Scott Morrison has gone negative early in the election campaign – but is Anthony Albanese a soft target?
3 years, 1 month ago

Scott Morrison has gone negative early in the election campaign – but is Anthony Albanese a soft target?

ABC  

If you were to believe the Morrison government, you'd think Anthony Albanese as prime minister would sell out Australia's interests to China, give criminals a break and perhaps sneak in a death tax. The saga started when Defence Minister Peter Dutton declared last week that "the Chinese Communist Party, the Chinese government" had picked Albanese as "their candidate" in the coming election. On Wednesday, he told parliament the Chinese government "have picked their horse" and labelled Labor's deputy leader, Richard Marles, a "Manchurian candidate" for remarks Marles made some years ago. Morrison was not put off, later that day saying Albanese "is the Chinese government's pick at this election". As Morrison attacked Labor's credentials on national security, Albanese tabled a letter from the PM last year thanking him for supporting the government on the AUKUS agreement.

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Anthony Albanese blames Scott Morrison for skills shortage
2 years, 7 months ago

Anthony Albanese blames Scott Morrison for skills shortage

Daily Mail  

Anthony Albanese has been told to focus on his job instead of criticising Scott Morrison after he blamed the Coalition government for Australia's huge skills shortage. Speaking on Monday ahead of Labor's jobs and skills summit with businesses and unions next week, Mr Albanese blamed the former government for the problem. Anthony Albanese has been told to focus on his …

Reimagining Australia: The Hindu Editorial on Anthony Albanese’s Labor government
2 years, 9 months ago

Reimagining Australia: The Hindu Editorial on Anthony Albanese’s Labor government

The Hindu  

After nine years in the opposition, the Australian Labor Party, under the leadership of Anthony Albanese, is back in power. Even when the annual inflation number hit 5.1%, a 20-year high, the Morrison government took comfort in the argument that the unemployment rate was low. Mr. Morrison was also criticised for his inaction on climate challenges even after Australia witnessed …

Australia election 2022: Scott Morrison concedes defeat as Labor set to win
2 years, 10 months ago

Australia election 2022: Scott Morrison concedes defeat as Labor set to win

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Australian prime minister Scott Morrison has conceded defeat in …

Australia: Anthony Albanese becomes new PM, Scott Morrison concedes defeat
2 years, 10 months ago

Australia: Anthony Albanese becomes new PM, Scott Morrison concedes defeat

Op India  

Australia’s opposition leader Anthony Albanese defeated the current Prime Minister Scott Morrison in the national election. Australia’s Labor Party is set to take power for the first time since 2013, as voters booted out Prime Minister Scott Morrison’s conservative government. I congratulate Anthony Albanese and the Labor Party and I wish him and his government all the very best.” Albanese …

Australians rate Morrison, Albanese out of 10 for trust, competency
2 years, 10 months ago

Australians rate Morrison, Albanese out of 10 for trust, competency

ABC  

As polling day draws closer, the Prime Minister Scott Morrison and Labor leader Anthony Albanese have ramped up attacks on each other's suitability to lead the country. Mr Morrison has gone backwards since he last faced voters in 2019, at which time he received an average overall rating of 4 out of 10. "The fact that Scott Morrison has gone …

Anthony Albanese and Scott Morrison go head to head in third and final leaders' debate
2 years, 10 months ago

Anthony Albanese and Scott Morrison go head to head in third and final leaders' debate

Daily Mail  

Scott Morrison and Anthony Albanese clashed on the cost of living, wage increases and border protection in the third leaders' election debate. Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison and Australian Opposition Leader Anthony Albanese shake hands during the third leaders' debate Overall it was Mr Albanese and Labor who dominated the pub test, earning 50 per cent of the vote in …

Leaders' debate: Scott Morrison and Anthony Albanese clash over boat turnbacks, China, NDIS and major reforms
2 years, 11 months ago

Leaders' debate: Scott Morrison and Anthony Albanese clash over boat turnbacks, China, NDIS and major reforms

ABC  

The first leaders' debate of the election campaign started out as a friendly affair, but it ended with Labor leader Anthony Albanese accusing Prime Minister Scott Morrison of making an "outrageous slur". Key points: The debate got heated when Mr Morrison accused Mr Albanese of siding with China Mr Morrison also confronted Mr Albanese about his past policy on boat …

Morrison is galloping into a race where he is already a furlong behind his patient rival
2 years, 11 months ago

Morrison is galloping into a race where he is already a furlong behind his patient rival

ABC  

Scott Morrison asked Australians to vote for him in 2019 because he wasn't Bill Shorten. Albanese will likely become the 31st prime minister if the 2022 federal election becomes a referendum on Morrison. Morrison will seek to hobble Albanese over the next six weeks by stoking doubts about the Labor leader's capacity and authenticity. Morrison vs Albanese Photo shows Scott …

Scott Morrison calls federal election for May 21, setting up battle with Labor's Anthony Albanese
2 years, 11 months ago

Scott Morrison calls federal election for May 21, setting up battle with Labor's Anthony Albanese

ABC  

Australians will get to decide who leads the country for the next three years when they go to the polls in a federal election on May 21. Key points: The election date sets up a six-week campaign which will pit Mr Morrison against Anthony Albanese Mr Morrison admitted his government was not "perfect" but that it was "up-front" Mr Albanese …

Scott Morrison and Anthony Albanese in battle to be prime minister as Australia heads to election
2 years, 11 months ago

Scott Morrison and Anthony Albanese in battle to be prime minister as Australia heads to election

ABC  

Both men have spent a good part of their lives in politics but, come May 21, one will be prime minister and the other will likely face the end of his political career. Scott Morrison heads to the election as the first Prime Minister since John Howard, more than 14 years ago, to serve a full term as the nation's …

Anthony Albanese inches ahead of Scott Morrison for the first time in latest survey
2 years, 11 months ago

Anthony Albanese inches ahead of Scott Morrison for the first time in latest survey

Daily Mail  

Anthony Albanese is now the preferred prime minister as support for Scott Morrison falls, according to data taken from a recent survey. The Labor leader has the backing of 37 per cent of voters, just pipping the support from 36 per cent of voters for Mr Morrison. Anthony Albanese is now the preferred Prime Minister as support for Scott Morrison …

Scott Morrison slams Anthony Albanese over missing lines in his CV
3 years ago

Scott Morrison slams Anthony Albanese over missing lines in his CV

Daily Mail  

Scott Morrison has attacked Anthony Albanese over his level of experience after savaging him for his weight-loss and makeover. The Prime Minister claims the Labor leader is not qualified for the top job because he has never held a treasury or national security portfolio in Government. Prime Minister Scott Morrison speaks during a press conference at the Crown Perth Convention …

Scott Morrison doubles down on attack over Anthony Albanese's makeover
3 years ago

Scott Morrison doubles down on attack over Anthony Albanese's makeover

Daily Mail  

Scott Morrison has doubled down on his criticism of Anthony Albanese's makeover - as his opponents accuse him of hypocrisy for changing his own appearance. The Prime Minister savaged the Labor leader last night by saying 'I'm not pretending to be anyone else' after Mr Albanese bought new clothes and glasses and lost 18kg. The PM wears different glasses in …

Anthony Albanese Scott Morrison election: Liberals confident because 'no-one knows Albo'
3 years ago

Anthony Albanese Scott Morrison election: Liberals confident because 'no-one knows Albo'

Daily Mail  

Anthony Albanese endured an awkward encounter with a voter who refused to back him for PM in last night's 60 Minutes. Trade Minister Dan Tehan said most people in his regional seat of Wannon in south-west Victoria have barely even heard of the Labor leader Federal Opposition Leader Anthony Albanese alongside State Member for Lismore, Janelle Saffin on Friday to …

Anthony Albanese blasts China as he warns of huge threats facing Australia
3 years ago

Anthony Albanese blasts China as he warns of huge threats facing Australia

Daily Mail  

Anthony Albanese has criticised China in a major foreign policy speech dismissing Scott Morrison's claims that he's weak on Beijing. The Labor leader blasted China for its friendship with Russia amid Vladimir Putin's invasion of Ukraine, its military build-up in the South China Sea and what he called a 'takeover' of Hong Kong. Anthony Albanese has criticised China in a …

Scott Morrison says Anthony Albanese is 'the most left-wing leader'
3 years, 1 month ago

Scott Morrison says Anthony Albanese is 'the most left-wing leader'

Daily Mail  

Scott Morrison has accused Anthony Albanese of being the 'most left-wing Labor leader since Gough Whitlam' in a scathing attack over national security. The Prime Minister said Mr Albanese's position in the Left faction of the Labor Party means he will automatically be weak on foreign policy. Leader of the Opposition Anthony Albanese during Question Time in the House of …

With a dangerous China scare campaign, Scott Morrison seems willing to roll the dice on Australia's national interest
3 years, 1 month ago

With a dangerous China scare campaign, Scott Morrison seems willing to roll the dice on Australia's national interest

ABC  

It's a rare thing for the boss of ASIO to publicly push back at the government's political line of attack. Yet this is where we've arrived, leaving the Prime Minister's "reds under the beds" scare campaign against his opponent look, well, desperate. In other words, he doesn't want politicians to avoid engaging with the Chinese Australian community altogether for fear …

Scott Morrison's remarks about China being 'chillingly silent' over Ukraine labelled 'belligerent rhetoric' by Chinese foreign ministry
3 years, 1 month ago

Scott Morrison's remarks about China being 'chillingly silent' over Ukraine labelled 'belligerent rhetoric' by Chinese foreign ministry

ABC  

The Chinese Foreign Ministry has accused Scott Morrison of "clamouring for confrontation" in Ukraine as the Prime Minister intensifies his attacks on both China and Russia over the looming threat of war. Key points: China's Foreign Ministry says Scott Morrison's remarks are "unethical and dangerous" Mr Morrison claims China's government wants the Coalition to lose the upcoming federal election The …

Anthony Albanese denies China want him to be Prime Minister
3 years, 1 month ago

Anthony Albanese denies China want him to be Prime Minister

Daily Mail  

Labor leader Anthony Albanese has hit back at claims China would prefer him as Prime Minister over Scott Morrison. Labor leader Anthony Albanese has hit back at claims China would prefer him as Prime Minister over Scott Morrison In a press conference on Friday Mr Albanese dismissed Mr Dutton's claims, saying: 'Well, it's just desperate, isn't it? The opposition leader's …

How Anthony Albanese plans to take advantage of Scott Morrison's summer of discontent
3 years, 1 month ago

How Anthony Albanese plans to take advantage of Scott Morrison's summer of discontent

ABC  

At the end of last year, Labor strategists knew their task for summer was to give voters a better understanding of Anthony Albanese. Albanese didn't exactly ditch his get-to-know-me plans — he still toured marginal seats with a grab bag of targeted promises — but his overwhelming focus remained on the government's pandemic failures. Albanese's colleagues agree it was a …

Scott Morrison accuses Labor of 'disgraceful slur' about Home Affairs contract awarded to two friends
3 years, 3 months ago

Scott Morrison accuses Labor of 'disgraceful slur' about Home Affairs contract awarded to two friends

ABC  

Prime Minister Scott Morrison says it is a "disgraceful slur" for the opposition to suggest he had any role in the Home Affairs Department awarding an almost $80,000 contract to a company run by two of his closest friends. Key points: The Home Affairs Department awarded a limited tender contract to Scott Briggs, who is the president of the electoral …

Anthony Albanese's strategy to win the next election
3 years, 4 months ago

Anthony Albanese's strategy to win the next election

Daily Mail  

This week in Parliament Anthony Albanese has given a glimpse into how he'll try to win next year's election. Labor is running a two-pronged strategy to personally attack Scott Morrison and also take away his biggest trump card, competent economic management, by showing the cost of living is going up. Pictured: Leader Anthony Albanese as Mr Morrison speaks Mr Albanese …

Scott Morrison screams at Labor for launching 'personal attacks'
3 years, 4 months ago

Scott Morrison screams at Labor for launching 'personal attacks'

Daily Mail  

Scott Morrison blasted Labor for launching personal attacks on him in a furious outburst in parliament. Mr Morrison hit back at Labor in Parliament on Tuesday and accused the Opposition of using personal attacks Mr Morrison said he did not 'accept claims' from the Opposition and accused Labor of 'sledging' and launching 'personal attacks' due to a lack of policies. …

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