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Australians Gather In their Thousands at Dawn Services to Commemorate Anzac Day

Australians have turned out in their tens of thousands around the country and overseas to attend solemn ANZAC Day dawn services to commemorate the 108th anniversary of the landings at Gallipoli and honour the 1.5 million military personnel who have served the country in conflicts, war and peacekeeping operations. Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, at the dawn…


Kiwis Granted Direct Citizenship Pathway in Australia in ‘Historic Decision,’ NZ PM Says

New Zealanders looking to settle long-term in Australia are in for celebrations as Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese announced a direct pathway to Australian citizenship for Kiwis. From July 1, New Zealand citizens who arrived since 2001 and have lived in Australia for four years and meet the standard citizenship criteria will be eligible to…


Government Won’t Raise Jobseeker, Will Continue to Deliver Stage-Three Tax Cuts: Australian Finance Minister

Australia’s finance minister has ruled out raising the base rate of the JobSeeker payment, although she acknowledged that those on the support program are doing it tough. Minister Katy Gallagher also hinted that the government would slightly increase taxes on oil and gas companies while standing by its decision to deliver the stage-three tax cuts….


‘Comedy Genius’: Global Tributes for Barry Humphries

The death of Australian entertainer Barry Humphries has sparked an outpouring of tributes for the treasured national icon at home and around the globe. Humphries died on Saturday, aged 89, at St Vincents Hospital in Sydney where he was being treated for complications stemming from hip surgery earlier this year. He was surrounded by his immediate family, including…


Australian Prime Minister to Attend NATO Summit in Lithuania

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has accepted the invitation to attend this year’s NATO leaders’ summit after reports that he would skip the event. A spokesperson for the prime minister’s office said Australia “shared a commitment to supporting democracy, peace and security, and upholding the rule of law” with NATO nations. “The prime minister’s attendance…


Australian Liberal MP Quits Shadow Cabinet to Support the Voice

An Australian Liberal shadow minister has resigned from his position to support The Voice referendum. On April 11, Shadow Attorney-General and Shadow Minister for Indigenous Australians Julian Leeser announced that he had quit the shadow cabinet to campaign for a “yes” vote on the Indigenous Voice to Parliament. This comes after the Opposition Leader Peter…


Shadow Indigenous Minister Quits Cabinet Over Liberal’s Voice Stance

An Australian Liberal shadow minister has resigned from his position to support The Voice referendum. On April 11, Shadow Attorney-General and Shadow Minister for Indigenous Australians Julian Leeser announced that he had quit the shadow cabinet to campaign for a “yes” vote on the Indigenous Voice to Parliament. This comes after the Opposition Leader Peter…


Will It Be Smooth Sailing for Albanese? Maybe Not

Commentary Labor supporters are in a frisson of excitement because they hold all of the mainland states along with the Commonwealth. They think that will make it easier for Prime Minister Anthony Albanese. History suggests otherwise. If politics were a team sport, then that would be like one sporting club winning almost all the premiership…


‘An Abrogation of Leadership’: Australian PM Responds to Liberal Decision Not to Back The Voice

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has called the Liberal Party’s decision not to back a federal Indigenous Voice to Parliament a “sad day.” In response to the opposition’s announcement that its party members were “overwhelmingly” against The Voice, Albanese cited criticism from Indigenous leader Noel Pearson who likened Liberal leader Peter Dutton to an “undertaker preparing…


Do the Liberals Need to Listen to the People?

Commentary The political commentary after the defeat of the centre-right Liberals in the Aston by-election, held over the weekend, was brutally honest and sarcastic. For example, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, commenting on the spectacular win of the centre-left Labor candidate, said that voters disliked the Coalition’s negativity and that the vote was supportive of the…