Peter Dutton

Peter Dutton

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Peter Dutton is an Australian politician and member of the Liberal Party, currently serving as the Federal Opposition Leader. He has held various ministerial positions, including Minister for Home Affairs and Minister for Immigration and Border Protection. Dutton has been a prominent figure in Australian politics, known for his stance on immigration and national security. Recently, he made headlines by announcing that he would not impose new royalties or taxes on Western Australia's mining sector during his upcoming visit in 2025, signaling his party's approach towards the resource-rich state in the lead-up to the federal election.

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Peter Dutton was the minister for immigration and border protection who announced the creation of the Australian Border Force.

The collapse of Border Force’s secret spy unit
The Sydney Morning Herald·AustraliaAustralia· 2026-08-07
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Peter Dutton’s leadership group meeting was where Ley reported her victory after the Finley meeting.

Inside the meeting that killed a Liberal Party takeover
The Sydney Morning Herald·AustraliaAustralia· 2026-08-01
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Shani posted a picture of herself next to then-federal Liberal leader Peter Dutton at a Liberal event.

How the party is using Camelot Consulting’s former Liberal advisors to target NSW, Victorian state elections
The Sydney Morning Herald·AustraliaAustralia· 2026-07-31
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Peter Dutton criticized Alan Joyce for the airline's support of the marriage equality campaign.

Apologetic former CEO tells his side of the Qantas story
The Sydney Morning Herald·AustraliaAustralia· 2026-07-26
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Peter Dutton is another Liberal leader who has had several fights with Antic over party discipline.

Senator’s Liberal Party future at risk after praise for One Nation
The Sydney Morning Herald·AustraliaAustralia· 2026-07-20
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As Liberal leader, Peter Dutton offered complaints without a solution– and look where he ended up.

What a leaked recording of her private dinner speech reveals about her plans
The Sydney Morning Herald·AustraliaAustralia· 2026-07-18
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Figures previously floated are between 150,000 and 200,000 – not dissimilar to former leader Peter Dutton’s overall intake of about 160,000.

Reducing migrants creates multi-billion dollar hole for federal budget
The Sydney Morning Herald·AustraliaAustralia· 2026-07-14
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Peter Dutton has to be among the most humourless people to ever take the stage in the Great Hall of Parliament House.

Midwinter Ball: All the guests
The Sydney Morning Herald·AustraliaAustralia· 2026-07-02
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Former Liberal leader Peter Dutton's experience was a harsh lesson on the importance of maintaining conviction in political policies.

Pauline Hanson is on a pivot towards the middle ground
The Sydney Morning Herald·AustraliaAustralia· 2026-06-28
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Peter Dutton was the opposition leader whose defeat led to a new generation of conservatives, including James Paterson, taking over the leadership.

Why Liberal Senator James Paterson is relishing his time in opposition
The Sydney Morning Herald·AustraliaAustralia· 2026-06-24
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Coalition leader Peter Dutton last year declared he would build seven emissions-free nuclear power plants.

Can Pauline Hanson’s war on climate change survive the summer?
The Sydney Morning Herald·AustraliaAustralia· 2026-06-19
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Peter Dutton is discussed in the context of his missed opportunity to reinvent himself during the Voice referendum.

Angus Taylor’s ‘arrogant prick’ taunt was revealing. But voters may not like what it revealed
The Sydney Morning Herald·AustraliaAustralia· 2026-05-31
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Peter Dutton was mentioned as having frozen out Andrew Hirst during the federal campaign review.

Economic anxiety and institutional failure reshaping politics for the Liberal Party
The Sydney Morning Herald·AustraliaAustralia· 2026-05-31
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Peter Dutton was the candidate for whom members of the Plymouth Brethren Christian Church campaigned during the federal election.

Videos, texts blow lid on Brethren election conduct
The Sydney Morning Herald·AustraliaAustralia· 2026-05-29
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Both Abbott and former leader Peter Dutton refused to stand in front of the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander flags, along with the Australian flag, at certain official events.

Angus Taylor accuses Anthony Albanese of lies as mentor Tony Abbott returns to Liberal Party
The Sydney Morning Herald·AustraliaAustralia· 2026-05-29
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In 2024, Peter Dutton pledged a national rollout of nuclear power plants.

Australia’s emissions fall but the heat is rising in Canberra
The Sydney Morning Herald·AustraliaAustralia· 2026-05-28
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He has no intention of allowing the opposition to repeat some of the mistakes made during Peter Dutton’s disastrous election campaign.

Tim Wilson says there’s one key reason voters will punish Albanese
The Sydney Morning Herald·AustraliaAustralia· 2026-05-28
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During the 2019 election campaign, then home affairs minister Peter Dutton attacked France for 'using her disability as an excuse' for not living in the electorate.

Ali France referred to AEC over claim she’s enrolled at vacant plot of land
The Sydney Morning Herald·AustraliaAustralia· 2026-05-27
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Peter Dutton was the then-leader of the Liberal Party during its poor election performance.

To remain one and free, Australia must confront three key systemic challenges
The Sydney Morning Herald·AustraliaAustralia· 2026-03-06
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Peter Dutton described the report as a 'gratuitous and personal' hit job on him.

The good, the bad and the ugly
The Sydney Morning Herald·AustraliaAustralia· 2026-03-05
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Peter Dutton was accused by Nick Minchin of conducting a hit job.

Fury in the Liberal Party meant there was no time for protection rackets
The Sydney Morning Herald·AustraliaAustralia· 2026-03-03
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Peter Dutton was the former leader of the Liberal Party and is mentioned in the context of a leaked election review.

Report suppresses 'lack of reflection' over 2025 loss
The Sydney Morning Herald·AustraliaAustralia· 2026-03-03
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Former Coalition leader Peter Dutton has described the Liberal Party’s suppressed election review as a 'gratuitous and personal' hit job after the full report was leaked.

Peter Dutton lets fly as Liberal Party election review leaks
The Sydney Morning Herald·AustraliaAustralia· 2026-03-02
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The problem goes back further. What did Ley offer, in the end, that Peter Dutton had not offered?

Pauline Hanson’s surge is just a protest vote? The one notion that imperils Liberals
The Sydney Morning Herald·AustraliaAustralia· 2026-03-01
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Peter Dutton raised serious concerns over the contents of the review document.

Angus Taylor agrees to suppress review document
The Sydney Morning Herald·AustraliaAustralia· 2026-02-27
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Peter Dutton made a compelling argument against the Voice referendum, which resonated with voters.

Why the scandal of the royal formerly known as Prince won’t remove Australia’s King
The Sydney Morning Herald·AustraliaAustralia· 2026-02-26
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As then-opposition leader last year, Peter Dutton promised to defund the Environmental Defenders Office if the Coalition formed government.

Labor minister Madeleine King says Environment Defenders Office risks losing government funding
The Sydney Morning Herald·AustraliaAustralia· 2026-02-26
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Peter Dutton was the then-home affairs minister who agreed to help repatriate eight children.

Bringing the ISIS women and children home will make Australia safer
The Sydney Morning Herald·AustraliaAustralia· 2026-02-25
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No wonder she has spoken against that, too.

Hanson is close to peak One Nation. The opposition must not follow her
The Sydney Morning Herald·AustraliaAustralia· 2026-02-23
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