10 Broaddrick Slams Harris for Enlisting 'Sexual Abuser' Clinton in Campaign

The Harris campaign’s decision to bring “degenerate” former President Bill Clinton back to the political stage is “absolutely unbelievable,” according to Clinton accuser Juanita Broaddrick

07/10 Kamala Harris on Don’t Call Her Daddy podcast triggers backlash

Kamala Harris’ appearance on the second most popular podcast in the world as America reels from a devastating hurricane has triggered a storm of controversy.

06/10 Florida bride reveals she ditched her groom for her maid of honour

Kayla Doody, 29, from Florida, explains why jilting her groom – and saying ‘I do’ to her maid of honour instead – was the best decision she’s ever made.

05/10 Ipswich, Queensland: Man gives bizarre excuse to police after allegedly being busted carrying seven knives

A man has offered up a bizarre excuse after he was allegedly caught with seven knives during a crackdown across Queensland.

04/10 Appeal after more than 20 cockatoos found sick or dead with poison in system in Sydney’s south

More than 20 cockatoos have been found sick or dead with in what environmental authorities suspect is a “deliberate” poisoning in Sydney’s south.

04/10 Teen dies after eating deadly Deliveroo burrito bowl

An inquest into the death of a teen who died after suffering an allergic reaction to a burrito bowl he ordered off Deliveroo has been told his death was preventable.

04/10 Ghostbusters star Kate McKinnon reveals mortifying reason they had to ‘stop filming’

Kate McKinnon once suffered an embarrassing slip-up while filming the 2016 remake of Ghostbusters with comedic legends Melissa McCarthy and Kristen Wiig.

04/10 Kmart sells viral $1500 sunset lamp for just $27

A popular product that is 57 times cheaper than the most expensive version has landed once again at a budget department store.

04/10 Cadbury responds to landscape chocolate mystery

Confectionary giant Cadbury has responded after customers noticed that their bars of chocolate looked different in different parts of the world.

04/10 Burger King ad featuring new mums post-birth ‘outrages men’

A photo of a woman eating a burger in hospital after giving birth has sparked “outrage” over claims the intimate snap promotes unhealthy eating habits.

03/09 WATCH: Kamala Harris Changes Accents on Similar Lines at Campaign Stops Just Hours Apart

Vice President Kamala Harris changed her accent yet again just hours apart while delivering similar lines in her campaign speech.

03/09 Biden says his great-grandfather was accused of being in a group of killer coal miners in longwinded anecdote

President Biden claimed in a longwinded anecdote on Monday that his great-grandfather was rumoured to have been part of a group of coal miners that would kill anti-Catholic mine foremen and lay the dead bodies “on the doorstep” of their family’s homes.

12/07 Barron, the youngest son who made Trump's son an idiot, debuts on the campaign trail

Barron (18, center in photo), the youngest of three sons and two daughters of former U.S. President Donald Trump (right in photo), appeared for the first time at his father's election campaign on the 9th. According to political media outlet The Hill, former President Trump said at a rally held at a golf course in Doral, South Florida, “Barron Trump!” “I’m the first to stand!” she said, introducing

02/07 Tales from the Tory Battle Bus - 'I love a comeback' says Sunak

Steph Spyro speaks to Prime Minister Rishi Sunak on the Tory Battle Bus in the final days of the Conservative campaign.

11/06 Nigel Farage breaks silence after 'wet cement' lobbed at Reform leader on bus

Nigel Farage was atop a Reform UK campaign bus in Barnsley town centre when he was pelted with "wet cement" and a coffee cup.

26/04 Joe Biden campaign ad detail drives Aussies wild

A photo choice for a new Joe Biden election campaign ad in the United States has not escaped the attention of Australians on social media.

18/04 US President Joe Biden's big claim, uncle's ship fell in an area inhabited by cannibals, heard about this reason?

US President Joe Biden claimed on Wednesday that his uncle's ship was shot down in an area of ​​New Guinea. He claimed that during World War II, the ship of his uncle Ambrose Finnegan, who was serving in the military, was shot down in a place where there were a large number of cannibals. The 81-year-old President said these things after visiting a war memorial in his hometown Scranton in Pennsylva

16/04 Biden hits campaign trail as Trump’s hush money trial kicks off

Trump will spend much of the coming weeks sitting in a courtroom amid his hush money trial as Biden hits the campaign trail.

01/04 Firebrand returns to battle ‘woke’ chaos

Controversial former Nationals MP and One Nation senate candidate George Christensen has pledged to wage war on the “woke” tide as he returns once more to the political arena.

20/03 Melania Trump is at Donald's side for the first time on the campaign tour - what is noticeable

Melania Trump accompanied her husband on the current campaign trail for the first time. Reporters then revealed what was striking about her appearance.

08/03 Joe Biden’s Happy Place

He’s always been master of “the connect.”

05/03 Sign there is no stopping Donald Trump

Not a single vote has yet been counted in today’s massive Super Tuesday contest but all the signs are that there is now no stopping Donald Trump from being the Republican nominee for November’s US presidential election, in a rematch with Joe Biden.

04/03 Super Tuesday set to seal Trump-Biden rematch

Former president Donald Trump has a chance to render his last remaining rival for the Republican Party’s presidential nomination all but irrelevant on Tuesday, local time, as 15 different US states cast their votes in the “Super Tuesday” primaries.

01/03 The Man Who Now Controls the U.S. Border

Mexico’s president gets to determine whether an immigration crisis dominates headlines in a U.S. election year.

01/03 With Trump’s SCOTUS Appeal, Justice Delayed Is Justice Denied

This was a choice.

24/02 Gov. Sununu: Nikki Haley ensuring Republicans ‘have a choice’

South Carolina’s GOP presidential primary election Saturday will prove pivotal for former Gov. Nikki Haley.

23/02 Trump Wants to Seem Moderate on Abortion

His aspiring advisers have other plans.

17/02 What the President Is Doing on TikTok

A conversation with Charlie Warzel on Joe Biden’s foray into content creation

14/02 Trump’s Contempt for Military Service

The GOP candidate’s shot at Nikki Haley’s husband is part of a pattern.

13/02 Republicans Are No Longer a Political Party

It’s become yet another subsidiary of Trump Inc.

12/02 Devastating impact of Trump’s NATO spray

ANALYSIS

09/02 Great Movies Have Great Casts

A new Oscars category will recognize a mysterious but vital component of moviemaking.

09/02 Biden’s Age Is Now Unavoidable

Joe Biden looks like he is turning into a statue of Joe Biden.

07/02 Supergirl star transforms for hot new series

It’s an election year in the US, so the new drama The Girl On The Bus couldn’t come at a better time.

01/02 Credlin unleashes after ABC expose

Peta Credlin has unleashed on the ABC and the political docuseries Nemesis declaring the public broadcaster “failed to put the record straight” and left many of Malcolm Turnbull’s criticisms unchallenged.

22/01 Pour One Out for Ron DeSantis

The Florida governor reached for Churchill, but came up with a line from a Budweiser ad.

16/01 Presidential candidate’s shock move to support Donald Trump

Republican presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy has suspended his campaign for a shocking reason.

15/01 You Should Go to a Trump Rally

For many Americans, the former president has become an abstraction. They should see for themselves what his campaign is really about.

10/01 ‘Wants to run’: Obamas’ White House return

An interview with Michelle Obama has sparked a firestorm of speculation over the First Lady’s push for the US Presidency.

09/01 YouTube Boxer Jake Paul to Join Vivek Ramaswamy on Campaign Trail in Iowa

GOP presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy will barnstorm the campaign trail in Iowa with Jake Paul on Sunday ahead of the state's Caucuses.

30/12 Opinion | Nikki Haley’s Civil War Battlefield

The GOP presidential candidate made a political mistake with her initial comments. But she wasn’t wrong.

06/12 Biden’s shock admission in US election race

US President Joe Biden has revealed an interesting titbit ahead of the 2024 presidential election, in a year that is shaping up to be one most challenging of his political life.

05/12 Vivek Ramaswamy responds to Haley’s ‘you’re just scum’ comment

Vivek Ramaswamy urged GOP contender Nikki Haley to expand her vocabulary in response to her calling him “scum.”

04/12 Who (Still) Loves Ron DeSantis?

On Saturday, the Republican primary challenger checked off the last of all 99 counties in Iowa. It seemed more dutiful than fun.

29/11 Two Men Running to Stay Out of Prison

Bad things happen when political candidates fear personal consequences of an electoral loss.

22/11 Haley, Ramaswamy candidate feud grows stronger as attacks ramp up

Attacks between two Republican candidates, Nikki Haley and Vivek Ramaswamy, have grown more personal.

13/11 When Milton Friedman Ran the Show

The economist’s free-market ideas, once a reigning consensus, have been marginalized—yet have also left a disconcerting mark.

09/11 Trump’s Rivals Pass Up Their Chance

At the GOP debate, Trump’s challengers once again declined their opportunity to take on the absent frontrunner.

01/11 DeSantis wearing lifts in boots? Governor denies internet rumors

Videos circulating in recent weeks on social media have analyzed DeSantis’ boots and made the claim the Republican governor is wearing lifts.

28/10 Shock as Pence ends presidential campaign

Former Vice President Michael Pence announced Saturday he is suspending his 2024 presidential campaign.

13/10 Major event on Aus doorstep nobody’s talking about

As the conflict in Israel and debate over the Indigenous Voice to Parliament dominates headlines, preparations have been underway for a key event taking place at Australia’s doorstep this weekend.

10/10 GOP senators urge Biden to freeze $6B transfer in Iranian funds

Twenty Senate Republicans are calling for the Biden administration to refreeze assets released in exchange for the return of American prisoners.

09/10 GOP 2024 candidates blame Biden admin for attacks in Israel

On Sunday, President Joe Biden proclaimed unwavering support for Israel.

26/09 The Coming Attack on an Essential Element of Women’s Freedom

No-fault divorce has improved the lives of millions. Now some extreme Republicans want to abandon it.

21/09 TikToker jailed for two years over pork video in Bali

A woman has been sentenced to two years in prison over a viral TikTok video she filmed herself eating pork while travelling in Bali, Indonesia.

14/09 Horror new poll for the Voice ‘Yes’ campaign

The outlook for supporters of an Indigenous Voice to Parliament looks increasingly bleak ahead of the October referendum, with the latest polls estimating the No campaign is now leading in every state.

30/08 Trump on Trial

The drama now unfolding will make for perhaps the most surreal presidential-election cycle in American history. How will it end?

29/08 Joe the Plumber, famous for challenging Barack Obama, dead at 49

Samuel Joseph Wurzelbacher, who rose to fame as “Joe the Plumber” after confronting then-presidential hopeful Barack Obama on the 2008 campaign trail, died on Sunday, his family confirmed.

24/08 Ramaswamy and the Rest

The breakout star of the melee in Milwaukee was the most MAGA candidate on the stage.

22/08 Fear of an Awkward President

To be awkward is human, but we want our politicians to be superhuman.

21/08 Vivek Ramaswamy’s Truth

The millennial outsider Republican says he wants a revolution. To get there, he’d gut the federal government.

14/08 The Ritual Humiliations of the Iowa State Fair

Donald Trump stole the show. The rest of the Republican field looked like also-rans.

16/06 Biden will have to deal with his age in campaign, top Dems says

One of President Joe Biden's Democratic allies, Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, said this week that the 80-year-old leader's age is something he will 'have to deal with' on the campaign trail.

16/06 RFK Jr. tells Joe Rogan he’s ‘aware’ CIA could assassinate him like uncle JFK, claims vaccine-autism link

Democratic presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr has appeared on controversial podcaster Joe Rogan’s show where he has doubled down on his conspiracy theory about his uncle JFK’s assassinatio…

08/06 Casey DeSantis: An asset or liability?

When Florida governor Ron DeSantis announced his presidential bid last month, his wife, Casey, was not far from his side.

06/04 ‘Judas betrayal’: Indigenous leader unleashes

Liberal leader Peter Dutton has been accused of a “Judas betrayal of our country” by campaigning for the No vote against Anthony Albanese’s proposal for constitutional recognition.

25/03 New NSW Premier breaks 12-year drought

Chris Minns will become the 47th Premier of NSW, with the Labor leader beating Dominic Perrottet and the Coalition.

24/03 D-Day: NSW to decide next government

NSW voters go to the polls on Saturday to decide who will lead Australia’s biggest state for the next four years, with Labor expected to return to government after 12 years in opposition.

24/03 ‘To the wire:’ Minns’ election eve prophecy

A final press conference metres away from Sydney Water’s Parramatta headquarters was an apt end point for Labor Leader Chris Minns’ election campaign.

23/03 Seats that will decide next NSW premier

As NSW voters prepare to head to the polls, a handful of seats will determine the outcome of what will be the closest NSW state election in more than a decade.

18/03 What NSW election could mean for Dutton

The federal Liberals would have cause to take a more moderate approach to politics if the Coalition is returned to power at the NSW state election, experts say.

16/03 Albo’s partner hits campaign trail

An all-star Labor campaign team, featuring the high-profile partners of the Prime Minister and the NSW Opposition Leader, was at a busy Sydney train station on Thursday morning in an attempt to prise a long-held Liberal seat from the Coalition.

12/03 Karl jabs Dom for ‘daggy dancing’, ‘26 kids’

NSW Premier Dominic Perrottet has copped jokes for his “daggy dancing” and family of what Today host Karl Stefanovic joked was “26 kids”.

07/03 ‘Hard to watch’: MAFS wives fight explodes

Married At First Sight producers scramble to confiscate all the glassware as several wives clash during a boozy party on Tuesday night’s episode that swirls into a dizzying spiral of he-said-she-said … or, freak-said-freak-said.

04/03 Albo’s big call in crucial by-election

Anthony Albanese has sought to downplay expectations of a Labor win in an upcoming by-election that will serve as a litmus test for his government’s first 10 months in office.

24/02 Vivek Ramaswamy: GOP needs to toughen up against Trump's name-calling

The biotech millionaire who announced his candidacy for president on Tuesday said that he recognizes Trump was able to bring light to larger issues in the U.S.

23/02 Woman behind the man fighting to be NSW’s next Premier

Chris Minns is in the fight of his life. With only four weeks till the state election, the Labor Leader is racing to get his policies, his party, and his name noticed by the people of NSW.

22/02 Is Biden's Warsaw speech what we will see on the campaign trail? 

The Coldplay walk-off music was just one of the clues that Tuesday's speech was more than a presidential address. It was potentially fodder for Biden 2024 campaign videos.

20/02 ‘Brutal game’: Minister’s shock backflip

A key Liberal minister who was set to retire from politics at the NSW election has backflipped on his plans, confirming he has asked for a place on the party’s upper house ticket.