The Latest Breaking News from Anthony Albanese

Libs take aim at government flood response

The federal opposition has criticised Anthony Albanese for failing to visit flood-affected areas of NSW since becoming prime minister.

AAP · Sep 1, 2022

Queensland in 'new stage' of COVID-19 pandemic, changes to vaccine mandate, reliance on health directives and reporting flagged

Health Minister Yvette D'Ath announces daily reporting of COVID statistics will be wound back and a blanket COVID-19 vaccine mandate direction for private health care workers will be lifted.

ABC News · Sep 1, 2022

Wage growth, immigration in focus at Australian jobs summit

Wage growth and skilled migration are set to dominate the Australian government's jobs summit as Prime Minister Anthony Albanese urged compromises between employers and unions to tackle the country's key economic challenges.

Reuters · Sep 1, 2022

The stage three tax cuts are a pile of garbage, and everybody knows it

Anthony Albanese could learn a thing or two from Bob Hawke, who walked back tax cuts promised ahead of the 1983 election

The Guardian - AU · Aug 31, 2022

Isolation period cut, with calls for Albanese to further ease COVID-19 rules

National cabinet will cut the COVID-19 isolation period from seven to five days as Prime Minister Anthony Albanese faces calls to ease more restrictions.

The New Daily · Aug 31, 2022

Albanese outlines ‘fair wage future’, appeals for collaboration ahead of jobs summit

Migration, skills and workplace relations reforms on the agenda for two-day meeting, labelled by Peter Dutton as a ‘union summit’

The Guardian - AU · Aug 31, 2022

National cabinet is cutting the COVID-19 isolation period from seven to five days. But there are exceptions to the new rules

People with COVID-19 will only have to isolate for five days from next week, but there are a few caveats to the new regulations.

ABC News · Aug 31, 2022

Prime Minister announces major changes to isolation and mask rules

Australia's national cabinet has bowed to pressure to shorten the mandatory isolation period as government leaders pursue a new normal.

The New Daily · Aug 31, 2022

Australian Covid isolation period cut to five days for people without symptoms

Changes apply from 9 September with Anthony Albanese confirming reduced pandemic leave payments will continue for those in self-quarantine

The Guardian - AU · Aug 31, 2022

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese holds press conference after national cabinet — as it happened

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese says national cabinet has agreed to remove mandatory mask wearing on domestic flights, while pandemic leave disaster payment eligibility will be changed to reflect the new isolation period — as it happened.

ABC News · Aug 31, 2022