Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare has ordered the national broadcaster of the Solomon Islands to cease broadcasting content critical of his government. The move crystallises ongoing warnings that corrupt Pacific leaders will—with the backing of Beijing—steadily erode their country’s democratic institutions in a bid to stay in power. According to the Island Sun newspaper, the acting…
Solomons PM Forces National Broadcaster to Censor Content That ‘Creates Disunity’
August 1, 2022
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Simplicity of Question ‘Fundamental’ in Referendum for Indigenous Voice to Australian Parliament
Australian Indigenous affairs minister Linda Burney has stressed the importance of simplicity in terms of the question that Australians will face in a referendum on whether an indigenous voice to parliament should be enshrined in the constitution. Speaking to the Australian Broadcasting Commission on Monday, Burney said that as prime Prime Minister Anthony Albanese had…
Virtue Signaling Won’t Solve Problems Faced by Indigenous Community: NT Senator
An Indigenous senator has called for an end to the “pointless virtue signaling” that she says does nothing to improve the lives of Indigenous Australians. In her maiden speech on July 28, newly-elected Northern Territory Senator Jacinta Price of the Country Liberal Party described Labor’s vow to enshrine a Voice to Parliament as a “virtuous…
Australian PM Unveils Draft Indigenous Recognition Referendum Question
Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese on Saturday unveiled the wording of a draft referendum question as part of moves to enshrine an Indigenous voice in parliament. The government is seeking a referendum, which is necessary to make changes to the constitution, on recognising Indigenous minorities in the constitution and requiring governments to consult Aboriginal people…
US Ambassador Kennedy Meets With Australian Prime Minister, Visits War Memorial and Talks to Coastwatchers’ Who Helped Rescue JFK
July 28, 2022
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Australian prime minister and deputy prime minister have met the newly appointed U.S. Ambassador Caroline Kennedy, with climate change and Indigenous issues being discussed. Kennedy, 64, is the daughter of former U.S. President John F. Kennedy, and has served as U.S. Ambassador to Japan between 2013 and 2017 under former President Barack Obama. She was…
US Ambassador Kennedy Meets Australian PM, Talks to Coastwatchers Who Helped Rescue JFK
July 28, 2022
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Australian prime minister and deputy prime minister have met the newly appointed U.S. Ambassador Caroline Kennedy, with climate change and Indigenous issues being discussed. Kennedy, 64, is the daughter of former U.S. President John F. Kennedy, and has served as U.S. Ambassador to Japan between 2013 and 2017 under former President Barack Obama. She was…
Australia Records Highest Inflation Rate Since 2000
Australian annual inflation rate hit 6.1 percent in June, reaching the highest level since the country introduced the GST in 2000 and expected to send a strong signal to the central bank for another interest rate hike in August. According to the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS), the consumer price index (CPI) jumped by 1.8…
Inflation in Australia Hits 6.1 Percent, Highest Since 2000
Australian annual inflation rate hit 6.1 percent in June, reaching the highest level since the country introduced the GST in 2000 and expected to send a strong signal to the central bank for another interest rate hike in August. According to the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS), the consumer price index (CPI) jumped by 1.8…
Australian PM Keen to Pass New Religious Discrimination Protections
July 26, 2022
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Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has signalled he would like to see the Religious Discrimination Bill legislated during Labor’s first term in Parliament. Speaking after attending a church service prior to the opening session of the new Parliament on July 26, the prime minister noted that he respected all people of faith and would look…
Australian Greens Play Hard Ball With Labor Government Over Net-Zero Deal
July 25, 2022
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Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese is set for a tough fight with Greens leader Adam Bandt who is standing firm on legislating emissions reduction targets so that successive governments can never repeal them. The Labor government is set to introduce a new bill to enshrine climate change and net-zero policy into law but needs the left-wing Greens…
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