Election 2025 live updates: PM in Queensland as Dutton campaign plane takes off for destination unknown

Importance Score: 35 / 100 đŸ””

Dutton campaign plane leaves for destination unknown

Josh Butler

Good morning from the Dutton campaign, which is finally taking off from Canberra – destination unknown at this stage. The journalists following the campaigns, for the prime minister or opposition leader, generally aren’t told by the leader’s staff where we’re headed until the plane has taken off.

We do know Dutton is in Brisbane at the moment, as he’s been doing some morning TV. Anthony Albanese is also starting his day in the sunshine state (even though it’s pouring rain all over the east coast at the moment).

We’ll give you an update when we land – wherever that ends up being.

Share

Key events

Dan Jervis-Bardy

Why is Dickson the PM’s start line?

How’s that for an early shot across the bow?

Anthony Albanese will start day one of the campaign in none other opposition leader Peter Dutton’s seat of Dickson in Brisbane’s northern suburbs (as below, we’re just waiting for that presser to start).

Dutton holds the seat on a slender 1.7% margin – so it’s winnable on paper – but the choice of campaign location is clearly more about sending a message.

Albanese will hold a presser conference shortly at one of Labor’s urgent care clinics alongside his Dickson candidate, Ali France, the health minister, Mark Butler, and the treasurer, Jim Chalmers.

Expect Albanese to not just spruik Labor’s health agenda, including its plans to establish 50 new urgent care clinics if re-elected, but also draw attention to Dutton’s record as health minister under Tony Abbott – including his attempt to introduce a $7 GP co-payment.

Share

Updated at 

source: theguardian.com


🕐 Top News in the Last Hour By Importance Score

# Title 📊 i-Score
1 South Korea's president has been removed from power: What happens now? 🔮 78 / 100
2 NASA issues update on 'city killer' asteroid heading our way 🔮 75 / 100
3 Trump says France should 'free' Marine Le Pen as he offers support to far-right leader 🔮 72 / 100
4 Installing a Home Security Camera? Avoid Placing Them in These Areas 🔮 70 / 100
5 Frontgrade Gaisler and wolfSSL Collaborate to Enhance Cybersecurity in Space Applications 🔮 65 / 100
6 Japanese GP practice ends in chaos as grass catches fire and four red flags thrown đŸ”” 55 / 100
7 The Chase viewers fume at teacher's 'shocking' mistake as they call for Ofsted to step-in đŸ”” 45 / 100
8 Elton John shares major health update after sparking concern with devastating illness đŸ”” 45 / 100
9 Donald Trump and JD Vance issued fresh 5-word warning as Denmark refuses to back down đŸ”” 45 / 100
10 Path of Exile 2 update 0.2.0 release time, Dawn of Hunt launch date and select patch notes đŸ”” 35 / 100

View More Top News âžĄïž