Anthony Albanese

Indigenous Australians Minister Linda Burney and Skills Minister Brendan O’Connor announce retirements, prompting reshuffle

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Indigenous Australians Minister Linda Burney and Skills Minister Brendan O’Connor announce retirements, prompting reshuffle

Two senior ministers have announced their retirement from politics at the upcoming federal election, giving the prime minister clean air to announce a cabinet reshuffle. Indigenous Australians Minister Linda Burney and Skills Minister Brendan O’Connor will step down at the next federal election, due by May 2025. Prime Minister Anthony Albanese thanked the ministers for … Read more

New-look Albanese ministry sworn in after cabinet reshuffle

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New-look Albanese ministry sworn in after cabinet reshuffle

The second Albanese ministry has been sworn in following a slew of new ministers promoted in a cabinet reshuffle. Malarndirri McCarthy has become the second Indigenous woman to hold the Indigenous Australians portfolio after her direct predecessor Linda Burney announced her retirement. WATCH THE VIDEO ABOVE: Albanese’s cabinet reshuffle. Know the news with the 7NEWS … Read more

Australia upgrades domestic terror threat to ‘probable’

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Australia upgrades domestic terror threat to ‘probable’

Australia’s domestic terrorism threat level has been upgraded from possible to probable. The threat level has been raised due to an increased risk of politically motivated violence amid heightened community tensions, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said on Monday. Albanese confirmed the move following a National Security Committee meeting, saying it was not due to one … Read more

Australian early childhood education and care workers to get a 15 per cent pay rise

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Australian early childhood education and care workers to get a 15 per cent pay rise

Taxpayers will foot the bill for a 15 per cent wage increase for early childhood education and care workers, in major reforms announced by the prime minister. The Albanese government will tie the wage increase to a commitment from childcare centres to limit fee increases, with hopes the changes will boost women’s workforce participation and … Read more

Anthony Albanese offers his take on Hocking Primary School canteen ban

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Anthony Albanese offers his take on Hocking Primary School canteen ban

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has offered his take on a Perth student’s bizarre canteen ban, saying: “Give the kid some lunch.” Jaxon, a Year 6 student, has been blocked from ordering snacks and meals from Hocking Primary School’s tuck shop for more than a year over a spat between his mother and the parents and … Read more

Kyle Sandilands reveals traumatic past with ‘horrific’ domestic violence

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Kyle Sandilands reveals traumatic past with ‘horrific’ domestic violence

Trigger warning: This article contains descriptions of domestic violence Radio host Kyle Sandilands has opened up about being raised in a household where “horrific” domestic violence was a common occurrence. He has recounted some of the disturbing memories that remain with him “as if it just happened half an hour ago”. Stream the world’s best … Read more

Australia PM Backs Parliament Motion Calling For Julian Assange’s Release

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Australia PM Backs Parliament Motion Calling For Julian Assange’s Release

JulianAssange’s supporters say he has been victimised because he exposed U.S. wrongdoing Sydney: Australia’s Prime Minister Anthony Albanese voted in favour of a motion in parliament’s lower house calling for the return of WikiLeaks’ founder Julian Assange to Australia, ahead of a hearing next week at London’s High Court on his extradition. The motion, moved … Read more

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese announces engagement to partner Jodie Haydon

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Prime Minister Anthony Albanese announces engagement to partner Jodie Haydon

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has proposed to his partner Jodie Haydon. Albanese shared the news on X, formerly Twitter, on Thursday morning with a selfie of the couple and the caption “she said yes”. The couple met in 2020 at a business dinner in Melbourne where Albanese was speaking, a year after the 60-year-old had … Read more

Anthony Albanese booed by fans after Australian Open final between Jannik Sinner and Daniil Medvedev

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Anthony Albanese booed by fans after Australian Open final between Jannik Sinner and Daniil Medvedev

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has been booed by a packed crowd at Rod Laver Arena during the trophy presentation after the Australian Open men’s final. Master of ceremonies Todd Woodbridge was acknowledging the Prime Minister’s presence at Melbourne Park following Jannik Sinner’s epic five-set win over Daniil Medvedev during his opening monologue when the … Read more

Centrelink payments won’t rise as part of negotations to pass stage three tax cut changes, PM Anthony Albanese says

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Centrelink payments won’t rise as part of negotations to pass stage three tax cut changes, PM Anthony Albanese says

Anthony Albanese has ruled out an increase to welfare payments in exchange for crossbench support to ensure the passage of the government’s proposed changes to stage three tax cuts. Under a reworked scheme unveiled by the prime minister on Thursday, anyone earning less than $150,000 will receive a larger tax cut while those earning more … Read more