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Labor’s Dismantling of Home Affairs Undermines Australians’ Safety: Cyber Security Shadow Minister

Cyber Security Shadow Minister James Paterson has raised concerns about the Labor government’s move to “dismantle” the Department of Home Affairs, warning that it could come at the expense of Australians’ safety. The comment comes after the Anthony Albanese led government released its first Administrative Arrangements Order (AAO) which announced a downsize of the Home…


New Aussie PM Anthony Albanese to Strengthen Indonesian Ties

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese will look to strengthen ties with Asia when he travels to Indonesia for key talks on Sunday. The three-day visit to Jakarta is Albanese’s second overseas trip since he became prime minister last month. Albanese will meet with Indonesian President Joko Widodo during the visit. While his first trip was to…


Labor’s Push for a Republic

Commentary The 31st Prime Minister of Australia, Anthony Albanese, has unveiled his ministry. It consists of a total of forty-two ministers who were sworn in on June 1 by Governor-General David Hurley. One notable choice is the appointment of Matt Thistlethwaite as Assistant Minister for the Republic. Although the appointment has attracted only a limited…


‘Apocalyptic’ Energy Prices Create Perfect Storm for Australian Government

“Apocalyptic” energy prices are testing the new Australian government with Prime Minister Anthony Albanese conceding there is little the federal government can do to alleviate the burgeoning crisis which has hit amid a winter polar vortex. Speaking to ABC Radio in Perth on June 3, Albanese blamed the current challenges of the local gas sector—which…


Australia’s Labor Government Backs Minimum Wage Increase to Combat Cost of Living

The Australian centre-left federal government has backed a minimum wage increase for the country’s workers arguing that pay rates “should not go backwards.” The submission from the government comes in a bid to help Australians cope with rising cost of living pressures including inflation rates of 5.1 percent, with the Reserve Bank of Australia estimating…


Australian Labor Party Forms Majority Government, Announces Ministry

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has announced his new ministry after the Australian Labor Party secured 77 seats in the lower house, giving the party one more seat than required to form a majority government. The new ministry will see 30 ALP members of parliament form the new frontbench with interim ministers Treasurer Jim Chalmers, Foreign…


The Uluru Statement: Albanese’s Improbable Project

Commentary The new Australian Prime Minister, Anthony Albanese, in his first statement in office, committed his government to the implementation in full of the Uluru Statement from the Heart (pdf). The statement calls “for the establishment of a First Nations Voice enshrined in the Constitution.” It captures the Indigenous people’s “aspirations for a fair and…


New Australian Prime Minister Says Two Terms Needed to Really ‘Entrench’ Reform

New Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese says he wants to see Labor have two terms in government and is calling for the party to be disciplined to ensure it can “entrench” major reforms. In an address to the Labor Party Caucus, Albanese said the centre-left party needed six years to really lock in major programs…


‘We Are in Lock-Step With the US’: New Australian PM on Combating China’s Influence

Australia will follow the United States’ lead in recognising China as “the most serious long-term challenge to the international order,” Australia’s newly elected Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has confirmed, as the communist regime continues stepping up its communist platform in the Pacific region. Speaking to Sky News on Sunday, Australia’s 31st prime minster said, “Australia’s…


China Strikes Deal With Pacific Nation Samoa, Including a Toehold in Local Policing

China inked a deal with the Pacific island nation of Samoa on Saturday to deepen diplomatic ties, as China’s ruling communist party (CCP) and democratic nations in the region continued rival campaigns to woo undecided governments into their competing sphere of influence. The China-Somoa agreement is the first deal signed by Chinese foreign minister Wang…