“Victoria is a place where people of all faiths can and do worship freely. But incitement to harm is not worship, it is hate speech,” he said.

“Hello, brother, my traitor friend. Don’t worry, you will come back.”

“This is about supporting working families – and giving them one less thing to worry about.”

Albanese said Labor’s decision to adopt affirmative action in 1994 marked a shift from aspiration to accountability, making gender equality something that could be measured and enforced.

“The Allan Labor government can’t afford to mow the grass anymore. So we decided to do it for them,” she said.

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and Opposition Leader Sussan Ley has called on Australians to reflect on the courage and sacrifice of those who served their nation during the annual Last Post Ceremony at the Australian War Memorial.

Now in its third year, the initiative makes overnight school camps on the island more accessible, offering eligible families savings of more than $150 per child for a three-night stay.

The fictional doll is described as “looking strong in the box and collapsing on contact with reality”, complete with a mock “blame the previous government” button.

Trump said the tariff reduction was granted “out of friendship and respect” for Modi and claimed the Prime Minister had agreed to stop buying Russian oil and significantly increase purchases from the United States.

Critics argue the aggression reflects a government struggling to recalibrate its message against a leader who is neither internally divisive nor easily dismissed.