Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison has headed west in the second week of election campaigning with a sweetener for the defence industry. Morrison announced an AU$124 million package for two extra navy patrol boats to be constructed at the Henderson shipyards in Perth, Western Australia, by local defence contractor Austal. The two new Evolved Cape…
Australian PM Heads West With Defence Pitch
April 17, 2022
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Opposition Labor Leader Anthony Albanese Pledges Australian Integrity Watchdog If Elected
Australia’s opposition centre-left Labor party has announced it will legislate an anti-corruption commission by the end of 2022 if elected on May 21, but senior ministers of the incumbent centre-right Coalition government have warned against it becoming a weapon to destroy reputations. Opposition Leader Anthony Albanese announced his pledge on April 15, the day before…
Liberal Party’s Abandonment of Core Conservative Values Seen in Pre-Election Debacle
Commentary The Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison delayed calling the election because the Liberal Party engaged in a preselection stoush, which impeded efforts to nominate candidates in 12 seats in the state of New South Wales (NSW). As a member of a three-person committee, the prime minister exercised a “captain’s pick” and preselected candidates in…
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…
Australia Providing Ukraine Anti-Armour Weapons and Ammunitions
The Australian government has announced it will send anti-amour weapons and ammunition to support the Ukrainian Armed Forces in their battle against Russia’s invading forces. In a statement on April 8, Prime Minister Scott Morrison said the extra military support, worth $26.5 million (US$19.5 million), would aid Ukraine’s forces in responding to Russia’s “unrelenting and…
Australian PM Rejects Element of Queensland’s $741M Flood Recovery Request
Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison has said he won’t fund selected parts of a $741 million (US$561 million) flood recovery package request from Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk, reportedly citing almost $1 billion already provided to flood victims from the federal government. Palaszczuk wrote to Morrison in March requesting the federal government cover half of the…
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…
Australia, US, UK to Collaborate on Hypersonic Weapon Development
April 5, 2022
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The heads of Australia, the United States, and the United Kingdom have vowed to cooperate on the development of hypersonic weapons as the three nations push to advance the trilateral AUKUS agreement amid increasing tensions in the Indo-Pacific region. On April 6, U.S. President Joe Biden and Prime Ministers Scott Morrison (Australia) and Boris Johnson…
Australia: The Unlucky Country?
March 31, 2022
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Commentary In 1964, Donald Horne published his iconic book “The Lucky Country.” Horne controversially wrote that “Australia is a lucky country run mainly by second rate people who share its luck. It lives on other people’s ideas, and, although its ordinary people are adaptable, most of its leaders (in all fields) so lack curiosity about…
Australians to get Tax Cuts and Cash Handouts to Relieve Cost of Living
March 29, 2022
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Ten million Australians will receive a one-off $420 (US$315) tax offset to assist with the ballooning cost of living, while six million welfare recipients will get a $250 cash payment in the 2022-23 federal budget. Treasurer Josh Frydenberg unveiled the details of the anticipated “temporary, targeted, and responsible” cost of living relief package on Tuesday…
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