As Queensland premier Steven Miles criticized the opposition Liberal National party (LNP) for posting an AI-generated video of him, calling it a “turning point for our democracy,” the opposition quickly pointed out his federal Labor colleagues had posted Peter Dutton’s video to mock his nuclear policy. Miles slammed the TikTok video of himself Tuesday, and … Read more
As Australia’s Remuneration Tribunal announced a 3.5% salary rise from July, the base salary of an MP will go up to AU$233,650, adding thousands more annually to the salaries of federal ministers. After the independent body, which decides the wages of federal politicians and bureaucrats, announced the hike, the prime minister’s salary will jump the … Read more
Australia’s Opposition leader Peter Dutton faced criticism from his own party MPs on the issue of the Coalition abandoning the 2030 interim climate target if voted to power. While Liberal MP from Tasmania Bridget Archer called Dutton’s stance on reducing the target of emission levels as “regressive,” some called the party’s discussion on the topic … Read more
Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese did not mince words, while criticizing Opposition leader Peter Dutton over the move to shelve Labor’s 2030 gas reduction target if the Coalition came to power. Dutton said Saturday if the Coalition formed the next government, it would do away with Labor government’s legislated 2030 emissions target — a 43% … Read more
Treasurer Jim Chalmers has denied that there was any “equivalence” between the actions of Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Hamas leaders, even as he side-stepped commenting on the ICC chief prosecutor seeking arrest warrants for the Israeli and Hamas leaders. “There is no equivalence between Hamas the terrorist organization and Israel, we have made … Read more
