Sarah Basford Canales
Political Reporter at The Guardian Australia
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3 days ago |
theguardian.com | Sarah Basford Canales
Lidia Thorpe has urged Anthony Albanese to “do his homework” on bullying allegations against Greens turned Labor senator Dorinda Cox, claiming the prime minister was “wrong” to publicly declare the matters had been dealt with. The independent Victorian senator – previously a member of the Greens – revealed on Wednesday she had formally filed a bullying complaint against Cox in March 2023, months after she first notified the then Greens leader, Adam Bandt.
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3 days ago |
theguardian.com | Sarah Basford Canales
Lidia Thorpe has revealed she was one of the people to complain to the parliamentary watchdog about the former Greens senator Dorinda Cox and has disputed Anthony Albanese’s claim that allegations about Cox had been “dealt with”. The WA Greens confirmed on Tuesday the party would end its independent investigation into allegations of bullying by Cox after she announced on Monday she would defect from the Greens to Labor.
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6 days ago |
theguardian.com | Sarah Basford Canales
Anthony Albanese has again sidestepped US calls for Australia to drastically increase its defence budget, now by about $40bn more each year, amid warnings from the Trump administration over China’s plans. The US secretary of defense, Pete Hegseth, met with Australia’s defence minister, Richard Marles over the weekend in Singapore as part of the Shangri-la Dialogue.
Australia under pressure to join international push for Palestinian statehood led by Emmanuel Macron
1 week ago |
theguardian.com | Dan Jervis-Bardy |Sarah Basford Canales
Australia is under pressure to join an international push to recognise Palestinian statehood as the French president, Emmanuel Macron, rallies global support for a new Middle East peace pact. France has been lobbying western nations – including Australia and the UK – before a United Nations-backed summit in New York this month designed to accelerate momentum for a two-state solution.
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1 week ago |
theguardian.com | Sarah Basford Canales
Anthony Albanese has responded to the United States’ calls for a huge rise in defence spending amid fears over China, while hitting back at Donald Trump’s move to double tariffs on steel and aluminium. On Saturday, Pete Hegseth urged the US’s allies in the region, including Australia, to “share the burden” and lift defence spending to 5% of GDP, warning that “Beijing is credibly preparing to potentially use military force to alter the balance of power in the Indo-Pacific”.
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