Australia will spend US$385 million to establish a team from Papua New Guinea in its rugby league competition, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said Thursday, a move designed to help ward off China. Papua New Guinea has long lobbied for a side in Australia’s National Rugby League but safety fears and a lack of funding in … Read more
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said Friday that sectarian politics will divide the country, following The Muslim Vote’s announcement that it will campaign to mobilize Muslim voters in the next election. “I don’t think and don’t want Australia to go down the road of faith-based political parties because what that will do is undermine social cohesion,” … Read more
Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese condemned the vandalism on US consulate building adding that it’s “not the Australian way.” Wikimedia Commons In what appeared to be a pro-Palestine protest, the U.S. Consulate building in Sydney was defaced with graffiti and windows damaged early Monday morning. CCTV footage showed a person wearing a hoodie walking with … Read more
Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese launched a severe attack on the opposition’s nuclear energy plans, calling it a fantasy that will delay actions to achieve net-zero goals. As confrontation with the opposition leader Peter Dutton on the issue of energy policies intensified, Albanese addressed business leaders in Sydney, asking them to explore the “big opportunities” … Read more
