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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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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Peter Dutton issued a legal warning that has put the election review on hold.

Liberal leader must address opposition’s failings
The Sydney Morning Herald·AustraliaAustralia· 2026-02-19
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Peter Dutton is mentioned as the least popular leader in the history of the Australian Election Study.

The rise of Taylor and Hume is improbable. It’s also farcical
The Sydney Morning Herald·AustraliaAustralia· 2026-02-18
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The much-needed renewal of the frontbench, which under former leaders Peter Dutton and Sussan Ley had been populated by too many holdovers from the Morrison government.

Key ministerial match-ups that will determine the success or failure of Angus Taylor’s opposition
The Sydney Morning Herald·AustraliaAustralia· 2026-02-18
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Taylor once again attempted to distance himself from the economic policies of former leader Peter Dutton.

Challenges Albanese to bipartisan taskforce on government spending
The Sydney Morning Herald·AustraliaAustralia· 2026-02-15
4.0

Peter Dutton is the former leader who opposed tax cut proposals before the last election.

Angus Taylor and Jane Hume vow to return party to lower tax roots
The Sydney Morning Herald·AustraliaAustralia· 2026-02-15
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Peter Dutton's leadership saw only 28 percent of women voting for the Coalition.

Angus Taylor-made Liberals have three possible futures. Only one will save them
The Sydney Morning Herald·AustraliaAustralia· 2026-02-13
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Peter Dutton is mentioned in the context of potentially bringing in lawyers regarding the party's review.

If the Liberals think Angus Taylor will save them they’re in for a shock
The Sydney Morning Herald·AustraliaAustralia· 2026-02-11
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Peter Dutton lost his own seat in the 2025 election shortly before Angus Taylor's leadership challenge.

Angus Taylor resigns from frontbench as Sussan Ley leadership challenge imminent
The Sydney Morning Herald·AustraliaAustralia· 2026-02-11
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Peter Dutton was the leader under whom Hume and Taylor developed a close working relationship.

Sussan Ley, Jane Hume clash as Liberal Party leadership challenge looms
The Sydney Morning Herald·AustraliaAustralia· 2026-02-10
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