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Albanese promises billions to get Victoria’s roads and rail on track for growing population

Beyond airport rail, the funding package includes a $1.2 billion Suburban Road Blitz, designed to tackle congestion in Melbourne’s fast-growing outer suburbs.

‘Australia’s Voice? absolutely not’: Fatima Payman accused of allegedly ‘whitewashing’ Iran’s oppression of women

"If she thinks the terrorist Islamic Regime is so great, why did she seek asylum in Australia instead of Iran?"

Dutton emerges as prime ministerial favourite as voters turn away from Albanese

Labor’s primary vote has plummeted from 30 per cent in November to 25 per cent in February, marking its lowest point since the election.

Rekha Gupta becomes Delhi’s fourth woman Chief Minister as BJP returns to power after 27 years

Rekha Gupta’s appointment, finalised after intense deliberations within the party, aligns with the BJP’s strategic push for women empowerment and community representation.

The prime minister earns $607,000 a year. Why does his top public servant earn more than $1 million?

Department of Prime Minister and Cabinet Secretary Glyn Davis earns $1,011,410 a year, 66% more than the man he serves, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, who earns $607,516.

“The worst is behind us”: Albanese reflects on upcoming challenges

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese noted that inflation has dropped significantly from a six-figure rate when the government took office, now sitting at 2.4%.

There’s a new push to teach Australian students about civics. Here are 6 ways to do it well

Every three years since 2004, a national sample of Year 6 and Year 10 students are assessed on their civics knowledge, skills and attitudes through a national test.

Do parties win elections because of their leaders, or in spite of them?

Opinion polls in Australia have been conducted since the 1940s, but it was not until the 1980s that they began to regularly ask questions about leader satisfaction and voting intention.

The fall of Arvind Kejriwal and the collapse of AAP’s socialist dream

The fact that both Kejriwal and Sisodia failed to win their seats signifies the collapse of the so-called "Kejriwal model" and the diminishing appeal of AAP’s socialist agenda.

“We’re building Australia’s future”: Albanese sets 2025 agenda with cost-of-living support

"Inflation is going down. Wages are going up. Unemployment is low. After a tough few years, we’ve started 2025 with new reasons to be optimistic.”

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Foreign Minister Penny Wong congratulates Nepal’s new Prime Minister Balen Shah

PM Balen Shah, 35, assumed office following a decisive victory in Nepal’s first national election since last year’s youth-led protests.

Leaders celebrate Sangam’s service to Fiji, marking 100 years of Indo-Fijian cultural and educational impact

Founded in 1926, Then India Sanmarga Ikya Sangam has grown into one of the country’s largest community organisations, managing a network of schools and early childhood centres.

Federal funding boost for Royal Children’s Hospital as Good Friday Appeal marks 95 years

The latest commitment adds to $6 million already provided by the federal government to the appeal, which supports treatment, research and training at the hospital.
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