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Ahead of the 2025 federal election, news.com.au has the latest politics news and updates on the Liberal National Party and its leader, Opposition Leader Peter Dutton.

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Team Dutton can no longer afford to ignore the economy, subject matter the alternative prime minister is painfully ...

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With just over a week to go before pre-polling starts, we still don’t know who is costing the Liberals and Nationals’ commitments.

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