“We don’t want Russian influence in the region”: Albanese
Albanese has further clarified the government’s position on the issue.
We are looking for more information, but obviously we do not want to see Russian influence in our area.
We have a position standing with Ukraine. He considers him an authoritarian leader who has broken international law that is attacking the sovereignty of the Ukrainian state.
He concludes the press conference there.
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Burns says Dutton “has an instinct to throw a spear first and ask questions later.”
Labour MP Josh Burns is currently appearing at the ABC afternoon briefing. He said it is important to “not over-inflate the situation, calmly and reasonably,” regarding the Russian demands that will be the basis for military aircraft in Indonesia’s remote Papua region.
Regarding characterising the situation as a “catastrophe,” Burns said:
Peter Dutton’s instinct is to throw the spear first and ask questions later.
The government is seeking advice from Indonesia. There is media coverage around here. But we can get to the bottom of this, find out what the situation is, respond accordingly, and make sure we are acting in the national interest.
One of the things we came to the government was to ensure we were stabilizing our local ties, and to ensure that the countries that the former Union government decided to scream and scream were treated like adults.
He is a liberal lawmaker at Start, and also said that he “is worried about knowing what’s going on because he’s not worried about being calm.”
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Dutton says the paid TAFE coalition is “not supportive”
Peter Dutton was also asked if he would cut off the paid TAFE if elected. He said the liberals “do not support the government’s policies regarding TAFE.”
This comes when a video emerges where liberal front-venture Sarah Henderson says “it’s not going well.”
Free TAFE Policy – Sorry, it’s not working. I’m trying to be polite. However, the free TAFE policy costs the country $1.5 billion.
Speaking about ABC now, Dutton said:
We want to put $12,000 in wage subsidies, especially to the construction sector, and try to master those young traders as soon as possible. The completion rate for TAFE is 13%. This is not enough spending on taxpayers’ money. And we want to make sure we have the best possible system, so trainees can come in and apprentices can come in. We want to raise that number up to 400,000.
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02.59 Updated with EDT
What does Peter Dutton say to people who say he’s like Donald Trump?
Dutton replied that this was “a campaign slogan from a desperate government that he wants to talk about other than what they’ve done over the past three years.”
He instead pointed out John Howard as his political influence, saying:
Looking at my track record over the past 20 years, the biggest impact on my political life is John Howard. He ran a stable government, wiped out Labour’s turmoil and implemented gun law reforms. We want to keep our country safe and make sure our economy is well managed. That’s my political influence.
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02.54 Updated with EDT
Dutton asked about the coalition’s spending on nuclear and housing supply
Moving into a home, Peter Dutton was asked, not a real home for young people, although the coalition is ready to spend billions of dollars on building a nuclear power plant?
Dutton replied, “I hope that the light will remain in their home.” Regarding supply concerns, he said targeting workers’ housing policy:
I think the private market has demonstrated that they are much more efficient in building homes. That’s why I have Metricon and Simmons’ house and Avgenning. It is not a home builder of the Albanese government. It’s not going well.
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02.54 Updated with EDT
Dutton suggests that Indonesia knew about the Orcas deal before Australian citizens
Host Patricia Calveras said why Indonesia should lift his head to Australia and what are their responsibility to Australia as their sovereign nation? Peter Dutton replied:
Well, if that’s what it is, then there’s an engagement… I think the Prime Minister and Foreign Minister would say if they were honest, this was a surprise to them.
So did Australia give Indonesia the heads-up that was in the US-UK hearing agreement? Dutton suggested that the conversation occurred:
I met [president] When I was the Minister of Defense, I was a Minister of Defense. I spoke to my counterpart in connection with the Orcus contract before the arrangement was made. There were details we were able to offer, some of which were not us.
So did Indonesia know about Orcas before the Australians? Dutton said the conversation “I’m not going to enter.”
Patricia Calveras asked if Dutton was a bit extreme to use the word “catastrophic” to describe this situation. He defended the characterization, pointing to previous comments made by Penny Wong about the coalition, saying, “She is ready to live by her standards or is accused of hypocrisy.”
Asked if the Australian spy agency had failed, Dutton said he has not yet received a briefing from any agency, but has requested it.
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02.53 Updated with EDT
Dutton says that if Australia doesn’t know about Russia’s demands on Indonesia it’s a “catastrophic error”
Opposition leader Peter Dutton is speaking to an ABC afternoon briefing on reports that Russia will be the basis for military aircraft in Indonesia’s remote Papua region.
Dutton said if “DFAT knew nothing under Penny Won,” it would be a “devastating error in the government system.”
Clearly, the government was very critical of the former government in relation to its involvement in Southeast Asia. So, by the government’s own tests, by the government’s own standards, I would be very surprised if the government knew nothing about this and the Prime Minister would answer those questions.
Asked what he was actually criticising, saying the government had already said it wanted clarification, Dutton said he had “supposed whether there was a functional relationship with Indonesia.” [there would have been] Please contact us at the department or ministerial level.”
By her own standards, I think Penny Wong failed here. Of course, we do not want Russian planes or other military assets in our area…
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Updated with 02.44 EDT
TLDR: Labor and Liberal Dueling Housing Policy, and Diss Truck
The two major political parties have officially launched their campaigns with a major focus on dealing with the housing crisis in Australia.
Krishani Dhanji of Guardian Australia explains competing policies and other campaign moments in today’s TLDR: Election 2025.
Housing Policy of Labor and Liberal Dueling, and Distrack – TLDR: Election 2025 – Video Chalet
Updated to 02.33 EDT
Greene seeks information about the candidate’s potential dual citizenship
Henry Bellott
The Greens are seeking additional information to ensure that Franklin’s Tasmanian seat, Owen Fitzgerald, is not a New Zealander citizen from the descent and cannot sit in Congress.
Fitzgerald’s grandparents and father were born in Hamilton, New Zealand. According to the disclosure form, his grandparents are NZ citizens and his father is a double citizen of Australia and NZ. All three were born and gained NZ citizenship.
Section 7 of the New Zealand Citizenship Act of 1977 states:
All people born outside New Zealand after January 1, 1978 are New Zealand citizens by descent if their mother or father was a New Zealanderian at the time of their birth.
In 2017, the High Court ruled that former deputy prime minister Burnaby Joyce was not eligible to sit in Congress because his father was born in New Zealand.
Bill English, then-Prime Minister of New Zealand, confirmed “unconsciously” that Joyce was a citizen because of his father’s birth.
Fitzgerald’s disclosure form states that he is not a citizen of any other country other than Australia. However, this form does not include evidence that he waived his right to New Zealand citizenship or automatic transfer to him.
Fitzgerald’s disclosure form confirms that he has waived his status of British citizenship given that his mother was born in the UK, but there is no such document relating to New Zealand.
Green will be contacted for comment.
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02.31 Updated with EDT
Senator Greens criticizes major political party campaigns for not focusing on family and domestic violence.
Greens Sen. Larissa Waters says it’s “outrageous” to not emphasize family, domestic or sexual violence during a federal campaign.
In a post to X, she claimed it “prohibits the Greens pledge on women’s safety.”
We’ve heard a big story [Anthony] Albanese declared violence against women a year ago a national crisis [Peter] Dutton is almost the same as calling for the Royal Commission.
Before the campaign, we gave Labour a fragmented announcement, and their budget floped at the FDSV without any new important funds or announcements. Meanwhile, the liberal idea of supporting women was returning their own attacks on flexible work arrangements.
How do they abandon these women? If you contribute fair share to three large companies that don’t pay taxes, you can fully fund frontline services and prevention efforts.
Greens Senator Larissa Waters. Photo: Mick Tsikas/Aapshare
Updated to 02.13 EDT
Australia calls for more humanitarian assistance to Sudan
According to Plan International, Australia “must do more” to provide humanitarian assistance to Sudan.
Sudan is struggling with the world’s biggest humanitarian crisis, and its civilians continue to pay for inaction by the international community, the NGO said.
After a donor country conference was held in Paris yesterday, Australia did not increase its support, said Suzanne Regena, CEO of International Australia, “We are pleased to announce that we are a sought after meetings in Paris.
Australia has committed $50 million to humanitarian assistance to Sudan and its neighbors since the conflict began in April 2023. These contributions are welcome, but given the scale and severity of this crisis, we must do more.
This is an opportunity for Australia to act on our values and leverage the country’s humanitarian capabilities to make further commitments.
Amad Mohammed of Australia’s Sudan’s advocacy network shared similar concerns.
The Sudan-Australia community is suffering as its hometowns are torn apart. We urgently call on the international community to take decisive action to end this war and prevent further losses. It also calls on the Australian government to expand humanitarian aid and support those affected by the crisis, both Sudan and the displaced people in Sudan who are seeking shelter and safety.
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