Peter Dutton promises ‘significant funding commitment’ to defence – as it happened

Opposition leader responds to Labor's pre-election budget. This blog is now closed

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Taylor on reports Dutton had to tell colleagues to stop leaking

It's been reported that Peter Dutton has had to read the riot act to the Coalition party room to tell MPs to stop leaking and undermining their colleagues.

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