Hate speech and 'doxing' under microscope after leak Moves to strengthen hate speech laws and address 'doxing' have been expedited after members of the Jewish community had their details published online. AAP · Feb 12, 2024
Guardian Essential poll: any changes to negative gearing get lukewarm support Voters approve of Labor’s rejigged income tax cuts but any broader reform would fail to win over majority, latest survey finds The Guardian - AU · Feb 12, 2024
Albanese government to propose legislation to crack down on doxing PM flags amendments to privacy laws and strengthening of hate speech laws after publication of details of a WhatsApp group of Jewish Australians The Guardian - AU · Feb 12, 2024
Philippine leader to address parliament ahead of ASEAN Ferdinand Marcos Jnr will address federal parliament in a joint sitting, ahead of other world leaders visiting Australia for a special ASEAN summit. AAP · Feb 12, 2024
Auditor to run the rule over $2.2b federal rail pledge A federal audit will examine Prime Minister Anthony Albanese's $2.2 billion election commitment toward the Victorian government's Suburban Rail Loop project. AAP · Feb 12, 2024
'Waiting in silence': POWs honoured on 20th anniversary Anthony Albanese says Australian prisoner of war stories need to be told, while paying homage to one prisoner of the Japanese who became a "tower of humanity". AAP · Feb 11, 2024
Housing a crucial battleground in Dunkley byelection as ‘Great Wall of Frankston’ divides community Proposals for multi-storey apartments become a focal point for issues of housing and growth in the Victorian electorate The Guardian - AU · Feb 9, 2024
Work begins on Hawthorn's new $100 million home Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has visited the site of Hawthorn's new base, which the Hawks also hope to use for AFLW matches in 2025. AAP · Feb 9, 2024
Olam hands NRL's PNG expansion bid a reality check Wests Tigers recruit Justin Olam has urged caution over plans to base an NRL expansion side in Australia rather than in Papua New Guinea. AAP · Feb 9, 2024
Criminal penalties slip through among workplace reform Under new laws, bosses could be penalised for making unreasonable contact with staff after hours but the prime minister promises to iron out the issues. AAP · Feb 8, 2024
'Do not give up on PNG': Marape urges investment Papua New Guinea can join Australia in providing security and promoting democracy in the Pacific if empowered economically, its prime minister says. AAP · Feb 8, 2024
Two-thirds polled in Dunkley back the stage-three tax cut changes despite cost-of-living attack ads Byelection poll puts Labor ahead by a nose as rightwing campaign on Anthony Albanese’s ‘broken promises’ ramps up The Guardian - AU · Feb 8, 2024
PNG wants to stand on its 'own two feet': PM Marape The leaders of Australia and Papua New Guinea have discussed regional and economic security after James Marape made history by addressing federal MPs. AAP · Feb 7, 2024
Albanese pledge on domestic violence and harassment The prime minister has made a pledge on domestic violence during a UN Women's breakfast before shifting his focus to the workplace culture in Parliament House. AAP · Feb 7, 2024
AAP · Feb 6, 2024 PNG rules out China pact as PM arrives in Australia Papua New Guinea has hosed down suggestions it will enter a policing pact in China as the nation's prime minister prepares to address Australia's parliament.
AAP · Feb 6, 2024 Coalition 'cannot be taken seriously' on tax, PM claims The prime minister says the federal opposition cannot be taken seriously after agreeing to back in stage three tax cut changes following earlier criticism.
The Guardian - AU · Feb 6, 2024 Papua New Guinea’s PM to address Australian parliament as Pacific security race with China builds Anthony Albanese and James Marape to meet on Thursday amid rising domestic pressures on the PNG leader
The Guardian - AU · Feb 6, 2024 Peter Dutton said Labor’s tax changes would bring down the government – now he’s voting for them Labor has wedged the Coalition so successfully that Dutton will vote for the breach of promise he said would end Anthony Albanese
International Business Times · Feb 6, 2024 Australia Expresses 'Outrage' To China Over Writer's Suspended Death Sentence Australia's government said Tuesday it had expressed "outrage" to China over a suspended death sentence handed to Chinese-Australian dissident writer Yang Jun.
The Guardian - AU · Feb 6, 2024 Stage-three tax cuts: Labor’s changes to pass parliament with Coalition support Peter Dutton says opposition won’t stand in the way of Labor plan, but Greens still in negotiations over $359bn package
The Guardian - AU · Feb 5, 2024 Littleproud says planned renewables rollout ‘pure insanity’; RBA governor quizzed – as it happened All the day’s news as it unfolded
AAP · Feb 5, 2024 Church bells and protest chants as parliament returns A church service offered a moment of quiet as federal politicians returned for 2024, before protests and tax debate brought sound and fury back to Canberra.
AAP · Feb 5, 2024 Tax cuts all but assured as coalition backs changes Households struggling with living costs can breathe a sigh of relief, with the coalition agreeing to back Anthony Albanese's reworked tax cuts.
International Business Times · Feb 5, 2024 Yang Jun: Dissident Chinese-Australian Writer Handed Suspended Death Sentence Yang -- who also goes by the pen name Yang Hengjun -- was born in China in 1965 and became an Australian citizen in the early 2000s. He grew a readership in exile as the author of novels that drew on his experiences in his homeland.
The Guardian - AU · Feb 4, 2024 China’s ambassador to Australia summoned over Yang Hengjun suspended death sentence – as it happened This blog is now closed