The encounter has strained efforts to stabilise relations with Beijing and comes as Australian officials prepare to host a visit by Chinese Premier Li Qiang.
It remains to be seen how much difference a sometimes-reduced rate of indexation is going to make. Certainly,some. But the root of the problem remains.
An exclusive survey shows male voters cut their support for Labor from 37 per cent in the final months of 2023 to 31 per cent in the first months of 2024.
Anthony Albanese says he’s worried by the influence of social media platforms “where people can be pushed through the use of algorithms … towards more extreme positions”.
The immigration minister has taken a veiled swipe at a government-appointed panel of experts who gave advice about a former detainee who is then alleged to have committed a violent assault.
“I think there’s a strong argument for a royal commission if we know that it’s going to produce the evidence,” the opposition leader says.
The federal budget,if you pay close attention,could reveal Labor’s hand – and its plan to be sensible but boring.
Seven West Media is urging staff to report inappropriate behaviour after weeks of headlines about cultural problems at the network.
A Commonwealth prosecutor twice raised fears a former immigration detainee would reoffend but did not oppose bail in the months before the man was accused of a brutal home invasion.
Children will be blocked from watching explicit content online under a $6.5 million federal trial as governments attempt to counter the rising rate of violence against women.
Sensible women and men have had more than enough. They also have plenty of alternatives come the next election if they still feel that the current crop of national leaders is failing them.