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Leading article Australia

The Dullists

12 April 2025

9:00 AM

12 April 2025

9:00 AM

Has Peter Dutton got what Paul Keating used to describe as ‘the mongrel’ in him? That was the question left hanging in the air after the first televised election debate (on Sky News Australia) between Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and the man who wants his job but doesn’t appear ruthless enough to grab it, Peter Dutton.

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