Amy Remeikis

February 6, 2025

Francesca Albanese calls Albanese government refusal to criticise Trump Gaza declarations ‘pathetic’

The United Nations Special Rapporteur on the Occupied Palestinian Territories, Francesca Albanese is speaking to ABC Radio RN Breakfast about Donald Trump’s illegal declaration…

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Good morning

Good morning and welcome to Thursday, also known as parliament Friday.  Parliament will sit again next week, but Thursday sittings usually mean…

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February 5, 2025

Good evening

And on that note, we are going to close the blog for the day, but we will be back with the last…

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Be alert, not alarmed about the state of your democracy, new research warns

Australians are being warned democracy is under stress as trust in politics declines, although it hasn’t reached breaking point, AAP reports: Fewer…

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The Jewish Council of Australia condemns Trump plan to ‘take over’ Gaza

The Jewish Council of Australia has come out with very strong condemnation of Donald Trump’s suggestion the United States will ‘take over’…

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More Australian politicians are responding to Donald Trump’s planned illegal invasion and take over of Gaza and the ethnic cleansing of the…

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Just on the looming health insurance rise, Greg Jericho has already covered off why private health is such a dud in Australia:…

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Health insurance premium hike needs to be justified: minister

Any looming rise in health insurance premiums would be “proportionate”, Mark Butler has said, in this report from AAP – that is…

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What did we learn in question time

On the Coalition side, it was the Peter Dutton show (with guest appearances from Sussan Ley and Michael Sukkar)where Albanese was repeatedly…

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Question time ends

Thankfully, Anthony Albanese calls time on question time, with an announcement he is going to be asked questions by budding journalists for…

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