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‘This Election Is About You’: Australia’s Prime Minister Calls Election

Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison has declared that the federal election will take place on Saturday, May 21. In his first pitch to Australians, officially kicking off his reelection campaign, Morrison on Sunday asked voters to focus on his cabinet’s performance during the pandemic and its contribution to post-pandemic economic recovery. He stressed that the…


Australian PM to Call Federal Election

Australians are tipped to go to the polls in six weeks after a tumultuous three years for the economy, health, and global security. Prime Minister Scott Morrison left Sydney on Sunday morning ahead of a visit to Government House in Canberra to ask Governor-General David Hurley for an election, expected to be held on May…


Aussie PM Tipped to Call Election This Weekend

Australians should know when they are heading to the ballot box by the end of the weekend. There are only two Saturdays left for an election to be held, May 14 or May 21, and any delays this weekend would mean MPs would need to return to Canberra this week. Labor Opposition Leader Anthony Albanese…


Anthony Albanese Decries Web Address Redirect to LNP as ‘Childish’

Australia’s Labor Opposition Leader Anthony Albanese has decried a move by the Liberal-National coalition party (LNP) after it registered a web address bearing his name. The web address albanese.com.au is registered to a “Sam Jackson” from the LNP. But in a trick Albanese referred to as a “childish,” the site redirects visitors to the LNP’s…


Victoria Announces Globally Recognized Biobank

The Victorian Labor Government has announced Australia’s first globally recognised biorepository, Biobanking Victoria, months after the state-funded laboratory received its accreditation from the National Association of Testing Authorities (NATA) in November. “Biobanking Victoria is the culmination of years of hard work by a highly dedicated team,” said the Director of Biobanking Victoria, Prof. Melissa Southey….


50,000 Australian Home Buyers to Receive Deposit Assistance Every Year

The Australian government has announced that it will extend the quota of the current home guarantee scheme to 50,000 places a year in the 2022‑23 budget to help more people own their homes sooner. The Australian housing industry has welcomed the federal government’s decision, saying this would help change the lives of thousands of people….


Victorian Senator Kim Carr to Retire in June

Labor’s Kim Carr has announced that he would retire from the Australian parliament at the May election after having been a senator for the state of Victoria since 1993. Senator Carr, who is 66 years old and the longest-serving member of the Australian Senate, said he was not pursuing endorsement for a place on Labor’s…


Australian Labor Party to Establish Human Rights Award in Honour of Late Senator

Australian Labor Party (ALP) leader Anthony Albanese will push to set up a new award in honour of late Senator Kimberley Kitching, who was internationally recognised for work exposing human rights abuses committed by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). The senator was laid to rest on March 21 after she passed away from a suspected…


Senator Kimberley Kitching: A Virtuous Voice of Reason

Commentary Kimberley Jane Kitching, a Labor senator for the Australian state of Victoria, died unexpectedly on March 10 at the age of 52. Her untimely passing, caused by a suspected heart attack, follows the recent deaths of cricketers Shane Warne and Rod Marsh, also from heart attacks. Throughout her senatorial career Kitching was an upstanding…


Anthony Albanese Avoids Investigation Into Labor Bullying Culture After Senator’s Death

Australian Opposition Leader Anthony Albanese avoided declaring his support for an investigation into whether there is a culture of bullying in the Labor Party after the death of Sen. Kimberley Kitching, 52. After allegations emerged that Kitching faced bullying by three senior female senators in the lead up to her death, Prime Minister Scott Morrison…