The new Federal Cabinet officially took office in Canberra today. Photo: JJ Harrison With the new federal cabinet sworn in earlier today, new appointments and reappointments have been welcomed. The Australian Conservation Foundation (ACF) says Murray Watt’s appointment as Minister for Environment and Water means the overdue reform of national nature laws can be tackled.…
Photo: stock Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has defended the federal government’s approach to the US election amid reports cabinet ministers have contacted Trump officials. In an ABC radio interview, Albanese was asked about reports that Foreign Minister Penny Wong and Deputy PM Richard Marles had contacted Trump’s camp, including Mike Pompeo. “We engage with people…
Picture: stock AS the backlash against former US President Donald Trump’s Madison Square Garden rally continues, his campaign is trying to distance itself from comments about Puerto Rico made at the rally. Comedian Tony Hinchcliffe, who spoke before Trump took to the stage, labelled the US territory as a “floating island of garbage”. The comments, alongside other racist and sexist…
Mackay has chosen a LNP MP for the first time in more than 100 years as it grapples with a housing crisis like other regions. Picture: ANDREW KACIMAIWAI Regional MPs and ministerial debutants are expected to dominate Queensland Premier-elect David Crisafulli’s Cabinet, according to media reports. The new ministry will be formalised at a party…
US Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump is safe following gunshots near his golf course in Florida, his campaign and the Secret Service announced on Sunday (US time). The incident appears to be the second assassination attempt on the former president in two months. The FBI said in a statement it is investigating “what appears to…
“He captures every wrinkle on your face, every crease in your shirt. You’ll note that he refused to hide any of my gray hairs, refused my request to make my ears smaller. He also talked me out of wearing a tan suit, by the way,” said Obama of McCurdy. Source: The White House. The official…
Koala’s are one of the most at risk Australian animals of going extinct. Source: Freepik. The Greens have said they will stop the extinction crisis that is grappling the nation, citing that our “biodiversity is in serious decline”. They’ve committed to a Zero Extinction target by 2030 which would mean no more loss of species,…
She will also be the first openly LGBTQI member in the press secretary position. Source: Wilson Center. The deputy press secretary is set to take the top spot after her senior Jen Psaki has decided to leave the administration on May 13. It’s a momentous occasion for Ms Jean-Pierre as she’ll become the first black…
With Australia excelling in sports, entertainment, science, health and well you name it just about everything, one area of our society seems to be in shambles. The political climate of Australia is messy, seemingly ridiculous and often a down right joke. With the federal election campaign underway, things are sure to get more rambunctious, so…