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A report says Hobart's new stadium would cost far more than had been spruiked by the government. (HANDOUT/TASMANIAN GOVERNMENT)

PoliticsPremium'Overbearing' Hobart AFL stadium faces cost blowout

The benefits of a new stadium in Tasmania have been overstated and the costs underestimated, according to a planning assessment.

Ethan James

Australia's exploding population of cats has contributed to the extinction of 22 native species. (Stephanie Flack/AAP PHOTOS)

PoliticsPremiumKiller cats' nine lives taking toll on Aussie wildlife

A state parliamentary inquiry is examining how to manage the cat population as felines continue to wreak havoc on Australia's wildlife.

Farid Farid

Looking for love online can be fraught, with three-in-four users experiencing some form of abuse. (Joel Carrett/AAP PHOTOS)

PoliticsPremiumSwipe right for safety: Dating app code comes online

Dating app platforms have been putting in place proactive measures to protect users as a voluntary safety code the majority have signed up to comes online.

Dominic Giannini

Rates are unlikely to change at the Reserve Bank's only meeting during the election campaign. (Joel Carrett/AAP PHOTOS)

ElectionInterest rate call unlikely to jinx election campaigns

Campaigning is unlikely to break stride when the Reserve Bank announces its only interest rate decision before the federal election in early May.

Kat Wong

Peter Dutton insists the coalition's energy plan will bring power bills down for industrial users.

Federal election 2025CommentsDutton doubles down on energy despite keeping details light

Peter Dutton is determined to make this election a choice between alternative energy policies, telling voters they will be better off under the coalition despite not yet releasing analysis to prove his claim.

Ellen Ransley

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Federal PoliticsPremiumSingle dad exposes dire Aussie crisis

A single father’s appearance on the ABC’s flagship Q and A program has exposed just how dire life is for so many Aussies in the country’s cost-of-living crisis.

Duncan Evans

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NEWSPremiumDutton makes huge $6.5b election pledge

Opposition Leader Peter Dutton has made a huge new $6.5bn infrastructure call, but there’s a catch to the spend.

Zoe De Koning

Nicolle Flint, the former MP for Boothby, is returning to contest the seat again for the Liberal Party. Matt Turner

PoliticsPremiumAlbanese’s $150m play for key seat

As he adds another state to the nation-spanning early days of his campaign, Anthony Albanese is playing defence.

Samuel Clench

Trade Minister Don Farrell said the government was ‘prepared for any outcome’. NewsWire/ Martin Ollman

newsAustralia bracing for Trump ‘Liberation Day’

Australia is preparing for ‘any outcome’ ahead of Donald Trump’s Liberation Day tariffs, but two measures will be off the negotiating table.

Jessica Wang

Albanese and Dutton.

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“Known unknowns” threaten best-laid election campaign plans

Three big “known unknowns” could knock Anthony Albanese and Peter Dutton off their planned courses in this crucial first week of the election campaign.

Katina Curtis

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newsPremium‘Pay rent’: Dutton’s brutal jab at tradie son

Peter Dutton made a cheeky jab at his son’s expense, joking that it was time for the second-year apprentice to start paying his dues.

Jessica Wang

French far-right leader Marine Le Pen has been found guilty of misappropriating EU funds. (AP PHOTO)

PoliticsPremiumLe Pen barred from running for office for five years

Marine Le Pen has been barred from running in France's 2027 presidential election after she was convicted in an embezzlement trial.

Elizabeth Pineau and Juliette Jabkhiro

In what is Labor’s first election commitment ahead of the March 8 poll, five new electric ferries would be built in WA, as well as two new ferry stops at Applecross, near the Raffles, and near UWA at Matilda Bay.

State PoliticsPremiumTenders go out for ferries on expanded Swan River network

The vessels, which will include passenger toilet facilities and bike storage, will also be designed to have external seating for passengers.

Dylan Caporn

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NewsPremiumSupermarkets hit back at Albo on prices

Supermarket giants Coles and Woolworths have slammed election pledges from Labor and the Coalition to tackle price gouging.

Ria Pandey

Anthony Albanese has insisted he doesn’t negotiate with the Greens, immediately after appearing to rule in the option of a coalition while being asked to rule it out. 

Federal election 2025CommentsPM’s tongue twister revives claims of Greens danger ahead

Anthony Albanese has insisted he doesn’t negotiate with the Greens, immediately after appearing to rule in the option of a coalition while being asked to rule it out. 

Jessica Page

Roger Cook has resumed talks with the NRL over a deal to bring a side west, hinting at a hope for Federal funding for a new stadium. 

State PoliticsCommentsPremiumWA NRL talks resume as Cook leaves door open for funding

Roger Cook has resumed talks with the NRL over a deal to bring a side west, hinting at a hope for Federal funding for a new stadium. 

Dylan Caporn

Opposition leader Peter Dutton and Nationals Leader David Littleproud have pledged a $10m weather radar for the flooded region. Photo: James Brickwood/Pool

Federal PoliticsDutton’s $10m pledge to flooded Outback

Anthony Albanese has been accused of neglecting regional Australia, as southwestern Outback Queensland faces the worst flooding in years.

Staff writers

Premier Roger Cook announces targeted reforms to the public sector at Dumas House. Kelsey Reid

State PoliticsCommentsPremiumCook unveils department overhaul, winds back McGowan changes

Premier Roger Cook has unveiled his overhaul of the State Government’s structure, winding back some of predecessor Mark McGowan’s 2017 changes, insisting a ‘Team WA’ approach was needed. 

Dylan Caporn

Angus Taylor has played down Peter Dutton's comments about breaking up insurance companies. (Lukas Coch/AAP PHOTOS)

The NightlyInside the 24 hours that could have broken the Liberal Party

On Tuesday night, Angus Taylor and Peter Dutton had a very limited window to make one of the most important Coalition decisions of the election.

Aaron Patrick

Anthony Albanese has suggested Peter Dutton will be a Prime Minister for Sydney, if elected, while boasting about his own 30th visit to WA during a campaign whistle-stop in Perth.

Federal election 2025CommentsPM pits Sydney versus WA as election lands in Perth

Anthony Albanese has suggested Peter Dutton will be a Prime Minister for Sydney, if elected, while boasting about his 30th visit to WA during a campaign whistle-stop in Perth.

Jessica Page

The Nightly can reveal that CCP submarine research vessel the Tan Suo Yi Hao is positioned inside Australia’s exclusive economic zone off the SA coast.

Federal election 2025VideoComments‘I’d prefer it wasn’t there’: Albo’s odd ‘spy’ ship welcome

Anthony Albanese says it’s okay for China to use deep-sea research ships off Australia’s coast, adding he ‘would prefer that it wasn’t there’ but that the ADF do the same thing in the Taiwan Strait.

Latika M Bourke

Australia’s small business leaders have called for the next government to make one major reform to help keep doors open and workers employed.

Federal election 2025CommentsThe one thing small business wants from next government

Australia’s small business leaders have called for the next government to make one major reform to help keep doors open and workers employed.

Jackson Hewett

Wisconsin's Supreme Court declined to hear a challenge to Elon Musk giving away cheques there. (AP PHOTO)

PoliticsPremiumMusk hands out $1 million cheques to Wisconsin voters

Elon Musk has handed out oversized cheques at a rally in Wisconsin as he seeks to drum up enthusiasm for a state Supreme Court election

Andy Sullivan

A campaign visit to a Sydney mosque has put Peter Dutton's immigration policy in the spotlight. (Mick Tsikas/AAP PHOTOS)

PoliticsPremiumMosque distances itself from Dutton as comments divide

The coalition needs to win back multicultural communities in key seats but the opposition leader's strong rhetoric on immigration could come back to bite him.

Dominic Giannini