Federal election 2025: Peter Dutton: What a Liberal government can do to ‘supercharge’ Western Australia

This election is all about who can better manage the economy and keep Australians safe in very difficult and uncertain times. By any measure Mr Albanese and his Labor Government has failed on both counts. The Coalition has strong economic management credentials and the plans in place to get the economy back on track. There are some simple questions Western Australians should ask themselves before they vote in Saturday’s Federal election. Do you want 25 cents a litre off your petrol and diesel fuel, flowing almost immediately after the election? That’s a cut to the petrol tax that can save average families with two cars up to $1500 a year, more if you have four-wheel drives or bigger cars. Or do you want to wait for over a year for Anthony Albanese’s tiny income tax cut of just $5 a week — 70 cents a day? If you think the petrol tax cut, which will mean an average saving of $14 every time you fill up your car, looks like a better deal, that’s because it is. Mr Albanese’s 70 cents a day income tax cut is a cruel hoax designed to dupe you into voting for a government that has presided over a cost of living crisis that has delivered the biggest fall of living standards in the developed world. But it is not the only reason Western Australians should vote for the Coalition. We will also deliver an income tax cut. All Australians earning up to $144,000 will receive up to $1200 in tax relief when they lodge their tax return for the upcoming 2025-26 financial year. This temporary and targeted Cost of Living Tax Offset will provide vital support for families. Our tax offset will give back up to $2400 per family. The full offset will be available to those earning between $48,000 and $104,000. This election is all about who can better manage the economy and keep Australians safe in very difficult and uncertain times. The prosperity of Western Australia needs to be preserved for the good of the State and the nation. The problem is Mr Albanese keeps making decisions that are bad for Western Australia’s prosperity. Mr Albanese shut down the live sheep export industry, a decision which will cost the livelihoods of Western Australia farmers and other workers who rely on the industry. A government I lead will re-instate the live sheep export industry. Mr Albanese has also pushed back a decision on the extension of the North West Shelf gas hub until after the election. This project, which has already been running for 40 years, is vital to future energy affordability and security of Western Australia. As I’ve said before, if this decision was going to be favourable to Western Australia, don’t you think Labor would have announced it before the election? Instead, it will be used as a bargaining chip if Mr Albanese tries to form a minority Government with the Greens. The Coalition has promised to make a decision on this project within 30 days of coming to Government. In the south-west of WA, Mr Albanese is also trying to hide from scrutiny over the much hated Bunbury offshore wind project. A Senate inquiry report into offshore wind projects was due to be released last week but has been, surprise, surprise delayed until after the election. Labor voted against having the inquiry and now they are burying the results until after the election — perhaps thinking they can depend on Teals and Greens to progress their radical agenda against the will of locals. We’ve promised to scrap this reckless offshore wind farm. WA needs a Coalition Government in Canberra to ensure more investment in the State. We will invest over $21 billion in defence spending over the next five years because we cannot take peace for granted. This demonstrates our commitment to keeping Australians safe in uncertain times. We will restore the dream of home ownership to young Australians and provide cheaper energy with a mix of renewables, gas and zero-emissions nuclear energy. We are about backing Western Australia and the mining and resources industry that delivers so much to this State and our nation. A Government I lead will cut approval times for new mining and resources projects and reduce red and green tape to supercharge investment in WA. All seats across Western Australia are of vital importance in this election. You could hold the future of Australia in your hands. We’re fighting hard in seats like Bulkwinkel, Tangney and Pearce. And it’s not always just a contest between Liberal and Labor. Take the seat of Curtin, which I have said before is of vital importance to the Coalition’s overall chance of forming Government. There is no doubt a vote for Teal Kate Chaney is a vote for the Albanese Labor Government. I’m extremely hopeful Western Australians will make a difference to the outcome of the election by recognising how they have been duped by Mr Albanese. A vote for your local Liberal candidate will be a vote to get Australia back on track.