Joseph Olbrycht-Palmer

6 days ago | news.com.au | Joseph Olbrycht-Palmer |Jessica Wang

Anthony Albanese has rejected a blanket commitment to lifting Australia’s defence spending to 3.5 per cent of GDP, ruling out the renewed demand from the Trump administration. With the Prime Minister poised for his first face-to-face meeting with US President Donald Trump in a matter of weeks, Mr Albanese maintained that defence spending would be calculated depending on Australia’s needs and capabilities. “There’s been a range of things going forward.

6 days ago | dailytelegraph.com.au | Joseph Olbrycht-Palmer |Jessica Wang

Don't miss out on the headlines from Breaking News. Followed categories will be added to My News. With the Prime Minister poised for his first face-to-face meeting with US President Donald Trump in a matter of weeks, Mr Albanese maintained that defence spending would be calculated depending on Australia’s needs and capabilities. “There’s been a range of things going forward.

1 week ago | news.com.au | Joseph Olbrycht-Palmer

The newly appointed opposition finance spokesman is accusing Jim Chalmers of writing “special rules” that will exempt Anthony Albanese from Labor’s super tax until after the Prime Minister retires. Critics have blasted the Albanese government’s proposal to roll back concessions on ultra-high super balances as a tax on unrealised gains that would penalise younger generations down the track. Only half a per cent of Australians – some 80,000 – have super balances north of $3m.

1 week ago | news.com.au | Joseph Olbrycht-Palmer

Australia must boost its immediate readiness to go to war or risk having a “paper ADF”, a leading defence think tank warns. In a report published on Thursday, the Australian Strategic Policy Institute (ASPI) said that while Labor was spending on longer-term projects it was not pumping nearly enough cash into keeping Australia combat-ready in the near term.

1 week ago | dailytelegraph.com.au | Joseph Olbrycht-Palmer

Don't miss out on the headlines from Breaking News. Followed categories will be added to My News. Opposition leader Sussan Ley unveiled her shadow cabinet on Wednesday after striking a new Coalition agreement with David Littleproud, officially ending the historic, albeit brief, separation of the Liberal and National parties. Mr Joyce, one of the staunchest pro-Coalition MPs in the National Party, was not among the names in the Opposition Leader’s new-look shadow executive.