PM praises Usman Khawaja's courage amid ICC saga Usman Khawaja has won the admiration of Prime Minister Anthony Albanese in his fight to show support for those affected by ongoing warfare in the Middle East. AAP · Jan 1, 2024
New Year's Eve party over, now what's in store for 2024 New Year's festivities over, another year of uncertainty has dawned with hangovers from 2023 but some predictions for 2024 suggest better times ahead. AAP · Jan 1, 2024
Leaders spread new year cheer after challenging 2023 The prime minister has reflected on the strengths of the nation, with the opposition leader applauding the resilience of the Australian people. AAP · Dec 31, 2023
This year brought Labor back down to earth. What does 2024 hold for Albanese and Dutton? A post-honeymoon prime minister has been left battered and bruised by 2023 – but that doesn’t necessarily mean the opposition leader will win the war The Guardian - AU · Dec 26, 2023
PM on lunch duty as Australia takes Christmas breather The prime minister has served lunch to the homeless as Australians celebrated Christmas their own way, while wet weather put a dampener on festivities for some. AAP · Dec 24, 2023
Albanese and Dutton praise ‘resilience’ of Australians in face of disasters and cost-of-living pressure Political leaders also thank emergency services workers in annual Christmas messages The Guardian - AU · Dec 24, 2023
Hopes fade for missing man as flood bears down on town A Cape York community is bracing for major flooding, as the search for a missing man is scaled back. AAP · Dec 22, 2023
Politician Expenses For The First Months Of Albanese Government Have Been Revealed The Independent Parliamentary Expenses Authority have revealed which Australian politicians were the biggest spenders in 2022. Pedestrian.tv · Dec 20, 2023
Red Sea crisis: why the Albanese government said no to the United States’ warship request The reason Anthony Albanese cited for declining sounds very familiar. Almost like the Coalition said much the same thing The Guardian - AU · Dec 20, 2023
Biggest spending politicians revealed in expenses data The release of parliamentary expenses data shows the amount Anthony Albanese charged taxpayers for travel, in addition to the biggest spenders. AAP · Dec 20, 2023
Afternoon Update: Colorado court disqualifies Trump; Airbnb fined for misleading prices; and Gérard Depardieu accused of rape Former president declared ineligible to hold office again by court after determining he engaged in insurrection on 6 January 2021 The Guardian - AU · Dec 20, 2023
Australia and New Zealand leaders seek closer defense ties Australia and New Zealand leaders have agreed to seek closer defense ties as New Zealand considers sharing advanced military technologies with the United States and Britain through the so-called AUKUS partnership The Independent UK · Dec 20, 2023
Phone service slowly returns to flood-hit areas – as it happened This blog is now closed. The Guardian - AU · Dec 19, 2023
Morning Mail: cyclone reef damage fears, Palestinian casualties near 20,000, the year in video Scientists concerned waves generated by Queensland storm could have ripped coral apart; officials monitored ‘anti-US sentiment’ at pro-WikiLeaks rallies The Guardian - AU · Dec 19, 2023
AAP · Dec 19, 2023 New Kiwi PM flags potential for AUKUS tech co-operation The new prime minister of New Zealand says development of military technology under the AUKUS agreement is an area where it could work together with Australia.
The Guardian - AU · Dec 19, 2023 Anthony Albanese says Australia isn’t trying to ‘hold back a changing world’ as he defends foreign policy record Prime minister claims ‘significant progress in the Pacific’ and implicitly rejects criticism of his international travel
AAP · Dec 19, 2023 Australia not seeking to 'hold back' changing world Anthony Albanese has placed dialogue at the centre of Australia's approach to managing a rapidly-changing world.
The Guardian - AU · Dec 19, 2023 Afternoon Update: disaster relief payments for FNQ flood victims; NT chief minister resigns; and $1bn cocaine bust in Sydney Cairns airport has reopened but situation remains desperate for remote communities in far north Queensland
The Guardian - AU · Dec 19, 2023 Residents of flooded north Queensland town Wujal Wujal arrive in Cooktown as evacuation efforts continue Military evacuates 20 people to Cooktown as some residents of flooded Indigenous community choose to remain
AAP · Dec 19, 2023 'A real solid': NZ PM applauds Aust deportees move Chris Luxon is set to represent New Zealand overseas for the first time, with the prime minister to visit Australia counterpart Anthony Albanese in Sydney.
The Guardian - AU · Dec 18, 2023 Migrants scapegoated as cause of Australia’s housing crisis a ‘disturbing’ trend, advocates say Housing and welfare groups call on Anthony Albanese and Peter Dutton to show leadership amid rise in ‘nonsense’ rhetoric
The Guardian - AU · Dec 18, 2023 Defence force deployed to north Queensland flood zones as thousands remain without power and supplies run low Rain is finally easing, but emergency alerts remain for parts of the state’s far north, with communities from Cooktown to Innisfail cut off by record flood waters
The Conversation · Dec 18, 2023 Labor regains lead in Newspoll after tie, but Freshwater has a 50--50 tie A national Newspoll, conducted December 11–15 from a sample of 1,219, gave Labor a 52–48 lead, a two-point gain for Labor since the previous Newspoll three weeks ago that had a 50–50 tie. Primary votes were 36% Coalition (down two), 33% Labor (up two), 13% Greens (steady), 7% One Nation…
AAP · Dec 18, 2023 NZ PM Luxon announces Australia trip to meet Albanese Anthony Albanese will host his New Zealand counterpart Chris Luxon for a day of talks in Sydney.
AAP · Dec 17, 2023 Plea for cool heads in Australia as war rages in Gaza The prime minister is calling on Australians to engage with each other peacefully as tensions simmer over conflict in the Middle East.