News about Anthony Albanese

The Albanese government will unveil an $11.3billion housing package, predominantly designed to boost the supply of social and affordable homes, as a centrepiece of its May 14 budget.

The Albanese government and eSafety Commissioner Julie Inman Grant are locked in a bitter standoff with Musk after he failed to comply with an order to remove  from his X app violent video of an attack on a bishop during his church service on April 15. Justice Geoffrey Kennett presided over an interlocutory hearing on Friday ahead of a full hearing, during which he heard arguments from both sides about the far-reaching consequences of the Australian government's request.

Aussies have been warned against the latest of a string of sophisticated AI scams as the tell-tale sign the videos are fake is revealed. Finance expert Peter Switzer is the latest high-profile Australian to have their image used by scammers to trick people into sham investment schemes. Mr Switzer was left speechless after Ben Fordham played the audio of a video currently doing the rounds on social media on 2GB radio on Friday.

The Commonwealth might have won in the High Court today, but that victory spells defeat for the Albanese Government on the politics of this issue, writes PETER VAN ONSELEN.

Anthony Albanese's Labor government now wants to bring several thousand tradie migrants to Australia to solve the housing crisis. This is despite rental vacancies being at ultra-low levels. Skills Minister Brendan O'Connor said migrants were being wasted as Uber drivers.

China has claimed a widely condemned on-water incident, that forced an Australian helicopter to take evasive action to avoid flares, was a spying operation.

Network 10 has called on Prime Minister Anthony Albanese for 'urgent' assistance following recent reports of 'serious turmoil'. On Wednesday reports emerged that Mildura Digital Television, a Network 10 affiliate owned by Seven West Media and WIN Corporation, will be shutting down the channel from June 30. Residents will no longer have access to Channel 10 or its BOLD and Peach channels.

Perth grandmother Ninette Simons (left) and her husband were allegedly robbed and assaulted at their Girrawheen home on April 16 by three men, including a detainee released by the High Court in November. Ms Simons expressed her disappointment after Prime Minister Anthony Albanese (right) told reporters that he would not take time out from his Perth visit to meet with them. Nor has he reached out by phone, which the couple would have appreciated.

An extra 20,000 training places will be funded under a $90 million national package to boost the number of tradies in construction and housing.

Just over 4,600 voters were asked about their political preferences over three surveys between February and April for the Resolve Political Monitor. The results showed that Labor was losing favour in nearly every category. Among male voters, the primary vote for Labor dropped from 37 per cent from the last quarter of 2023 to 31 per cent in the first few months of 2024. In some good news for Mr Albanese, NSW and Victorian voters prefer him to lead the country then Opposition Leader Peter Dutton, with a 40 to 31 per cent margin.

Domestic violence in Australia was branded a 'national crisis' by Anthony Albanese in the wake of 27 killings this year, bringing the national statistic up from one death per week to one every four days. On Sunday, the mother of Dannielle Finlay-Jones - a Sydney woman who was brutally murdered by her Bumble date Ashley Gaddie in 2022 - said her daughter would be alive if her killer wasn't granted bail for violence against women. Her family has called for police checks on dating apps to protect women from perpetrators, but a simpler solution for the government could be to waive a hefty fee for public access to a court database.

Treasurer Jim Chalmers has promised to deliver an 'inflation-fighting' Budget as Australians battle the worst cost of living crisis in a generation. Labor is also fighting to be re-elected within the coming year.

The 16-year-old was gunned down by police after they found him brandishing a 30cm kitchen knife after reports of a stabbing. A man aged in his 30s, not known to the teen, was stabbed during the attack and remains in Royal Perth Hospital in a serious condition.

Steve Price has reignited his feud with Kyle Sandilands following The Kyle And Jackie O Show's Melbourne debut last week.  The media personality, 69, penned a scathing article criticising Prime Minister Anthony Albanese's relationship with the radio shock jock, 52. Albanese has made multiple appearances on Sandilands' radio show and even attended the host's wedding in 2023.

A group of 99 prominent Australian women have banded together to pen a powerful letter to Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, demanding his government take meaningful action on the country's lacklustre social security payments in this month's budget. The group - leaders from the business, politics, community services and Indigenous affairs sectors - called on the Prime Minister to deliver 'a substantial increase to Jobseeker and Youth Allowance' in this federal budget. The urgent plea comes amid mounting pressure on the government to do more to address gender-based violence, and follows a group of leading economists last week calling on Labor to bolster Jobseeker or risk 'entrenching disadvantage'.

CCTV from a nearby Korean restaurant, shows the 16-year-old boy chasing after a police car as it entered a car park in Willetton in Perth on Saturday night. WA Police were called to the carpark outside Bunnings just after 10pm after reports the teen had stabbed a man in the back. CCTV showed police confronting and surrounding the teen as they begged him to drop the weapon. The 16-year-old was seen standing a short distance away from about four police as blue and red lights flash off the rain-soaked carpark.

The grim admission comes after the federal government extended a $5,000 grant to help people leaving domestic violence across Australia. Finance Minister Katy Gallagher said she believes only 30 frontline domestic violence workers have been recruited. She said it was up to the state to boost the number of staff available for front line services.

Deputy Opposition leader Sussan Ley unloaded on the Prime Minister on Sunday as fallout continues over the alleged home invasion in Perth on April 16. Ninette Simons, 73, and her husband Phillip, 76, were allegedly targetted by a trio that included 43-year-old Majid Jamshidi Doukoshkan - one of the 154 detainees released by the High Court. Outrage was sparked after it was revealed an ankle monitoring bracelet had been removed from the detainee prior to the alleged break-in.

The Barefoot Investor, Scott Pape, has listed the three steps the Albanese Government can take to solve the housing crisis and help domestic violence victims. Scott Pape on Sunday listed the three steps after directly linking the Albanese Government's housing policies to the high number of Australian women forced to stay in abusive households. His recommendations followed a massive outcry from Australian women about the high rate of domestic violence, which Pape described as 'Port Arthur-like'.

Kate never imagined that at 40 she would be back living with her mum and dad and sharing a king-sized mattress on the floor with her two young kids. But that's been her reality for the past six months.

John Herron's daughter Courtney was killed in 2019 at Melbourne 's Royal Park by Henry Hammond. Mr Herron (main, with Courtney) has strongly criticised politicians for their lack of action in preventing violence against women. arguing for a raft of changes to the criminal justice system including law reform, support for victims, stricter bail laws, and administration of intervention orders..

An emergency package for women who are seeking shelter from domestic violence is set to be unveiled by the NSW government next week.  Deputy Premier Prue Car announced the housing package on Friday saying that it would focus an prevention and assisting women trying to leave dangerous situations. Ms Car said it would be the first step in a larger push by her government to improve the safety of women after an alarming spike in gender-based violence. 

For the first time in almost two years, a fully-electric car was absent from Australia's top 10 list of new cars. Tesla also had no cars in the top 20, having recently made the top three list, with EV sales plunging. This is despite Anthony Albanese pushing to punish petrol, diesel and hybrid motorists.

Spin, secrecy and passing the buck. These are the approaches Team Albanese is using rather than taking responsibility for improving the job of government, writes PETER VAN ONSELEN.