Category: Coalition

Dutch Voters Will Go to the Polls on Nov. 22 After the Fall of Mark Rutte’s Coalition

THE HAGUE, Netherlands—Dutch voters will go to the polls on in an early general election on Nov. 22, the caretaker government announced Friday, a week after Prime Minister Mark Rutte’s four-party coalition quit over its failure to agree a package of measures to rein in migration. The vote for the 150 seats in the lower…


Inflation Not Coming From the Kremlin, but From Canberra: Shadow Treasurer

Shadow Treasurer Angus Taylor says the federal government needs to stop making excuses for Australia’s inflation crisis and get on with the job of stopping it. In his Budget Reply speech, Taylor said the Albanese government’s budget would worsen the current economic situation. “This is the crisis government has to deal with now,” Taylor said…


‘Shocking and Scary’: Woman Who Fell Victim to Robodebt Scheme Revisits Experience

The woman who was slapped with an unlawful $2,500 Centrelink debt notice by the Australian government’s automated debt system known as Robodebt has come forward with her experience. Deanna Amato challenged the debt in court in June 2019. It was later revealed that the debt program identified welfare recipients as having debts based on income…


‘More Genuine Science’: Former Australian Conservative PM Tony Abbott Joined UK Climate Think Tank

Former Prime Minister Tony Abbott has joined a UK climate think tank, which he said had “injected a note of realism into the climate debate.” The London-based Global Warming Policy Foundation (GWPF), founded in 2009 by former UK conservative Chancellor of the Exchequer Nigel Lawson, says it aims to help restore a less “hysterical” and…


Shots Fired on US Embassy Vehicles in Haiti

PORT-AU-PRINCE—Shots were fired on U.S. embassy vehicles in Haiti on Monday in an attack that also affected the Haitian police and commercial vehicles, an embassy spokesperson said. “No embassy personnel were injured,” Information Officer Kathryn Edwards said in a statement. “One Haitian commercial driver accompanying the convoy was injured. However, the injuries are not life…


Australian Climate Change Bill Passed, Enshrines 43 Percent Emissions Target

The centre-left Labor government’s Climate Change Bill has passed the Senate with support from the left-wing Australian Greens party and key crossbench members, paving the way for a new emissions reduction target to become law. The legislation, which cleared the upper house on Sept. 8, will impose a 43 percent emissions reduction target by 2030,…


Australian Climate Change Bill Passed, Enshrining Net-Zero Target Into Law

The centre-left Labor government’s Climate Change Bill has passed the Senate with support from the left-wing Australian Greens party and key crossbench members, paving the way for a new emissions reduction target to become law. The legislation, which cleared the upper house on Sept. 8, will impose a 43 percent emissions reduction target by 2030,…


Vietnamese-Born MP Critizes Major Parties for Lockdown and Forgetting Migrant Communities

Australian independent MP Dai Le has given a powerful maiden speech in which she recounted her journey of fleeing Vietnam, expressed gratitude for Australian values, criticised pandemic lockdowns and urged the government to unlock the potential of the migrant workforce. The Vietnamese-born MP was known for having defeated high-profile Labor senator Kristina Keneally for the…


Vietnamese-Born MP Criticizes Major Parties for Lockdown and Forgetting Migrant Communities

Australian independent MP Dai Le has given a powerful maiden speech in which she recounted her journey of fleeing Vietnam, expressed gratitude for Australian values, criticised pandemic lockdowns and urged the government to unlock the potential of the migrant workforce. The Vietnamese-born MP was known for having defeated high-profile Labor senator Kristina Keneally for the…


‘Communist Dictatorship’: Vietnamese-Born MP Pans Major Parties for Lockdowns in Maiden Speech

In her maiden speech to Parliament, Independent MP Dai Le recounted her journey of fleeing Vietnam, expressed gratitude for Australian values, and criticised pandemic lockdowns while urging the government to unlock the potential of the country’s large migrant workforce. The Vietnamese-born MP managed to defeat high-profile candidate Kristina Keneally in the traditionally safe Labor Party…