Charlotte Walker (Image credit: AP) Australian politician Charlotte Walker has made history by becoming the country’s youngest female senator, at the age of only 21.A member of the ruling Labor Party, Walker was officially confirmed as senator this week. The win came as a surprise as she was the third-ranked candidate from her party — […]
Sussan Ley has been nominated as the leader of opposition (Image: X/@sussanley) The conservative alliance of the opposition Liberal party nominated Sussan Ley as its leader on Tuesday, becoming Australia’s first female opposition leader and the first woman to lead the Liberal party in its 80-year history. The 63-year-old is set to replace former leader […]
Australia’s prime minister, Anthony Albanese, never styled himself as an anti-Trump figure in his pitch for re-election. He said he trusted President Trump, and that he respected America’s democratic process. He rarely invoked Mr. Trump by name, redirecting questions about him to discussions of budget surpluses or a comment that he was focused on Australia. […]
Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese (File photo) secures second term as per media projections Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese is set to secure victory in the country’s general election on Saturday, as indicated by media projections, in a contest influenced by economic concerns and US President Donald Trump’s trade policies.With 40 per cent of votes […]
SYDNEY: Australia‘s prime minister condemned heckling and booing Friday at two solemn Anzac Day commemorations as “low cowardice”, warning that those responsible would “face the full force of the law”.Anzac Day originally marked the ill-fated World War I landing of Australia and New Zealand Army Corps troops at Gallipoli, in what is now Turkey, in […]
A fisherman died on Sunday after being swept off rocks near Sydney, pushing the Easter weekend drowning toll in Australia to six, with two more still missing as massive swells continued to batter the country’s eastern coast.Emergency services were called to Wattamolla Beach, south of Sydney, where two people had been dragged into the surf […]
