Category: Scott Morrison

Protests Continuously Interrupt Chinese Ambassador’s Speech at Australian University

In a rare event, protestors have managed to interrupt a speech by the Chinese Ambassador to Australia six times during a public event at the University of Technology Sydney (UTS) calling for action on Tibet, Hong Kong, Xinjiang, Uyghurs and human rights abuses in China. The short event, which was hosted by James Laurenceson, the…


Port of Darwin: Australian Prime Minister Confirms Chinese Company’s Lease Under Review

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has confirmed that the Labor government will review the 99-year lease of Darwin Port to Landbridge, a Chinese company. “What I’ve said is what I said prior to the election, and I will do what I said,” Albanese said in a press conference on June 8 with Natasha Fyles, Northern…


Concerns Raised Over Australian Journalist Cheng Lei as Beijing Suspends Consular Visits

The partner of Cheng Lei, a Chinese-Australian journalist, detained in China for almost two years, has raised concerns about Cheng’s declining health and the suspension of consular visits. Nick Coyle, the outgoing CEO of the Australian China Chamber of Commerce, revealed that monthly consular visits and regular 30-minute video meetings between his partner Cheng and Australian…


Peter Dutton Elected as New Liberal Leader Unopposed, Vows to Focus on ‘Forgotten Australians’

Former Defence Minister Peter Dutton will become the next leader of the Liberal party after being elected unopposed, while former environment minister Sussan Ley will become his deputy. During his first press conference as the Liberal leader, Dutton said under his policies will be “squarely aimed at the forgotten Australians” in the suburban areas. “Under…


Classical Liberals and Conservatives Take Note: Lessons from the Australian 2022 Election

Commentary The 2022 election saw both Scott Morrison and Anthony Albanese play the same game—cling to the political centre and attack each other’s personalities rather than their policies. This meant there was little differentiation between the parties for voters to choose from. Soon after, the results came in, with voters rejecting bland, centre-ground politics, which…


The Real Cause of the Coalition’s Defeat in the Australian Election

Commentary The night of May 21 became a nightmare for the Coalition government that was decisively beaten by Labor and the teal independents at the election. For once, the pollsters, who predicted a Labor win, were right in their predictions, except that the Coalition’s loss was worse than anticipated. Now, the time has come to…


Is This the Election the Liberals Had to Lose?

Commentary In this esteemed publication, I wrote a few weeks ago that when the Australian Liberal Party moves closer to the Australia Labor Party (ALP), it dismays its own best supporters without gaining any new ones. And so it has come to pass. Completely underwhelmed by a lack of centre-right product differentiation—in other words—a lack…


Centre-Left Labor Wins Australian Federal Election, Anthony Albanese to Become PM

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…


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…