Federal election 2025: Albanese falls off stage while in NSW as Dutton is asked to clarify remarks on US — as it happened

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Both Shorten and Pyne have agreed that the first week of the campaign trail has gone to the government.

"I think that really since the beginning of the year, Anthony [Albanese] has been very focused. He and the government have certainly got their mojo going and a bit of momentum.

"I think that Peter [Dutton] is being let down by some of his colleagues. I think Angus Taylor has done, what, one press conference? I don't know where some of the others are!

"I do think that the Libs and the Nats, now that they've got to do daily media, to be honest, they haven't done the homework," Shorten says.

Pyne says he does think the election has been "pretty low energy so far."

"It does seem like the election has been running all year, and I think that the public are a little fatigued by that.

"I think that the public are saying — we knew that there was going to an election and now we have a date.

He then went on to say: "if it's like this for the next four weeks, it's not going to be a very exciting election. Now that probably suits the government."

"The Coalition does need to make a case for change," Pyne says.

Pyne has now been asked if there has been some wisdom to what Dutton is doing on the campaign as there are echoes of Trump policies as part of his policy offerings.

"I think Donald Trump being involved in our campaign is like a loaded dog on a mining site. I think that it presents problems for both sides of politics.

"I think that the last thing that Peter Dutton wants to do to is to be seen as the Trump candidate in this election, because of compulsory preferential vote, you win elections in Australia from the centre — either the centre-right or the centre-left," Pyne says.

"You don't win them from the right. So those people on the Coalition side that believe Trumpism is to our advantage, I think misunderstand the two different markets of the United States and Australia."

Pyne then had a freudian slip where he said: "I think instinctively, people do believe that if Peter Dutton was prime minister, he'd probably have a better relationship with Anthony Albanese [I mean] with Donald Trump."

Former Liberal Minister Christopher Pyne and Former Labor Minister Bill Shorten are up now, with Pyne being asked first about Dutton's earlier comments that he would've been tougher on Trump with tariffs.

"I'm not sure that these tariffs will last through the entire period of the Trump Administration. So I think that you can say that you'd be tougher, especially if you're not in government.

"But I don't think that any side, Labor or Liberal, really want President Trump, inserted in this election campaign, because I think that it has dangers for both sides," Pyne says.

Deputy PM Richard Marles has accused Opposition Leader Peter Dutton of panicking in the face of Donald Trump's tariffs.

During an appearance on 7.30, Marles said Dutton should not look to leverage defence spending in achieving his goals in regards to the US.

"Our defence spending is a function of strategic threat," Marles told 7.30.

"That's what happens and should happen in a rational world.

"We were making increases in our defence spending quite independent of our dialogue with the United States.

"What we're going to do in this moment is very calmly and very thoughtfully act in Australia's national interest.

"We're not going to go off on and start talking wildly in the way that Peter Dutton has during the course of today.

"We're not going to engage in the kind of panic that Peter Dutton has engaged in today, and we're not going to engage in reckless and dangerous thought bubbles such as what Peter Dutton has done today.

"What we will do is engage Australia's national interest."

7.30 is up now!

You can watch the show at the top of the blog.

Allegra Spender has pitched a zero-interest loan scheme for efficient appliances that could "permanently" cut the power bills of hundreds of thousands of households.

The plan would benefit owners and renters, with tax incentives for landlords to install efficient appliances.

Spender says energy policy would be key to her in a hung parliament scenario, warning the Coalition she was concerned by a lack of detail on its gas plan.

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In case you missed it Anthony Albanese tripped and took a tumble while campaigning in Cessnock, NSW.

The prime minister is okay, so here is the moment of his fall caught on camera.

Anthony Albanese has announced a five-point plan for responding to the Trump administration's 10 per cent tariff on Australian imports.

You can read more about that here:

Peter Dutton took a tour of manufacturing business in the Perth electorate of Hasluck, earlier today and it looks like he really enjoyed his time there.

Treasurer Jim Chalmers spoke in Adelaide, earlier today and said the decision by Trump's administration will slow global growth and make prices higher across the globe.

"This morning I have asked the treasury secretary to update the commonwealth's modelling, when it comes to the impact of these tariffs announced by the Trump administration."

Chalmers said when the modelling is available for this, he will release it publicly.

 That has to take the cake for the world's quickest visit to a town. At 1:34 pm Perth time the Dutton media plane touched down at Busselton Margaret River Airport, south of Perth, in the Liberal held seat of Forrest.

We were told the media event would in fact be at the airport. Convenient!

Dutton arrived and announced $16.2 million for an airport upgrade, joking that he had brought the media pack to Margaret River to tease us because he wasn't going to let us drink any wine.

At exactly 1:59pm, after the world's quickest speech, Dutton said thanks and he'd see us back on the plane.

We are thinking this is the end of this trip to the WA.

Shadow trade minister Kevin Hogan says he has faith in the Australian-US alliance despite tensions over tariffs.

"I personally believe AUKUS will outlive the Trump presidency," he tells Afternoon Briefing. 

"It will outlive Prime Minister Albanese.

"I think it is still strong and important, even though we disagree on this policy issue."

Hogan reiterated Australia's Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme, biosecurity laws and media laws would remain "off the table" in future White House negotiations under a Coalition government.

Shadow trade minister Kevin Hogan is on Afternoon Briefing now.

He's arguing the Coalition would've achieved a better outcome for Australia on US tariffs.

"Canada and Mexico were able to get a whole lot of things exempted," Mr Hogan tells the program.

"Steel and aluminium are included and obviously car components, but they have exemptions."

But Patricia Karvelas points out those two countries have been hit even harder by accumulating US tariffs than Australia.

Hogan says the government should still do everything possible to negotiate an exemption.

"I would have much more faith in the leadership of Peter Dutton than Anthony Albanese," he says.

The Coalition says it will not repeal changes which give labour hire employees and unions the right to ask to be paid the same as direct employees.

The Same Job, Same Pay laws were passed in 2023, and have mostly applied to the mining sector and some meat works.

Labor has used the first week of the election campaign to argue the right would be at risk under the Coalition.

Shadow Industrial Relations minister Michaelia Cash has previously said the measures amount to "an attack on the labour hire industry".

Asked whether he would repeal the changes if elected, Opposition Leader Peter Dutton said "we're not going to".

Foreign Minister Penny Wong has downplayed comments by former prime minister Paul Keating that Trump's tariffs have "effectively killed NATO".

NATO is a political and military alliance with countries from Europe and North America.

"I think it is very important to remember NATO is a very important contributor to global peace and stability," Senator Wong tells Afternoon Briefing.

"There is no doubt we live in an uncertain world, a world where we see more conflict and frankly more division."

Earlier today, Opposition Leader Peter Dutton slammed Anthony Albanese as "weak and missing in action" for failing to secure a tariff exemption from the White House.

"There's no doubt we would have had greater connection and greater communication with the White House," he told reporters in Perth this morning.

Foreign Affairs Minister Penny Wong says Mr Dutton is "delusional" for thinking he could have spared Australia from US tariffs.

"People know that President Trump wanted to put tariffs on all countries in the world," she tells Afternoon Briefing.

"And in the real world, people know that no country had a better outcome than Australia.

"I think people know in the real world that Peter Dutton is delusional.

"He seriously thinks he — uniquely amongst all leaders in the world — could have got a better deal."

There are gaffes and there are goofs, but nothing matches a good old fashioned political slip-up – provided nobody is hurt, of course.

And Anthony Albanese's fall – which perhaps I should be calling a momentary lapse of foot-to-floor connectivity, since the PM has rejected the 'f word' – enters the annals of dizzy history.

In that spirit, I present: Australia's Funniest Political Home Videos, starring Julia Gillard and John Howard.

If any diligent historians can recall others, I will dutifully search the ABC's archives to retrieve them.

Foreign Minister Penny Wong tells Afternoon Briefing the Trump administration's tariffs on Australian imports is "inconsistent with the free trade agreement".

She points out the long list of countries slapped with US tariffs, but says "no country is in a better position than Australia".

"Where we are is Australia has a 10 per cent tariff, which we do not think is warranted," Senator Wong says.

"It is, however, one of the lowest tariffs that the US has put in place."

It is time for Afternoon Briefing and Penny Wong is up first!