The Latest Breaking News from Anthony Albanese

Peter Dutton believes Greens Senator Lidia Thorpe 'not fit' to serve in parliament after undisclosed relationship with ex-bikie

Opposition Leader Peter Dutton says he believes Greens Senator Lidia Thorpe is "not fit" to serve in the federal parliament after she admitted to briefly dating an ex-bikie while sitting on a law enforcement committee.

ABC News · Oct 20, 2022

Albanese government to give $900m budget boost to Pacific countries

Funding will help tackle poverty and shore up security in the region and make Australia ‘more influential in the world’, Penny Wong says

The Guardian - AU · Oct 20, 2022

Government to subsidise miners to extract critical minerals

The Albanese government has unveiled plans to subsidise mining projects for critical minerals like lithium to accelerate green industry.

The New Daily · Oct 20, 2022

Regions set for big NBN budget boost

The federal government says a $2.4 billion investment to upgrade NBN fibres will deliver high-speed internet to almost 700,000 regional premises.

AAP · Oct 19, 2022

Japan and Australia PMs to focus on closer military ties

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese says he will discuss with his Japanese counterpart strengthening their bilateral defense and security partnership when Fumio Kishida visits Perth this week

The Independent UK · Oct 19, 2022

Albanese stands by West Jerusalem walkback, but concedes it could have been handled better

The prime minister says Labor has held the position for some time now and it was his predecessor who played politics with the issue in 2018.

ABC News · Oct 19, 2022

Body of man recovered from NSW flood waters; Medibank receives demands from alleged hackers – as it happened

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The Guardian - AU · Oct 19, 2022

Flood-affected Tas warned of further rain

More rain is tipped for the flood affected northern half of Tasmania, with communities urged to stay vigilant in coming days.

AAP · Oct 19, 2022

Japan's Kishida, Australia's Albanese to meet in Perth -Japan govt

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida will visit Perth from Oct. 21-23 and will meet counterpart Anthony Albanese during his trip, Chief Cabinet Secretary Hirokazu Matsuno said on Wednesday.

Reuters · Oct 19, 2022

Deal signed to fund Marinus Link power cable between Tasmania and Victoria

Victoria has agreed to pitch in and help Tasmania and the Commonwealth fund the Marinus Link undersea power cable link between the states — but one expert is questioning the benefits to Tasmania and says it does not "make sense".

ABC News · Oct 19, 2022