The Australian Political Editor Simon Benson says Opposition Leader Peter Dutton is the preferred leader for “growing the economy and defending the nation”. Labor's primary vote has risen to its ...

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Peter Dutton has announced a big-spending crime crackdown as Labor edges further ahead in pre-election opinion polls.