The incumbent centre-right Coalition government will work with business, industry, and the higher education sector to spur the creation of an advanced manufacturing sector in Australia. “Today, I’m launching our plan for modern manufacturing. A plan for modern manufacturing, which sits together with the work we’re doing in the university sector to ensure that they…
Coalition Pledges To Bolster Advanced Manufacturing Sector in Australia
May 12, 2022
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Chinese Foreign Minister to Travel to Solomon Islands to Cement Diplomatic Ties
May 10, 2022
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Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi will lead a high-level delegation to the Solomon Islands to cement a recently signed security pact that will allow Beijing to station troops and weapons in the region. Wang’s visit is expected to occur sometime in May and comes amid Australia’s ongoing federal election campaign (due to end on May…
Morrison Government Plans to Subsidise IVF Storage for Cancer Patients
The Morrison government announced it would support hopeful and expecting mums and dads with a $53 million (US$37 million) package for reproductive services, pregnancy planning, and postnatal care. Patients with cancer or people at risk of passing on genetic diseases who have undergone government-funded genetic testing will also have their egg, sperm, or embryo storage…
Australian Opposition Leader Resists Guaranteeing Wage Increase
May 9, 2022
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Opposition leader Anthony Albanese has resisted promising an increase to average wages in Australia if he wins power at the next election. One of the key pillars of the centre-left Labor Party’s attack on the incumbent government’s performance has been slow wage growth in recent years. “Our objective is to have real wage increases, and…
Australian Leaders Trade Barbs Over Beijing Policy
May 8, 2022
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Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison and his opposition counterpart Anthony Albanese clashed on the issue of China during the second televised debate between the leaders on May 8 in the lead-up to the federal election. For both men, the debate was crucial as it came one day before early polling opened on May 9—the official…
Labor Party Confusion Over Live Export Policy Throws Industry Into Disarray
May 6, 2022
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The centre-left Australian Labor Party (ALP) has sent the live export industry into disarray after it appeared to back away from an earlier promise to ban live sheep exports. Labor leader Anthony Albanese said on May 6—just a day after a Labor spokesperson confirmed the ban—that the opposition would not put a timeline on when…
Australian Prime Minister Warns Against ‘Teal’ Independent Vote
May 6, 2022
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Prime Minister Scott Morrison has continued to warn against voting for so-called “teal” independents—backed by the Climate 200 group—saying it would destabilise the government. “Over the last three years, in particular, we’ve had the strength of a majority government,” the prime minister told reporters on Perth on May 6. “If each and every day we…
Treasurers Rule Out Increase to NDIS Levy
May 5, 2022
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Treasurers from both major parties have ruled out increasing the Medicare Levy to control the spiralling cost of Australia’s National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS), which will hit $60 billion-a-year (US$42.7 billion) by 2030 and has pipped the budget of universal healthcare program Medicare. During the Treasurers Debate on May 4, incumbent Coalition Treasurer Josh Frydenberg…
Australia Pledges $2 Billion Into XL-Sized Underwater Drones Amid Beijing Threat
May 4, 2022
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Australian Defence Minister Peter Dutton has announced a $2 billion (US$1.44 billion) investment into developing cutting-edge unmanned submarine technology amid ongoing tensions in the South Pacific region. At the same time, the minister pledged another $2 billion to purchasing state-of-the-art missile technology to protect naval vessels against anti-ship weapons. For the undersea drones, Australia’s Department of…
Polling Not a ‘Crystal Ball’ Into the Future of the Country
May 3, 2022
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Political polling, the dominant force behind much of the Australian news cycle—which has ended the careers of four prime ministers over the last decade—should only be a “temperature read” and not the primary driver behind policy, according to a former deputy campaign director for the Australian Labor Party (ALP). Kosmos Samaras, the now-director of the…
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