Australia-Pacific relations to remain 'more of the same' following Labor re-election

Re-elected Labor government may scrap unpopular tax – report

The Luxury Car Tax (LCT) could finally be scrapped almost 10 years after the end of local manufacturing,...

Australia-Pacific relations to remain 'more of the same' following Labor re-election

Pacific geopolitics commentators say there will be no major shift in Australia's Pacific policy approach following Anthony Albanese and Labor Party's re-election.

Australia-Pacific ties enhanced by Labor's election win

Improved relations with Solomon Islands and Vanuatu could be a goal of Labor's second term, with a huge step-up with Papua New Guinea already assured.

Industry lists priorities for re-elected government

David Sexton TRADE and transport industry bodies have called for a focus on decarbonisation, industrial relations and data security from the re-elected Albanese government. The Australian Labor Party comfortably won the election on May 3, increasing its majority in the House of Representatives. The Prime Minister is still to announce the makeup of his new cabinet and ministerial portfolios. International Forwarders and Customs Brokers Associatio…

Llew retains Wide Bay

It was a comfortable return to the division of Wide Bay for incumbent MP Llew O’Brien for the Liberal National Party, winning almost 39.36 per cent or 35,281 first preference votes and 58.43 per cent or 52,132 votes in the two party preferred preferential vote count in the 2025 Federal Election. First elected to Wide Bay in 2016 Mr O’Brien this year experienced a 3.91 per cent swing away from him in the primary vote according to the Australian E…

Tracey Roberts retains Pearce as Labor wins another term I Australian Rural & Regional News

Voters across Australia including Pearce have voted the Albanese Labor government in for another three years. Photo: Yanchep News Online With polling booths in WA closed for just more than 2 hours the federal election has already been called with Anthony Albanese’s government to be returned. Just before 7.30pm ABC chief election analyst Antony Green’s analysis was predicting the ALP would win 77 seats, the LNP 33 seats, the Greens three and othe…