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Australia correspondent Bernard Keane

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Australian Minister of Defense Peter Dutton speaks at a news conference with Australian Foreign Minister Marise Payne, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken, and US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austinat the State Department in Washington, DC on September 16, 2021. (Photo by Andrew Harnik / POOL / AFP)

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Australia correspondent Bernard Keane looks at the latest revelations about the extent to which the construction union CFMEU was allegedly infiltrated by organised crime.

Has the recent momentum of opposition leader Peter Dutton stalled?

Labour's polling has been on the incline, while the Coalition's has fallen - Bernard discusses the cause. And it's Budget week next week.

Bernard Keane is political editor for Crikey.com