Pacific 'front and centre' of priorities China's position paper on areas of co-operation with Pacific island nations has raised concerns for Australia and its allies, as well as regional leaders. AAP · May 31, 2022
Energy price hikes after 'perfect storm' Treasurer Jim Chalmers says the government is working to address the rising cost of energy resources as prices spike internationally. AAP · May 31, 2022
Who's in the new Labor government cabinet? Who got what role on the frontbench? Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has unveiled his new cabinet, with election losses and cabinet shake-ups seeing some new faces enter the fold. Here's who got what position. ABC News · May 31, 2022
View from The Hill: Record 10 women in Albanese cabinet, and surprise move for Plibersek to environment Anthony Albanese has switched Tanya Plibersek from education to environment and promoted Clare O'Neil into the plum home affairs ministry in a 23-member cabinet that contains a record 10 women. The Conversation · May 31, 2022
Anthony Albanese’s ministry contains more surprises than expected following a factional kerfuffle The prime minister has kept his praetorian guard in the central engine room of the government while there are 10 women in his 23-person cabinet The Guardian - AU · May 31, 2022
Voters often invest their hopes in a new government, but the atmosphere feels more like relief With empathy and goodwill Anthony Albanese’s Labor government can end the inane climate wars The Guardian - AU · May 27, 2022
Richard Marles says Coalition's decision to publicise Sri Lankan boat interception undermined border security and put lives at risk Deputy Prime Minister Richard Marles says the former government's decision to publicise the interception of a Sri Lankan asylum seeker boat on election day undermined Australia's border security and put lives at risk ABC News · May 27, 2022
New cities, new statues and Stevie Nicks – take the Thursday quiz Fifteen questions on general knowledge and topical trivia, plus a few jokes every Thursday – how will you fare? The Guardian - UK · May 26, 2022
Labor Has Already Turned Back 15 Sri Lankan Asylum Seekers So Much For ‘Change’ "Australians voted for change and deserve so much better than a shameful continuation of Scott Morrison‘s brutal policy." Pedestrian.tv · May 25, 2022
Labor sends election-day asylum seeker boat arrivals back to Sri Lanka, slamming Coalition's mass text 'disgrace' Labor is questioning department officials about the circumstance surrounding an election-day announcement of an asylum seeker boat being intercepted, as the new government sends them back to Sri Lanka. ABC News · May 24, 2022
Election day press release about asylum seeker boats ‘a disgrace’, Richard Marles says Acting prime minister says information released by Liberal party about Sri Lankan boats being intercepted should not have been made public The Guardian - AU · May 24, 2022
Albanese government turns back first boat The Albanese government has turned back its first asylum seeker boat, as the acting prime minister slammed the coalition over the intercept's "politicisation". AAP · May 24, 2022
At Quad summit, Australia's new PM scolds China over trade tariffs New Prime Minister Anthony Albanese rebuked China on Tuesday for imposing hefty tariffs on Australian exports two years ago, in remarks made while attending a regional security conference in Tokyo a day after being sworn in. Reuters · May 24, 2022
What is the Quad? What will they discuss? Why is it important Anthony Albanese attends? Anthony Albanese's first order of business as Prime Minister was travelling to Japan to attend a leaders' meeting with the members of the Quad. But what is the Quad and what will they discuss? ABC News · May 23, 2022
The Conversation · May 23, 2022 View from The Hill: Government exits amid shredding snowstorm, Labor ministers make staged entry The transition from one government to another involves a democratic miracle and a physical mess.
ABC News · May 23, 2022 Who are the other four Labor ministers sworn in on Monday? Anthony Albanese wasn't the only Labor member to be sworn into office on Monday — four of his senior colleagues and cabinet members were as well. Here's who they are.
The New Daily · May 22, 2022 Alan Kohler: This was Julia Gillard’s election victory It’s tempting to think the Coalition lost the election purely because of climate change, but there’s much more to it than that.
ABC News · May 22, 2022 Anthony Albanese and four senior frontbenchers sworn in ahead of Quad trip Moments after he is officially sworn in as the 31st Prime Minister of Australia, the Labor leader appears alongside his new ministers and makes a symbolic change inside parliament.
The Guardian - AU · May 22, 2022 Labor increasingly likely to form majority government as Liberals descend into turmoil Anthony Albanese and his senior leadership and economics team will be sworn in on Monday as PM-elect declares he wants to ‘change the country’
The Guardian - AU · May 22, 2022 Australia’s government is changing after nine years of the Coalition – what happens next? From the swearing in of Anthony Albanese and his ministers, to department ‘red books’, the public service is ready for the transition
Reuters · May 22, 2022 Australia's Labor to retake power after 9 years, independents may hold sway Australia's Labor Party will form the country's next government on Monday, as unprecedented support for the Greens and climate-focussed independents ended nearly a decade of rule by the conservative coalition.
The Guardian - AU · May 16, 2022 Labor accuses Coalition of ‘playing politics’ with national security after reports of Aukus snub Opposition claims government is whipping up fear for election votes as WA premier Mark McGowan slams Peter Dutton’s ‘inflammatory’ rhetoric
The Guardian - AU · May 14, 2022 Ultra-marginal Chisholm hopes for a milder ride, but scrabble for votes still intense Liberal Gladys Liu won the Melbourne eastern suburbs seat in a hugely contentious 2019 poll, and needs every vote she can muster to ward off Labor
AAP · May 6, 2022 'Sincerity' needed to patch Solomon's bond Deputy Labor Leader Richard Marles says Australia needs to repair the relationship with the Solomon Islands after it signed a security pact with China.
ABC News · May 5, 2022 'This is not a death tax': Coalition claims on Labor housing scheme fall flat with experts Aspects of Labor's newly unveiled affordable housing scheme have been likened to a "death tax", but tax specialists have shot down those suggestions.