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Labor’s Promised Action on Uluru Statement Distracts From Real Issues: Liberal MP

May 24, 2022
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The Labor government’s election pledge to put the Indigenous Voice in the constitution could divert attention away from the real problems that the Aboriginal community in remote areas is dealing with, says an Australian Liberal senator of Indigenous background. It comes after newly elected prime minister Anthony Albanese promised he would implement the Uluru Statement…

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New Australian PM Promises ‘Ambitious Action’ on Climate Change

May 24, 2022
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Freshly minted Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese is pledging an ambitious climate change agenda in line with U.S. President Joe Biden, including sending foreign aid to developing nations. Albanese met with the leaders of the Quadrilateral Security Dialogue in Tokyo just days after he won the May 21 federal election. The leaders addressed a range…

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Beijing Congratulates New Australian PM on Election Victory

May 23, 2022
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Beijing has congratulated Anthony Albanese on becoming Australia’s 31st prime minister, ending a diplomatic freeze of over two years between the two countries. Chinese Premier Li Keqiang said Beijing was willing to work with the new Australian Labor government, according to state-run media Xinhua. In his message to the new prime minister, Li said the…

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Australia’s ‘Color Revolution’ Weakens Washington’s Key Ally

May 23, 2022
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Commentary Australia has a new prime minister, its 31st—the Australian Labor Party (ALP) center-left leader Anthony Albanese—as a result of an election on May 21, which saw both major parties suffer dramatic losses of support. The country’s unique system of preferences means that the votes for smaller, losing parties are reallocated by voters to candidates…

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The Real Cause of the Coalition’s Defeat in the Australian Election

May 23, 2022
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Commentary The night of May 21 became a nightmare for the Coalition government that was decisively beaten by Labor and the teal independents at the election. For once, the pollsters, who predicted a Labor win, were right in their predictions, except that the Coalition’s loss was worse than anticipated. Now, the time has come to…

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Australia’s New Government Pledges to Remain Strong on China

May 23, 2022
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Australia’s new Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has said the country’s relationship with China will remain difficult, in his first press conference at Parliament House after assuming office. When asked if he saw his government’s election as a pathway to diffuse the tensions in the Sino-Australian diplomatic relationship, Albanese referred to comments he made during the election…

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Is This the Election the Liberals Had to Lose?

May 22, 2022
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Commentary In this esteemed publication, I wrote a few weeks ago that when the Australian Liberal Party moves closer to the Australia Labor Party (ALP), it dismays its own best supporters without gaining any new ones. And so it has come to pass. Completely underwhelmed by a lack of centre-right product differentiation—in other words—a lack…

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Anthony Albanese Sworn in as 31st Australian Prime Minister

May 22, 2022
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Anthony Norman Albanese has been sworn in as Australia’s 31st prime minister just hours ahead of a trip to Tokyo to meet with U.S. President Joe Biden. With counting from Saturday’s election yet to confirm whether he will govern in majority, Albanese on Monday attended Government House in Canberra. He was accompanied by incoming Deputy…

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Australia’s Centre-Left Labor Wins Election, Centre-Right Splintered by Climate Action Independents

May 22, 2022
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Labor leader Anthony Albanese will become Australia’s 31st prime minister and the fourth person to lead Labor to government since World War II after outgoing Prime Minister Scott Morrison conceded defeat on May 21. With 69.9 percent of the votes counted by Sunday 5 p.m., 72 of the 151 House of Representatives seats were called…

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Labor Party Wins Australian Election, Centre-Right Splintered by Climate Action Independents

May 22, 2022
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Labor leader Anthony Albanese will become Australia’s 31st prime minister and the fourth person to lead Labor to government since World War II after outgoing Prime Minister Scott Morrison conceded defeat on May 21. With 69.9 percent of the votes counted by Sunday 5 p.m., 72 of the 151 House of Representatives seats were called…

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