Sydney : The Federal Opposition says Australia’s relationship with Indonesia is under “unprecedented strain” and the Government must act urgently to repair the damage. “Before coming to government, Tony Abbott said that the Australian Government would be more Jakarta and less Geneva,” Deputy Opposition Leader Tanya Plibersek told reporters in Sydney.”In fact, we have seen […]
Perth : The Prime Minister has moved to capitalise on Opposition Leader Bill Shorten’s appearance before the royal commission into union corruption, claiming the Labor party is crisis over the hearings.The Coalition Government set up the royal commission, acting on an election promise to probe the governance of the unions and corruption claims. Mr Shorten […]
Perth : Federal Labor MPs have lined up to support Opposition Leader Bill Shorten following claims former party powerbroker Mark Arbib believed he was untrustworthy. The claim was made by Gerry Kitchener, an adviser to former prime minister Julia Gillard, in last night’s episode of the ABC documentary The Killing Season. Mr Kitchener told the […]
Sydney : Police have released “confronting” and “disturbing” CCTV footage in a renewed appeal for information about the suspected murder of a man from north-west Sydney. Brendan Vollmost, 23, was last seen late on March 31 at his house in South Windsor.”We haven’t been able to find Brendan and in an unusual type of appeal […]
Canberra : Australia and China have signed a free trade agreement with Prime Minister Tony Abbott hailing it as “history making” for both countries. Mr Abbott and China’s commerce minister Gao Hucheng signed the deal in Canberra today following a decade of negotiations. He said it was a globally significant deal and congratulated the respective […]