PM spruiks mining pay rise as wage battle emerges Unions have warned peak bodies in the mining sector are advocating for industrial relations reform to be stripped back in a future coalition government. AAP · Oct 27, 2024
Labor lost Queensland election partly because it was obsessed with the Greens, Chandler-Mather says Greens housing spokesperson argues that lesson for federal Labor is if PM spends next six months fighting party ‘he’s going to hand the keys to Peter Dutton’ The Guardian - AU · Oct 27, 2024
View from The Hill: Queensland’s lessons for Anthony Albanese, Peter Dutton and Adam Bandt’s band Often state elections don’t mean much federally, but Saturday’s Queensland’s result does carry implications for Anthony Albanese, Peter Dutton and Adam Bandt. The Conversation · Oct 27, 2024
'We are not the US': abortion erodes LNP winning margin Ahead of a federal contest, Queensland voters have sent a clear message to the major political parties: do not repeal abortion laws. AAP · Oct 26, 2024
Climate, reparations top agenda at 'successful' meet Climate, policing and reparations have emerged as key issues at a meeting of Commonwealth heads as Prime Minister Anthony Albanese hails the summit a success. AAP · Oct 26, 2024
PM: 'Security of any one of us, matters to all of us' The prime minister has celebrated a collaboration between Australian and Pacific Islands police, emphasising the initiative is led by and for Pacific nations. AAP · Oct 25, 2024
Starmer confronts slavery reparations calls in address to Commonwealth leaders The Prime Minister has insisted reparations are not on the table for the Commonwealth summit. Evening Standard · Oct 25, 2024
Australia and UK announce new deal to tackle climate crisis at Samoa Australian prime minister Anthony Albanese met with Sir Keir Starmer for first time in Samoa The Independent UK · Oct 25, 2024
Australia and UK announce new climate and energy deal Australian prime minister Anthony Albanese met with Sir Keir Starmer for the first time in Samoa. Evening Standard · Oct 25, 2024
Australia's leader rejects Beijing's claims that his country is rife with 'racism and hate crimes' Australia’s Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has rejected accusations from Beijing that his country is “plagued by systemic racism and hate crimes” after an Australian diplomat led a group of Western nations in renewing concerns about human rights violations in China The Independent UK · Oct 25, 2024
Climate tops agenda at Australia, UK PMs' first meeting The prime ministers of Australian and the UK have pledged greater investment in green hydrogen and offshore wind during their first meeting in Samoa. AAP · Oct 25, 2024
Labor 'losing touch' with blue-collar base: party elder The Albanese government has copped more friendly fire, this time from a former Labor minister claiming the party has lost touch with its working-class base. AAP · Oct 25, 2024
PM defends energy transition after Pacific criticisms Pacific leaders and King Charles have called for greater action on climate change as the region hosts its first Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting. AAP · Oct 24, 2024
China accuses Australia of ‘hypocrisy’ and ‘systemic racism’ after Uyghur abuses raised at UN Australia issued a joint statement with 14 other countries at UN urging China to uphold human rights in Xinjiang and Tibet The Independent UK · Oct 24, 2024
The Guardian - AU · Oct 24, 2024 Albanese dismisses Beijing’s claim Australia plagued by ‘systemic racism’ and ‘hate crimes’ China’s foreign ministry spokesperson accuses Canberra of double standards after Australia’s top diplomat raises human rights concerns
AAP · Oct 24, 2024 Political 'bad behaviour' killed voice referendum Two leading 'yes' campaigners have blamed political "bad behaviour", disinformation and racism for the failure of the voice referendum.
AAP · Oct 23, 2024 Climate action call as King presides over leaders meet Australia and wealthier Commonwealth nations are being told to pay the rent on climate action as the Pacific faces an existential threat from rising sea levels.
Top News · Oct 22, 2024 Debate Surrounding Australian Monarchy And Republic Movement King Charles III's visit to Australia stirs debate on monarchy and republicanism, highlighting challenges and differing viewpoints on the country's future.
The Independent UK · Oct 21, 2024 ‘You are not my king’ – Australian senator accuses King of ‘genocide’ Lidia Thorpe, who campaigns on First Nations issues, disrupted Charles’s welcome to the capital Canberra with her outburst.
Top News · Oct 21, 2024 King Charles III And Queen Camilla Visit Australia King Charles III and Queen Camilla pay respects at Australian War Memorial, sparking discussions on Australia's future governance.
Evening Standard · Oct 21, 2024 Australian senator shouts 'you are not my King' at Charles during royal reception in Canberra Senator Lidia Thorpe shouted ‘give us our land back’ at the royal reception in Canberra
AAP · Oct 21, 2024 'Not our king': Indigenous senator disrupts royal visit A protest over Indigenous rights has disrupted a parliamentary reception for King Charles and Queen Camilla.
The Guardian - AU · Oct 21, 2024 King Charles heckled by Indigenous senator Lidia Thorpe at Australia’s Parliament House Independent senator yells ‘this is not your country’ and ‘give us a treaty’ at monarch during key event of king’s five-day visit to Australia
The Guardian - AU · Oct 21, 2024 Thorpe says she intended to hand king ‘a notice of complicity in genocide’ – as it happened This blog is now closed
AAP · Oct 19, 2024 More Kiwis take out Australian passports in NZ exodus New Zealand is experiencing record migration levels, and the highest 'brain drain' to Australia in over a decade.