Anthony Albanese has paid tribute to his “loyal” friend Linda White, remembering her as the “most senior new backbencher” to have ever existed who dedicated her life to the Labor and trade union movements. Senator White, who was elected to the upper house at the 2022 federal election, died onContinue Reading
Anthony Albanese clocked up a VIP flight bill of almost $4m in his first year as Prime Minister, newly released data reveals. Between being hastily sworn into office to fly to the Quad meeting last May, through to June 30 this year, Mr Albanese spent $3.915m on RAAF special purposeContinue Reading
Senator Jacinta Price has accused the government of racism after her motion to hold a commission into the sexual abuse of Indigenous children was rejected. In an emotional video posted on Facebook, the Country Liberal Senator said she was “furious” and “horrified” the motion, tabled in the Senate on TuesdayContinue Reading
Calls for a “sunset date” for Indigenous native title claims have been branded “US-style extremist politics”, while a leading expert in the field warns compensation cases for damages to culturally significant land by activities such as mining are “only just beginning”. On Monday, One Nation leader Pauline Hanson sparked heatedContinue Reading
China has agreed to scrap its sanctions on Australian barley, ending a three year rift. The 80 per cent tariffs, first imposed in 2020 at the height of diplomatic tensions between the two countries and later subject to a lengthy World Trade Organisation challenge, will be removed from Saturday. ForeignContinue Reading
Senate leader Penny Wong was personally briefed on the findings of a secret probe into “an incident” in a ministerial office at Parliament House in late 2020, months before Brittany Higgins went public with her story. It occurred just weeks before former Defence Minister Linda Reynolds claims that the lateContinue Reading
Trade Minister Don Farrell says Australia’s export dispute with China won’t be fixed overnight but he is hopeful for a resolution after touching down in Beijing on Thursday. Senator Farrell has arrived in China for talks with counterpart Wang Wentao, sparking further hopes the remaining Chinese sanctions on an estimatedContinue Reading
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has denied reports he has been officially invited to China. Earlier this week, The South China Morning Post cited both Chinese and Australian government sources in reporting President Xi Jinping’s government had extended an “in principle” invitation to visit Beijing. The article, published online on Tuesday,Continue Reading
Anthony Albanese has reportedly been invited to visit China and could travel there as early as September this year. The Prime Minister’s Office has declined to confirm a report in the South China Morning Post citing Chinese and Australian government sources who told the publication China had extended an “inContinue Reading
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has thrown his weight behind his state counterparts visiting China, declaring he’d also jet off to Beijing should he be invited. Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk confirmed she would be following in the footsteps of Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews and will make a trip to China laterContinue Reading