Australia to ease visa rules to boost Indonesian ties Increased travel access for Indonesians is set to be announced by Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and President Joko Widodo after the pair met in Sydney. AAP · Jul 3, 2023
Same old Aussies, always winning: Albo fires at Brit PM Anthony Albanese has launched a broadside at British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak's claims Australia cheated in the second Ashes Test. AAP · Jul 3, 2023
Trade, visas and tigers on agenda for Widodo visit Indonesian President Joko Widodo will hold key talks with Prime Minister Anthony Albanese during a three-day visit to Australia. AAP · Jul 2, 2023
Ukrainian ambassador invites Penny Wong to visit Kyiv to see ‘traumatised’ children Vasyl Myroshnychenko says foreign minister does understand Ukraine well but ‘when you visit it gives you a different angle’ The Guardian - AU · Jul 2, 2023
Dutton says Labor can't take credit for budget surplus The Labor government needs to produce more than one surplus, says the opposition leader, to prove it's serious about responsible budget management. AAP · Jul 2, 2023
Albanese spruiks larger-than-expected budget surplus Prime Minister Anthony Albanese says a larger-than-expected surplus is due to responsible budget management but the opposition says it's "dumb luck". AAP · Jul 1, 2023
New $58m community centre and home for Rabbitohs opens A $58 million community sports centre which is the new home for the South Sydney Rabbitohs has officially been opened in Sydney's southeast. AAP · Jul 1, 2023
The ICAC Released A 688-Page Report On Gladys Berejiklian’s Corruption, Here It Is Explained Here's the most interesting parts, because nobody wants to read all that. Pedestrian.tv · Jun 29, 2023
PM says referendum will ‘lift up the nation’ – as it happened This blog is now closed. The Guardian - AU · Jun 28, 2023
Ads for online gambling should be banned in Australia within three years, inquiry recommends Plan gives broadcasters time to find alternatives while preventing ‘another generation from experiencing escalating gambling harm’, Labor MP says The Guardian - AU · Jun 27, 2023
This year's surplus will be bigger than the $4.2 billion projected at budget time: Chalmers The surplus for the financial year that ends Friday will be larger than the $4.2 billion forecast in the budget, Treasurer Jim Chalmers will say on Wednesday. The Conversation · Jun 27, 2023
Albanese hits campaign trail ahead of by-election Voters in the federal seat of Fadden have 13 candidates to choose from, including a councillor, a health educator and an Aboriginal community worker. AAP · Jun 27, 2023
Media must not confuse voters about Indigenous support for voice, Anthony Albanese says PM reels off names of prominent yes campaigners backing ‘a moment of national unity’ The Guardian - AU · Jun 27, 2023
Morning Mail: Putin says mutiny leaders ‘betrayed their country’, Albanese’s approval falls, women win Ashes Test Russian president makes appearance in late-night TV address, and Australian government ministers to tour country to drum up voice support as PM’s approval ratings slump The Guardian - AU · Jun 26, 2023
AAP · Jun 26, 2023 Pressure for more vehicles to be added to Ukraine aid The federal government is facing pressure to ensure special armoured vehicles are included in Australia's next round of military support for Ukraine.
The Guardian - AU · Jun 26, 2023 Anthony Albanese’s approval rating falls to lowest level since election, Guardian Essential poll shows More than two-thirds of voters think Labor isn’t doing enough to ensure ‘affordable and secure rentals’
France 24 · Jun 26, 2023 Putin says Wagner mutineers can join Russian army or 'go to Belarus' Russian President Vladimir Putin addressed the nation about Wagner's aborted rebellion on Monday, thanking soldiers and mercenaries for avoiding bloodshed and stating that Wagner mutineers could either join the army or "go to Belarus". Earlier, the mercenary group's chief Yevgeny Prigozhin defended his actions in an audio statement, claiming he…
The Guardian - AU · Jun 26, 2023 Australia pledges $100m in new military support for Ukraine, including vehicles and ammunition Anthony Albanese said the military package, plus $10m in humanitarian aid, would make a ‘tangible difference on the battlefield’
The Conversation · Jun 26, 2023 Support for the Voice to Parliament slumps in Newspoll, along with Albanese's ratings In this week’s federal Newspoll, conducted with a longer-than-usual fieldwork period (June 16–24) from a larger-than-usual sample of 2,303 people, the “no” vote to the Indigenous Voice to Parliament took the lead by 47–43%, reversing a “yes” lead of 46–43% three weeks ago. Newspoll figures are from The Poll Bludger.
The Guardian - AU · Jun 25, 2023 Indigenous voice yes campaign to ‘take the high ground’ with funding for thousands of local events Public messaging of referendum supporters hopes to offer antidote to ‘fear and misinformation’, yes campaigners say
The New Daily · Jun 25, 2023 ‘Leader of conviction and courage’ Simon Crean dead at 74 The Australian Labor Party is mourning the death on Sunday of Simon Crean, a Labor prince who never became king.
The Conversation · Jun 25, 2023 Simon Crean, former Labor and ACTU leader, dies aged 74 Simon Crean, a former Labor opposition leader, has died suddenly while in Germany, aged 74.
The New Daily · Jun 25, 2023 PM Anthony Albanese: There’s absolutely nothing to fear about the Voice Australians need to put fair ahead of scare when casting their votes in the Voice referendum, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has urged.
The Guardian - AU · Jun 24, 2023 Anthony Albanese says Russia must end Ukraine invasion as pro-Putin protesters march on Kirribilli House Sydney protest was held over the decision to block the building of a new Russian embassy near Parliament House in Canberra
The Guardian - UK · Jun 24, 2023 Albanese says Russia should withdraw from Ukraine; Australia sanctions three MH17 culprits – as it happened Australian prime minister says ‘it is Russia and its involvement that keeps this war going’