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Australia election: 10 lessons UK politics can learn

Labor pushed conservative Coalition out of office for first time in almost a decade. Here’s what it could mean for Britain

The Guardian - UK · May 24, 2022

End of an era as Craigneuk's standalone Post Office closes for the last time

A fixture within the community for decades, the Post Office has moved to the Costcutter convenience store in Glencairn Avenue

Daily Record · May 24, 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

Peter Dutton remains only candidate for Liberal leader, Sussan Ley and Jane Hume frontrunners for deputy

Peter Dutton looks likely to claim the Liberal leadership unchallenged, but there is a contest brewing between several women for who will take the second spot.

ABC News · May 24, 2022

Newcastle port left at the altar after government dumped container terminal announcement

The stage was set and a giant freight container-shaped cake ordered to celebrate the announcement of $250 million in federal funding to help establish a container terminal at the Port of Newcastle.

Newcastle Herald · May 24, 2022

Hang On, Exactly How Much Are We Paying Ex-PM Morrison Now He’s Been Booted Out?

Buy your bucket and fill it too.

Pedestrian.tv · 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

Andrews says Dutton will be Liberal leader

Peter Dutton is shaping up as the Liberal Party's next leader, with colleagues forced to defend him against a scathing attack from WA Premier Mark McGowan.

AAP · May 23, 2022

Chinese-Australian voters helped sway the election result. So what issues mattered most to them?

Australia's fraught relationship with China was a key talking point during the election campaign. But how much did it influence voters of Chinese heritage?

ABC News · May 23, 2022