Australia commemorates war dead with few COVID restrictions Australians are paying tribute to their war dead on Anzac Day largely free of pandemic restrictions for the first time since 2019 The Independent UK · Apr 25, 2022
Australia, NZ show support for Ukraine at ANZAC Day commemorations Thousands of people gathered across Australia and New Zealand on Monday to honour military personnel on Anzac Day, after the COVID-19 pandemic cancelled or limited public gatherings and commemorations in the past two years. Reuters · Apr 25, 2022
Canberra Anzac dawn service draws 18,000 strong crowd Photos from the 2022 Anzac Dawn Service at the war memorial. The Canberra Times · Apr 24, 2022
Anzac Day commemorated; ABC reviewing presenter’s social media activity – as it happened This blog is now closed The Guardian - AU · Apr 24, 2022
Scott Morrison's use of 'blessed' thrust NDIS back into spotlight, raising questions neither side is prepared to answer A political scuffle over the Prime Minister's clumsy use of the word "blessed" has thrust the NDIS back into the spotlight and triggered important questions about the scheme's sustainability. However, they are questions that neither side of politics is yet prepared to answer. ABC News · Apr 24, 2022
Vote Compass data shows nearly half of Australians worried about making ends meet Close to half of Vote Compass respondents are more worried about making ends meet than they were a year ago, and an overwhelming majority want businesses that increased revenues during the pandemic to pay back COVID-19 support. ABC News · Apr 24, 2022
‘Worst it’s ever been’: a threatened species alarm sounds during the election campaign – and is ignored Warnings of dramatically escalating extinctions in Australia over the next two decades seem to be falling on deaf ears The Guardian - AU · Apr 24, 2022
View from The Hill: Could going too negative on 'teals' do Liberals more harm than good? As the government fights for its life, John Howard, the Liberals’ living icon, has been on the campaign trail. The Conversation · Apr 24, 2022
Warringah candidate Katherine Deves says she received death threats over offensive social media posts The Sydney Northern Beaches candidate, who likened her stance against transgender inclusion in sports to standing up against Nazis, says the social media platform was not the place to have the "complex, nuanced" debate. ABC News · Apr 24, 2022
No Sunday sleep-in for campaigners Sunday was no rest day for those campaigning, as Scott Morrison made a prickly new friend. The Canberra Times · Apr 24, 2022
Australia defends handling of China-Solomons deal; makes tax pledge ahead of polls Australia's government on Sunday defended its response to China's courtship of nearby Solomon Islands which culminated in a security pact, ahead of a general election next month where it had hoped to highlight its national security credentials. Reuters · Apr 24, 2022
PM pledges big funding to secure NT Tackling crime and boosting jobs is part of Prime Minister Scott Morrison's election pledge to the Northern Territory as he lands in Alice Springs. AAP · Apr 24, 2022
Qld Greens slam Katter trans sport threat The Greens have slammed fellow crossbencher Robbie Katter for threatening a move to ban transgender athletes from women's sports in Queensland. AAP · Apr 24, 2022
Prime Minister Scott Morrison promises $300 million for Northern Territory energy industry, $14 million to fight crime Prime Minister Scott Morrison has headed to the Northern Territory to detail a $300 million energy spend that would see more than a third handed to gas giants to invest in carbon capture and storage. ABC News · Apr 24, 2022
The Guardian - AU · Apr 23, 2022 Scott Morrison condemns Labor of tactics over Liu ad; Daniel Andrews attacks ‘cruel’ trans debate; 17 Covid deaths – As it happened All the day’s news as it unfolded
ABC News · Apr 23, 2022 Federal election second week: Prime Minister Scott Morrison and Labor leader Anthony Albanese campaign, in pictures All eyes were on the leaders as Prime Minister Scott Morrison and Opposition Leader Anthony Albanese hit the hustings for the second week of the 2022 federal election campaign.
ABC News · Apr 23, 2022 Here's where your political leaders have been in the election campaign so far With COVID-19 pulling the handbrake on Anthony Albanese's roadshow almost a fortnight into the election campaign, it's a good time a time to look at where the nation's leaders have been concentrating their political firepower.
The Guardian - AU · Apr 23, 2022 The moderates in the NSW Liberals are in a fight they never wanted over Katherine Deves Analysis: With debate over Warringah candidate continuing, party divisions pave way for difficult year ahead
The Guardian - AU · Apr 23, 2022 ‘We still don’t see ourselves’: as leaders court Indian-Australians, a new generation wants more than empty gestures With the pain of the India travel ban still fresh, a community that will decide who wins in May is looking for genuine engagement and a seat at the table
The Guardian - AU · Apr 23, 2022 Scott Morrison refuses press conference as John Howard calls teal independents ‘anti-Liberal groupies’ Warringah MP Zali Steggall accuses former prime minister of using ‘appalling sexist language’
ABC News · Apr 23, 2022 Labor's Jim Chalmers suggests foreign aid cuts partly to blame for Solomon Islands pact with China Foreign aid cuts by Australia are partly to blame for the controversial security deal between China and Solomon Islands, says Shadow Treasurer Jim Chalmers.
Newcastle Herald · Apr 23, 2022 Pub Test panel: no leader takes 'poll' position in a week of election mud-slinging "Both leaders are getting away from what they really need to be talking about and offering," coal miner and Pub Test panellist, Bernie Wilson, said.
The Guardian - AU · Apr 23, 2022 US warns Solomon Islands against China military base as Australian MPs trade blame Treasurer Josh Frydenberg refuses to say when Australia first knew of pact between Solomon Islands and China
ABC News · Apr 23, 2022 Businesses buy homes for staff to rent to combat worker shortage arising from housing crisis Some NSW businesses are taking the housing and worker shortage "into our own hands" by buying homes for staff in areas with tight rental markets.
The Guardian - AU · Apr 22, 2022 Morrison refuses to hold press conference; Steggall accuses Howard of ‘sexist language’ after ‘groupies’ remark – as it happened US says it will ‘respond accordingly’ if China allowed to establish military base in Solomon Islands. This blog is now closed