He was Leader of the Government in the Senate from 1993 to 1996, Deputy Leader of the Opposition from 1996 to 1998, and remains one of the two longest-serving federal Cabinet Ministers in Labor Party history.After leaving politics, he was President and Chief Executive Officer of the Brussels...
Prime ministersnationalismidentitygenderraceclassAustralia Day and Anzac Day, held on January 26 and April 25 annually, are key moments used by prime ministers to share, shape, and reproduce their understanding of what and whom is representative of a unique Australian identity and nationalism. This ...
Generally, Playford had more dissent from within his own party than the opposition centre-left Labor Party; the main obstructions to his initiatives came from the upper house, where the restriction of suffrage to landowners resulted in a chamber dominated by the conservative landed gentry. The ...
The Prime Minister, Tony Abbott, held a joint press conference following the meeting. He was accompanied by Premiers Baird, Napthine, Newman, Barnett, Weatherill and Hodgman, as well as the Territory Chief Ministers Gallagher and Giles. Felicity-Ann Lewis represented Local Government. READ MORE.....
Labor’s successful result in WA carried Prime Minister Albanese to majority government in 2022. Virtually cutting off WA from the nation during the COVID-crisis was a big reward for the Labor Movement at both state and federal levels of politics. ...
Ministers serve as members of the executive arm of government and administer the various government departments. The most senior Ministers, including the Prime Minister form the Cabinet, which is often referred to as theengine-roomof government. ...
It came from the Liberal member of parliament has blammed the Chinese government of foreign interference after Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison’s account on WeChat was hacked. “It is a matter of record that the platform has stopped the Prime Minister’s access, while Anthony Albanese’...
There are those on the left who desperately wanted Tony Abbott to be Prime Minister at the next election. They rightly saw his unpopularity as Labor’s best asset. I thought that there was a greater imperative. As a believer in representative democracy first and foremost I felt that our poli...
BEIJING--Australian Treasurer Jim Chalmers on Friday welcomed Chinese efforts to stimulate its slowing economy, noting that its recent weakness has hurt Australia.
In large part due to public anger over the revelations in the Fitzgerald report, the National Party was heavily defeated in the December 1989 state election, which brought the Australian Labor Party to power for the first time since 1957. Recommendations The two most significant recommendations were...