Australian Politics News

A parliamentary probe was ordered ahead of the budget as pressure builds for a 25 percent levy on windfall gas profits.

The new bill will allow appropriations from the Consolidated Revenue Fund to be released for urgent fuel measures in the next three months.

Anthony Albanese said the three objectives of the Iran War had largely been achieved.

The government will also cut the heavy vehicle road user charge to zero for three months.

Deeming lost a preselection battle against moderate faction businessman Dinesh Gourisetty.

A RedBridge/Accent Research poll showed Albanese’s popularity had dipped by one point to 33 percent amid the fuel crisis.

Opposition Leader Angus Taylor says around 600 petrol stations are now without one type of fuel across the country.

‘One of the lessons of the COVID pandemic is that we made a number of decisions as a nation that could have been made better,’ said the prime minister.

Boris Pistorius, in the country on an official visit, says Europe has realised that security in the Indo-Pacific has repercussions in the northern hemisphere.

The data will allow the state government to prepare to use emergency powers if conditions worsen.

Australian ministers maintain they were never formally asked.

Iranian temporary visa holders will be blocked from entering Australia over concerns they may not return home.

The LNP government has acted after media reports of an apparent name change being considered by James Cook University.

Fuel supply continues to dominate national debate as Energy Minister Chris Bowen revealed 500 petrol stations had experienced shortages.

Unions want a 5 percent boost, while industry wants 3.5 percent, while the federal government wants the minimum wage to go up by more than inflation.

Meanwhile, Energy Minister Chris Bowen said six cancelled fuel shipments to Australia had been replaced with cargo from other countries.

German Minister Boris Pistorius warned against China and Russia’s increasing threats in space.

Research tracking 178,000 people estimates that smoking now kills more than 24,000 Australians each year—equivalent to 66 deaths a day.

Australian farmers called the Australia-EU free trade agreement the “worst ever,” saying it is no better than an earlier, rejected version.

Regional areas have been hardest hit by the supply shortage of petrol and diesel.

A parliamentary probe was ordered ahead of the budget as pressure builds for a 25 percent levy on windfall gas profits.

The new bill will allow appropriations from the Consolidated Revenue Fund to be released for urgent fuel measures in the next three months.

Anthony Albanese said the three objectives of the Iran War had largely been achieved.

The government will also cut the heavy vehicle road user charge to zero for three months.

Deeming lost a preselection battle against moderate faction businessman Dinesh Gourisetty.

A RedBridge/Accent Research poll showed Albanese’s popularity had dipped by one point to 33 percent amid the fuel crisis.

Opposition Leader Angus Taylor says around 600 petrol stations are now without one type of fuel across the country.

‘One of the lessons of the COVID pandemic is that we made a number of decisions as a nation that could have been made better,’ said the prime minister.

Boris Pistorius, in the country on an official visit, says Europe has realised that security in the Indo-Pacific has repercussions in the northern hemisphere.

The data will allow the state government to prepare to use emergency powers if conditions worsen.

Australian ministers maintain they were never formally asked.

Iranian temporary visa holders will be blocked from entering Australia over concerns they may not return home.

The LNP government has acted after media reports of an apparent name change being considered by James Cook University.

Fuel supply continues to dominate national debate as Energy Minister Chris Bowen revealed 500 petrol stations had experienced shortages.

Unions want a 5 percent boost, while industry wants 3.5 percent, while the federal government wants the minimum wage to go up by more than inflation.

Meanwhile, Energy Minister Chris Bowen said six cancelled fuel shipments to Australia had been replaced with cargo from other countries.

German Minister Boris Pistorius warned against China and Russia’s increasing threats in space.

Research tracking 178,000 people estimates that smoking now kills more than 24,000 Australians each year—equivalent to 66 deaths a day.

Australian farmers called the Australia-EU free trade agreement the “worst ever,” saying it is no better than an earlier, rejected version.

Regional areas have been hardest hit by the supply shortage of petrol and diesel.