A ‘pre-COP’ meeting in Fiji and Tuvalu is one of those initiatives that seemed a good idea at the time, but for Albanese it will feel more chore than opportunity.
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Will the Coalition take a robust agenda on industrial relations to the 2028 election? Jane Hume’s speech did not provide an answer.
The shadow treasurer also blames government spending for inflation and says the Coalition would not ‘spend willy-nilly’ if elected.
Shoebridge at a post-ballot news conference focused on the Greens going after Labor, arguing it had left a vacuum by ‘rushing to the right’.
All government departments and agencies must conduct an immediate stocktake of their legacy systems, under the government order.
The company’s Chief Strategy Officer Jason Kwon will appear before the federal parliamentary committee on Artificial Intelligence’s hearing next week.
The party will decide on a new leader this week.
The treasurer says there is near-universal expectation by economists that rates are going up around the world.
The timing of the disclosure (and the incident itself) is fortuitous in a political sense, vindicating the government’s recent AI warnings.
Productivity Commission chair Danielle Wood has warned governments not to undermine public trust by “playing politics with our institutions”.
With Albanese in New York, the US embassy in Canberra – which now has its Trump man in residence – attacked the government’s Digital Duty of Care plans.
The treasurer says there’s ‘likely to be billions of dollars extra’ in higher bills on government debt in December’s budget update.
The prime minister says Australia sees membership as a way to enhance the nation’s voice on technology issues, including AI.
The report has a more political streak than these long-term documents usually do.
The Intergenerational Report projects population growth slowing from an average of 1.4% a year over the last 40 years to 0.9% a year over the coming four decades.
The Nationals leader said he’ll do ‘whatever it takes’ to beat the Labor government – including not ruling out a move to the lower house before the next election.
The government will be wedged between those who think the changes don’t go far enough and critics who believe they’re draconian.
The long awaited overhaul comes as new figures show net migration continuing to fall.
While they wouldn’t normally be caught dead together, Pauline Hanson, Fatima Payman and Dai Le have held a joint press conference to take aim at the prime minister.
Krissy Barrett’s call comes after recent murders in Sydney linked to organised crime included two cases of mistaken identity in one week.
After facing a barrage of criticism for her comments, the One Nation leader says it was not her intention to cause hurt.
Pauline Hanson’s derogatory remarks about Indigenous people on a podcast last year have been slammed by members of the government, the Liberals and the Nationals.
One Nation has released a radical policy that would see Australia reduce its temporary migrant population by 750,000.
It is the second time in days that the One Nation leader is on the back foot after making a personal attack.
The discussions between the two leaders reflect a desire by both sides to reduce the heat around the migration issue, which is being fuelled by One Nation.
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