As its two-year anniversary approaches, Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine has been pushed into the background of public attention by the war in Gaza. The intense focus on Gaza has prompted comparisons between the two conflicts that tend to obscure or minimise the scale of destruction in Ukraine. “Ukraine fatigue” […]
Politics
Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese revealed his engagement to his long-time partner, Jodie Haydon. The news was shared by the Prime Minister himself on Twitter, where he posted a picture of the couple with the caption “she said yes.” The announcement has sparked an outpouring of support and congratulations from […]
The Albanese government will commit $707 million for a new Remote Jobs program that will create 3000 jobs over the next three years. In its first major Indigenous affairs initiative since the defeat of the referendum last year, the government says this is the initial step in replacing the widely-criticised […]
What to do about Barnaby? That’s the question facing Nationals leader David Littleproud after the former deputy prime minister was videoed sprawled on a Canberra street following too many drinks at a couple of Parliament House functions last week. Barnaby Joyce had fallen off a planter box. The footage showed […]
Former prime time Fox News host Tucker Carlson – long known as a public cheerleader for Donald Trump – has conducted a wide-ranging two-hour interview with the Russian president, Vladimir Putin. Carlson, who has consistently argued Russia’s case for its invasion of Ukraine, posted his interview on both his own site […]
A damning report by the Productivity Commission has highlighted the persistent failure of governments across Australia in addressing the systemic disadvantages experienced by Indigenous peoples. The comprehensive 99-page evaluation of the 2020 National Agreement on Closing the Gap, unveiled on Wednesday, presents scathing findings, including the federal governments’ apparent lack […]
Namibia is in mourning following the passing of President Hage Gottfried Geingob, who succumbed to illness while undergoing medical treatment at a hospital in the capital city, Windhoek. Vice-President Nangolo Mbumba officially announced the president’s death in the early hours of Sunday morning, Reuters reports. President Geingob, aged 82, was […]
