Overview

• A report on Peter Dutton’s submissions to the Liberal post‑election review alleges Andrew Hastie effectively went on strike and failed to deliver costings for a $21 billion defence plan.
• Hastie rejected the claims, saying only Dutton’s office can explain why the defence policy was held back until late in the campaign and accusing unnamed figures of using leaks to attack him.
• Hastie confirmed he resigned from the shadow frontbench to speak more freely on immigration, citing constraints of shadow cabinet solidarity.
• Newspoll put the Coalition’s primary vote at 28 percent against Labor’s 43 percent, with One Nation rising to 11 percent and a two‑party‑preferred split of 57–42 in Labor’s favour.
• Senior Liberals James Paterson and Ted O’Brien said Hastie’s move does not signal an imminent leadership challenge, as the party continues a review led by Nick Minchin and Pru Goward.