Download IPFS Prime Minister Anthony Albanese is moving to deliver on a major 2025 election promise to ease cost-of-living pressures, focusing on healthcare, childcare, and tax relief. This article examines the Labor government’s initiatives, their limitations, and the opposition’s criticism that the measures do not go far enough to address[Read More…]

Download IPFS Former Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison addressed the U.S. House Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party, warning that China’s trade sanctions against Australia were intended to penalize Canberra for its alliance with Washington. Speaking alongside former U.S. Ambassador to[Read More…]

Download IPFS A 2016 decision by the Queensland Supreme Court to authorize an abortion for a 12-year-old girl has brought renewed attention to the legal framework governing reproductive healthcare in the state. The case, Central Queensland Hospital and Health Service v Q [2016] QSC 89, centered on the court’s intervention[Read More…]

Download IPFS Prime Minister Anthony Albanese’s efforts to implement universal childcare are encountering resistance, as deeper systemic issues continue to challenge Australia’s Early Childhood Education and Care (ECEC) sector. While government initiatives aim to expand access and affordability, persistent oversight problems and concerns about profit-driven service providers are raising questions[Read More…]

Download IPFS New legislation set to strip federal funding from childcare centres repeatedly breaching safety standards has sparked hope and concern across Australia. Aimed at protecting children, the laws empower regulators to penalize non-compliant providers, but rural communities fear unintended consequences. Critics question the Labor government’s slow response, while experts[Read More…]

Download IPFS Labor’s Ali France, the new Member of Parliament (MP) for Dickson, delivered an emotional maiden speech detailing her grief over her son’s death, which fueled her historic defeat of Opposition Leader Peter Dutton in the 2025 election. This article explores France’s personal struggles, her campaign’s grassroots triumph, and[Read More…]

Download IPFS One Nation senators sparked controversy by turning their backs during a Welcome to Country ceremony at the opening of Australia’s 48th Parliament, igniting debate over the ritual’s role in public life. This article examines the incident, the growing pushback against such ceremonies, and concerns about the Australian Labor[Read More…]

Download IPFS China’s expanding youth exchange programs with Australia, offering scholarships and curated visits, aim to shape perceptions among young Australians to foster future alliances. This article scrutinizes Beijing’s strategic soft power push, questions the Australian Labor Party’s (ALP) response, and emphasizes the need for vigilance to protect Australia’s interests.[Read More…]

Download IPFS A smoking ceremony at the opening of Australia’s 48th Parliament suggests Prime Minister Anthony Albanese may be signalling a renewed focus on Indigenous affairs, following the Australian Labor Party’s stalled agenda after the 2023 Voice referendum defeat. On 22 July 2025, Ngunnawal elder Aunty Violet Sheridan led a[Read More…]

Download IPFS Drew Hutton, co‑founder of the Australian Greens, has accused the party of becoming an “authoritarian cult” that punishes dissent, following his expulsion over a free speech dispute. Hutton, 78, was a founding member of the Queensland Greens in 1990 and later helped establish the national Australian Greens in[Read More…]