Labor offers platitudes; the Liberals offer complaints. They should use the extra time they now have to offer Australia more ideas.

The women hoping to win Opposition leader Peter Dutton's seat say his voters have been "neglected" for too long.

Peter Dutton has been called on to apologise over making “demonstrably untrue” claims about a terror plot police have now deemed as a “criminal con job”.

Anthony Albanese and Peter Dutton send clear signals that we stand as a nation with Ukraine but they are not dealing with the deeper reality that our once reliable American partner is no longer reliable in the same way.

The leaders of the major parties are acutely aware that a misstep when responding to a natural disaster can have major political consequences.

The prime minister and opposition leader will be keeping an eye on Western Australia's election results for swings that could offer clues for the fate of the federal poll.

Peter Dutton has been accused of “politicising” support for Ukraine after he slammed a pledge by the PM to potentially put Aussie boots on the ground.

Peter Dutton has defended his decision to leave Brisbane while South-East Queensland was preparing for Topical Cyclone Alfred to attend a billionaire's fundraiser in Sydney, saying it was "not a party".

Sky News host Andrew Bolt says Prime Minister Anthony Albanese is “scared of debate” against Opposition Leader Peter Dutton as he called for it to happen on the ABC.

Albanese and Dutton have embraced a strategy that helped return Trump to the White House: courting influencers who lob soft questions for audiences who don’t follow mainstream news.

As the Western Australian state election votes start to roll in, Liberal candidate for Churchlands and Perth Mayor Basil Zempilas has weighed in on the federal election implications of tonight’s result.

With an election likely to be called imminently for an April 12 election, both leaders are keen to be seen as up for the fight.