US EditionThe gruelling 100,000km journey to the election
- Opposition Leader Peter Dutton campaigned extensively across Australia in April-May 2025, traveling 54,229km and visiting 17 locations focusing on outer-suburban seats and key battlegrounds like Sydney and Melbourne.
- The campaign followed a backdrop of Liberal Party insularity that critics say became a survival tactic but proved ineffective this election amid conservative parties preferencing others over the Liberals.
- Dutton emphasized economic management and crime as central election issues, claiming that many quiet Australians dissatisfied with the Albanese government will support his party to manage the economy better.
- Dutton, aged 54, declared a ‘burning passion for this country’ and expressed confidence in winning while acknowledging the campaign has been ‘never a fair fight’ due to political challenges.
- If the Liberals fail, they will need to recover by strengthening their policy capabilities and addressing their inward focus to regain their traditional leadership role, with some supporters wishing for Dutton to continue as leader regardless of the outcome.
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The gruelling 100,000km journey to the election
In their efforts to sway voters this election campaign, Anthony Albanese and Peter Dutton have spent more than a month on the road, crisscrossing the country and visiting dozens of crucial seats.In the last 36 days, the two leaders have clocked up more than a combined 102,178km in travel distance.That's the equivalent of 2421 marathons, 2,035,720 Olympic-sized swimming pools, or 7,568,740 standard buses lined up back to back.READ MORE: How the…
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