Australia may boost defence budget if US asks for more ‘capability’, minister says
The Albanese government could boost defence spending if the US asks for more Australian “capability”, a senior minister says. Anthony...
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Australia to pay ‘very high price’ if AUKUS falls through
Australia will have “a very high price to pay if AUKUS fails”, opposition defence spokesman Angus Taylor says. The warning...
Continue Reading →Anthony Albanese “confident” AUKUS will prevail despite US review into defence pact
Anthony Albanese has rejected comments that the Pentagon’s review into the AUKUS defence deal threatens the future of the pact,...
Continue Reading →Australia jumps in global World Economic Forum ranking for closing the gender gap
Australia has recorded its best ever gender equality ranking in a major global report, but the government is being warned...
Continue Reading →‘Unjustified’: Donald Trump claims steel tariff will double, as Australia lashes surprise move
Donald Trump has claimed the tariff rate on steel will double to 50 per cent, drawing the ire of the...
Continue Reading →PM congratulates incoming Pope Leo XIV, invites him to Australia
Anthony Albanese has congratulated Pope Leo XIV and invited the new pontiff to Australia in three years’ time. Robert Prevost,...
Continue Reading →Election 2025: What will definitely change once the votes are counted
The 2025 federal election has been tightly fought in several areas. But Australia’s two major parties, Labor and the Coalition,...
Continue Reading →‘Power looks middle-aged, white’: Liberal Party misses 2025 female MPs target
Even with a remarkable landslide victory, the Liberal Party will fail to meet the gender targets they set for themselves...
Continue Reading →Rising Tide, the leaders debate, and ‘uncertain times’: Inside Anthony Albanese’s second week of the election campaign
There’s no doubting the Prime Minister started the week strong. The Coalition’s spectacular backflip on its promises to cut work...
Continue Reading →Australia joins international calls for inquiry into medic killings in Gaza
Foreign Minister Penny Wong has called for a “thorough investigation” into the killing of 15 Palestinian emergency workers in Gaza...
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