Social media posts by taxpayer-funded staffers also reveal support for “armed resistance”,offering a glimpse into the connection between the party and the wave of demonstrations since October 7.
Rumours have swirled for months that the immigration minister would be shifted into a new portfolio as political pressure intensified on the government over its handling of last year’s High Court decision.
As retiring Indigenous Australians Minister Linda Burney declared history would look kindly upon the Voice effort,Liberal MP Julian Leeser lamented the “national silence” that has existed since its defeat.
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese says the resignations will allow him to refresh his ministry after two years with an unchanged team.
Joining the US and UK in targeting Israeli settlers,Penny Wong said the individuals had been involved in violent attacks on Palestinians,including beatings,sexual assault and torture.
There is growing expectation in Labor ranks that a pair of cabinet ministers are poised to announce they will not contest the next election and will step down from cabinet immediately.
Dean Martin – a former Rebels president who was once in a relationship with Senator Lidia Thorpe – is to be sent to New Zealand after his visa was cancelled on character grounds.
A $5 million media campaign aims to raise awareness of and eliminate elder abuse,which affects about one in six older people in Australia.
Three sources familiar with conversations inside the government and union movement said NSW Supreme Court Justice Stephen Rothman was among candidates being discussed as a potential administrator.
As Israel’s parliament voted overwhelmingly against Palestinian statehood,Wong used some of her strongest language to date to condemn Israeli Defence Force strikes.
Union officials have vowed to fight “to the ends of the earth” against federal government moves to appoint an administrator to oversee the scandal-plagued CFMEU.