MELBOURNE, Australia — Australia’s conservative opposition leader Peter Dutton is a former police detective who gained a reputation during his years in government for his tough stance on border ...

Peter Dutton of the Liberal party conceded defeat in Saturday's election, handing a second term to the governing Labor party. “We didn’t do well enough during this campaign, that much is obvious ...

He served the people of Dickson for almost a quarter of a century but any trace of Peter Dutton has been quietly airbrushed from his electoral office. The former Opposition Leader suffered the ...

SYDNEY, May 3 (Reuters) - Australia's opposition leader Peter Dutton said on Saturday he had lost his own parliamentary seat as he conceded his conservative Liberals had been defeated in national ...

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SYDNEY, April 16 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump is looming large in the final weeks of Australia's general election campaign, spelling trouble for conservative opposition leader Peter Dutton ...

Research Associate, Institute for Climate Risk and Response, UNSW Sydney Australia’s relationship with its regional neighbours could be in doubt under a Coalition government after two Pacific leaders ...

Former policeman Peter Dutton, the rival for the Australian prime minister's job in Saturday's election, is a self-professed sceptic of the rush to replace fossil fuels with renewable energy. The ...