Prime Minister Scott Morrison’s centre-right coalition government has been defeated at the federal election, with Anthony Albanese awaiting vote counting to determine if his centre-left Labor party can form a majority government. Albanese has pledged to bring Australians together after defeating the nine-year-old Liberal-National coalition government. Morrison conceded defeat on Saturday night with Labor projected to…
Centre-Left Labor Wins Australian Federal Election, Anthony Albanese to Become PM
Australians Cast Votes to Decide Next Prime Minister
Australian voters cast ballots on Saturday to decide the next prime minister, as well as senators and members of parliament in voters’ respective electorates, after a six-week election campaign centered on the country’s economic recovery and a controversial security pact between China and the Solomon Islands. Electoral Commissioner Tom Rogers said Friday that 7,000 polling…
Australians Vote in Hotly Contested Federal Election
Australian voters cast ballots on Saturday to decide the next prime minister, as well as senators and members of parliament in voters’ respective electorates, after a six-week election campaign centered on the country’s economic recovery and a controversial security pact between China and the Solomon Islands. Electoral Commissioner Tom Rogers said Friday that 7,000 polling…
The Politicisation of Domestic Violence in Australia
Commentary While domestic violence against women is constantly mentioned by Australian politicians and duly highlighted by the national media, violence against men in this country is rarely reported and largely ignored by everyone. There is a constant pressure to phrase this issue only as a “male problem,” thus placing all the blame for such violence…
Australian Unemployment Rate Falls to Lowest in Almost 50 Years
May 18, 2022
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Australia’s unemployment rate has fallen below four percent for the first time as 4,000 people found employment, the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) revealed on Thursday, two days before the federal election. ABS head of labour statistics Bjorn Jarvis said the jobless rate for April, at 3.9 percent, was the lowest recorded rate since the…
Labor Is ‘Chasing Some Artificial Number’ When Pushing for Wage Rise: Employment Minister
May 18, 2022
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Employment Minister Stuart Robert has refused to say whether he thinks minimum wage should increase in line with inflation, as he criticised Labor for “chasing some artificial number.” It comes as new polling by RedBridge for the Australian Council of Trade Unions (ACTU) reveals almost 80 percent of people would be more likely to vote…
Australian Wages Growth Lifts Again, Remains Far Below Inflation
May 18, 2022
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Australian wages growth has accelerated for the second consecutive quarter but continues to lag inflation, according to newly released data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS). The annual rate of wages growth was 2.4 percent, and while it is the highest annual rate recorded since December 2018, it fell below expectations. ABS said it…
Government Will Not Cut Public Service to Fund Election Pledges: Australian PM
May 17, 2022
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Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison has said that the Coalition would not slash essential public services to fund its election commitments. The centre-right Coalition released its policy costings on May 17, which specified that government departments would be subject to an “efficiency dividend,” or annual budget reduction of two percent in the next three years…
‘There Are More Important Issues’: Labor Treasury Defends Delayed Policy Costings Release
May 17, 2022
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Labor Treasury spokesman Jim Chalmers has rejected the claims that Australia Labor party’s (ALP) leader Anthony Albanese cannot handle the pressure after the opposition leader abruptly left his press conference in Perth on Wednesday. Albanese has reportedly brushed off several questions about Labor’s policy costings and whether it would post higher deficits than forecast. Instead, he argued that…
Labor Commits $1.5 Billion to Domestic Medical Manufacturing
May 17, 2022
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Australian Labor party’s leader Anthony Albanese has announced his plan to create a new $1.5 billion (US$105 billion) fund to secure Australia’s medical goods supply chains. The money would be used to boost domestic medical manufacturing capability, such as creating medical technologies, producing rapid antigen tests, and creating vaccines. The investment, which is part of Labor’s…
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