It has been one of those days where everyone is pretty happy to take the foot off the pace and just kinda coast along a little bit. But still, let’s look at what happened.

The Trump tariff hangover continues

The Coalition are still struggling to get a line on this – you get the feeling that they were counting on the Australian tariffs to be a lot worse than they were.

Dutton has said he would have used the prospect of defence contracts (which we are already locked into because of Aukus) and when that was raised, he said he would just expand Aukus to get Trump over the line (because apparently giving the US hundreds of billions of dollars just isn’t enough already)

Dutton has said he would use critical minerals to tempt Trump, which is something Labor has already done.

Both campaigns were in western Sydney for a News Corp conference

The day after the AFR said it was crazy Dutton hadn’t done a press conference in front of a petrol station given the fuel excise cut policy, Dutton did a press conference at a petrol station

The Coalition pledged another $200m or so for western Sydney infrastructure

There is still no detail on the gas policy

After facing criticism for being too close to billionaires like Gina RInehart, there is very conveniently a story from Coalition ‘sources’ that Rinehart has cooled on Dutton because of the gas policy that is still to be released (again DEIDRE CHAMBERS)

Labor has extended the $20,000 instant asset write off (WILL SOMEONE PLEASE THINK OF THE TRADIES)

Labor has committed $200m or so to roads in western Sydney

Albanese’s favourite steak is a T-bone and he will be watching the Rabitohs play.

His dog Toto thinks the Bunnies symbol is actually a cartoon Toto

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