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Jade GailbergerFederal politics reporter

Jade Gailberger is a political reporter based in the Canberra Press Gallery. She has reported on federal politics since 2018, and has covered several state and federal elections. Jade’s previous roles include city editor and environment reporter at The Advertiser.

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Tradies offered $10k under Albanese housing push

Bricklayers, electricians and plumbers are among apprentices being offered $10,000 to help them stay in the residential construction sector under an Albanese government push to build new homes.

Victoria

‘Express your view’: Dutton’s call to action on pub giant’s Aus Day stance

Opposition Leader Peter Dutton has urged Aussies to call Australian Venue Co and “express their view” about its refusal to acknowledge Australia Day, saying its stance was out of line with the “vast majority” of the nation.

NSW

‘Dreadful human beings’: Pub group snubs Australia Day, again

Indigenous leader Warren Mundine has led a chorus of criticism after the Australian Venue Co, which was forced to apologise for its Australia Day ban at more than 200 venues, is doubling down and snubbing our national day.

Victoria

MELBOURNE AUSTRALIA - NewsWire Photos NOVEMBER 17, 2024: Pro-Palestinian protestors are marching along Lonsdale St.Picture: NewsWire / Luis Enrique Ascui

Pro-Palestine activists snub Allan, pledge to continue CBD protests

Two major pro-Palestine groups behind weekly marches through Melbourne’s city centre have defied calls from Premier Jacinta Allan to call off their actions following a ceasefire in Gaza.

Victoria

Primary school student six-year-old Oscar being home schooled on-line in Sydney, Tuesday, March 31, 2020. Many students are being kept home from school, being taught online and by their parents, New South Wales schools are still open with teachers asking students of non-essential workers be kept home in an effort to control the speed of the COVID-19 Coronavirus Pandemic. (AAP Image/Dean Lewins) NO ARCHIVING

Victorian public school fees to be wiped under new Greens plan

Parents struggling with exploding out-of-pocket school costs such as fees, uniforms and technologies would receive a helping hand under a bold new proposal.

Victoria

Lance Corporal Jesse Ablett and Private Matt Crabtree work together to hook a load of three round hay bales under an Australian Army CH-47 Chinook helicopter as it hovers above them as part of an animal feed drop at Bairnsdale airport, Victoria.

$10m for vital airport upgrade at risk over native grasses

A major runway expansion at Victoria’s second busiest medical transfer airport is under threat amid concerns for native vegetation.

Victoria

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - OCTOBER 06: Pro Palestine supporters chant a slogan during a protest at Hyde Park on October 06, 2024 in Sydney, Australia. Organizers of pro-Palestine protests in Sydney are set to proceed with a rally on Sunday, October 6, despite legal attempts by police to prohibit the gatherings due to safety concerns related to anticipated crowd sizes and potential disruptions. The following day, a vigil is scheduled to honor victims of violence in Gaza, coinciding with the one-year anniversary of the Hamas attacks, which has drawn criticism from government officials who deem the timing

CBD operators call for end to ongoing pro-Palestine protests

The state’s peak business lobby is calling for an end to ongoing pro-Palestine protests in the city, declaring ‘enough is enough’ as organisers vow to expand their plans to disrupt Melbourne’s CBD.

UpdatedWorld

‘Executed’: Comrades claim captured Aussie soldier was killed

Foreign fighters who served with Ukrainian armed forces say Melbourne man Oscar Jenkins was tortured and executed by Russian soldiers as the PM warns Moscow of consequences.

Victoria

CANBERRA, AUSTRALIA - NewsWire Photos - January 16, 2025: Prime Minister Anthony Albanese holds a press conference at Parliament House in Canberra. Picture: NewsWire / Martin Ollman

Albo unveils cabinet shake-up ahead of federal election

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has announced his frontbench reshuffle ahead of Bill Shorten’s resignation next week and with a federal election looming.

Victoria

Photos of Oscar Jenkins and his former students are circulating on a popular Chinese messaging app. Picture: Supplied

PM’s vow after ex-Melbourne Grammar student ‘executed’

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has warned Australia would take the “strongest action possible” after reports prisoner of war Oscar Jenkins was tortured and murdered by Russian forces.

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