Lydia Lynch

Feb 17, 2024 | theaustralian.com.au | Paul Kelly |Peter van Onselen |Lydia Lynch |Michael McKenna

The Prime Minister is set to lambast the Coalition’s supposed internal bickering, after the Opposition Leader was labelled a “thug” by one of his predecessors. In a speech to be delivered to party faithful in NSW on Sunday, Labor Leader Anthony Albanese will take aim at the Coalition in the wake of the ABC’s four-part documentary Nemesis. Former Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull in the second episode described Mr Dutton as a “thug”.

Feb 15, 2024 | theaustralian.com.au | Sarah Elks |Lydia Lynch |Michael McKenna |Tim Dodd

Defending Olympic champion Matt Wearn has overcome the effects of long-covid and plans to attack another gold in Paris after his selection for the Games joining first-timer Grae Morris as the latest additions to the Australian team. Wearn, the Tokyo gold medallist who took 18 months to regain his fitness , said the challenges of the past few years made his selection, which was confided on Friday in Perth, even more special. “2022 was tough.

Jan 14, 2024 | theaustralian.com.au | Jack Quail |Rachel Baxendale |Lydia Lynch

A $10,000 donation will be made by the federal government to help save the Tasmanian devil from extinction in honour of Crown Prince Frederik and Crown Princess Mary’s proclamation as the King and Queen of Denmark. On behalf of the Australian people, Mr Albanese announced the endowment to Wildcare Tasmania to support the conservation of the Tasmanian devil, ahead of the proclamation on Sunday night (AEST).

Jan 13, 2024 | theaustralian.com.au | Lydia Lynch

The Albanese government’s midterm malaise looks to have taken hold as voters continue to shun its handling of the continued cost of living crunch, new polling shows. Conducted by Sydney-based pollsters Freshwater Strategy, the new electoral survey shows Labor and the Coalition are neck and neck in the two party preferred stakes at 50 per cent each.

Dec 2, 2023 | theaustralian.com.au | Madeleine Achenza |Mohammad Alafeshat |Lydia Lynch |Greg Brown

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