Faith leaders have warned Labor’s hate crimes legislation will limit religious speech, if provisions outlawing the incitement of ‘force or violence’ against protected groups are interpreted to include psychological harm
The Prime Minister’s defence is illogical, his argument unsustainable and his political attack on the opposition completely at odds with his call not to politicise national security.
Peter Dutton’s frontbench has much more real-world experience than the Labor ministry, but there has been a swath cut through the ranks of Liberals with treasury and financial experience.
All that Albanese is saying points to a long campaign to leverage the prospect of better economic conditions, remove the distraction of domestic terror and regather momentum after a hard January.
Through bad management, bad luck or a combination of both, Anthony Albanese’s first term of leadership has been divided into two halves of distraction and failure that have damaged Labor’s achievements.
While Anthony Albanese has avoided something that befell all his predecessors in the past three decades, he has suffered a seemingly inexorable decline in support.
The Christian Archbishops have not only condemned the rise of anti-Jewish feeling but have also identified the misguided and illogical basis for the violent attacks on Jews and their property.
Christian leaders have declared Israel’s military response to Hamas could not be used to morally justify the domestic explosion in anti-Semitism as they said Sunday’s ceasefire must put an end to a recent wave of anti-Jewish crimes.
Peter Dutton has overturned early assessments of him as downright unpopular, too conservative and, as an ex-cop, a ‘hard man’ on border protection and crime. In fact, some of these impressions have become decidedly advantageous.
Anthony Albanese has started the 2025 election year with furious energy and a real change in his message and strategy to address the issue of cost of living.
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