A treacherous economic picture has damaged the dynamic between the prime minister and treasurer. But this is also a story of factions and personality clashes in Labor’s top brass.
The PM and his energy minister were clearly unaware the microphone was on when they joked about where they keep their mobile phones.
A treacherous economic picture has damaged the dynamic between the prime minister and treasurer. But this is also a story of factions and personality clashes in Labor’s top brass.
Underlying the grimness inside the government is the realisation that there are few easy policy options to hand.
The Australian prime minister’s use of traditional skills – and free flat whites – brought success in Turkey. But his country’s fossil fuel industry and its culture wars remain a problem
The Prime Minister's office says Anthony Albanese and Chris Bowen were sharing a joke when a private conversation was inadvertently recorded at the COP31 summit.
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The prime minister made a quip about phones and reproductive health at COP31.
As cost-of-living pressures fuel frustration in the Australian electorate, the shine is fading on Anthony Albanese's leadership. Will he be able to resurrect the trust he once had?
The PM and his energy minister were clearly unaware the microphone was on when they joked about where they keep their mobile phones.
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Doctors and nursing groups are urging Anthony Albanese to cancel funding for the Northern Territory's Middle Arm precinct and use the money to pay for a new Royal Darwin Hospital.
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese packed in the announcements this week before heading overseas for summits once again. But criticism, rumours and a viral Instagram post made it hard to get cut-through.
Australia & Pacific
Australian PM boasts of success in renewables but is criticised for not addressing the nation’s huge coal industry
Anthony Albanese’s approach to leadership was vested in his belief in himself as the character known as “Albo”, who enjoyed a special relationship with ordinary Australians. Four years into his time as PM, the goodwill has worn off.
A parliamentary inquiry also heard on Thursday that the prime minister’s honorary golf membership was worth $1100 a year, not $5 as he had previously claimed.
Prime minister Albanese slammed for failing to mention fossil fuels at the climate summit; Police launch investigation, after human torso was discovered in Sydney; Jillaroos stars ready for Sunday's World Cup final showdown against New Zealand.
Australia & Pacific
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese heralded Australia’s battery uptake at COP31 on Wednesday, but economists are urging the government to scrap its green subsidies.
Australia & Pacific
Climate finance and the move away from fossil fuels have dominated discussions on the opening day of the COP31 summit.