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The Latest Breaking News from Anthony Albanese

Australia gov't faces pressure to reinstate COVID quarantine pay amid fresh wave

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has called a snap meeting of federal and state leaders next week as he faces pressure to reinstate compensation pay for casual workers forced to isolate due to COVID-19 amid a fresh wave of infections.

Reuters

Anthony Albanese resists growing pressure to extend pandemic leave payments

Ministers have suggested states should pick up the cost of Covid leave payments as calls grow for support to continue

The Guardian - AU

Opposition calls for COVID-19 leave payments to be reinstated, as pressure mounts on Albanese

The Acting Opposition Leader says rising COVID case numbers should prompt the government to reinstate pandemic leave payments ended by the former government, as pressure mounts on the Prime Minister to act.

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PM says he ‘wants to keep economy open’ – as it happened

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Forum leaders declare climate emergency

The Pacific Islands Forum's final communique has declared there is a climate emergency as the leaders committed to bringing Kiribati back to the table.

AAP

Pacific leaders welcome Australia’s ‘renewed commitment’ to climate change

Albanese hails Pacific Island Leaders Forum a success but Fiji’s prime minister says Australia must end its ‘fossil fuel addiction’Success

The Guardian - AU

Morning mail: climate pressure on Labor, Biden in Israel, winter Covid wave

Friday: Chris Bowen is being pushed to beef up proposed legislation enshrining emissions targets. Plus: are we finally past the era of shameless leaders?

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Australia, NZ diverge on Pacific migration

Australia Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has pledged to grow Pacific migration with a new annual ballot for 3000 migrants.

AAP

Liberal MP Bridget Archer open to crossing floor to vote for government’s emissions target bill

Moderate Liberal says if Anthony Albanese wants to end climate wars, he must tone down ‘inflammatory’ rhetoric

The Guardian - AU

Grattan on Friday: Albanese needs to step up (and mask up) to help create a new mindset to meet the COVID crisis

Anthony Albanese received his fourth COVID jab this week. A commendable example to the community, now that eligibility for the “winter shot” has been widened.

The Conversation

PM’s emergency step on COVID measures as winter sick leave surge hits

The $750 pandemic leave payments had been given to casuals who were unable to work due to COVID isolation but they were stopped this month.

The New Daily

Chris Bowen shares draft climate bill as independents and Greens turn up heat for more ambitious action

Greens call for moratorium on new oil and gas projects as some independents urge Labor not to rush major policy for political reasons

The Guardian - AU

Pacific islands leaders commit to regional unity in face of superpower rivalry

Pacific island leaders have agreed to take a united approach as the United States and China vie for influence in the region, and to push developed nations for bolder action on climate change, which they say is the biggest threat they face.

Reuters

Tas premier 'concerned' over free RATs end

Tasmania's premier says it is not the right time for the federal government to put an end to pandemic leave and free rapid antigen test schemes.

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Labor backbenchers call for pandemic supports to continue as PM announces snap national cabinet meeting

Exclusive: Federal Labor MPs join NSW Labor leader Chris Minns in calling for Albanese government to rethink decision on Covid policies

ABC News

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese confident there will be no Chinese military base in Solomon Islands

Despite both prime ministers coming to an understanding on the controversial issue, Chinese assistance in Solomon Islands hasn't been entirely ruled out.

ABC News

Snap national cabinet meeting to be held after calls for COVID-19 pandemic leave payments to be reinstated

Anthony Albanese will meet with state and territory leaders on Monday as the federal government faces calls to reinstate the pandemic leave disaster payment amid surging COVID-19 cases.

The Guardian - AU

Australian PM Albanese ‘very confident’ there will be no Chinese bases in Solomon Islands

Prime minister Anthony Albanese’s comments come after meeting with Solomons leader at Pacific Islands Forum and despite Pacific nation’s security pact with China

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The Guardian - AU

Nation records 78 Covid deaths – as it happened

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Morning mail: Covid deaths in aged care, record rents, brutal and brilliant State of Origin decider

Thursday: Almost 100 aged care residents are dying from coronavirus each week. Plus: should Australians cut down on charcuterie?

The New Daily

Alan Kohler: Labor’s love affair with summits continues

Labor governments love having summits. Hawke had two, Rudd had one and now Albanese is having one. It's down to their bent towards consensus building.

The Guardian - AU

Labor backing fossil fuel projects could scupper Greens support for 43% target

Adam Bandt vows to push Albanese government ‘further and faster’ on emissions reduction

Radio France Internationale

US opens new embassies and promises millions to Pacific Islands in move to counter China

US Vice President Kamala Harris assured Pacific island leaders of more U.S. engagement after acknowledging Wednesday the United States may not have previously provided the diplomatic attention the region deserved.

The Conversation

As China flexes its muscles in the Indo-Pacific, Canada and Australia must step up

Neither Canada nor Australia currently has a comprehensive strategy for the Indo-Pacific region. But it’s essential that both develop one given the rapidly evolving environment in the area.

The New Daily

More than meets the eye? The ‘complicated’ Pacific PM who hugged Albanese

Before the Australian and Solomon Islands leaders met, Mr Albanese had confidently predicted that the relationship was about to improve.

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