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Royal commission into Bondi shooting says gun reform should be prioritised

Albanese said the report showed "no urgent changes" were required but that governments "could always

Angus Taylor accused of ‘dog-whistling’ and marginalising immigrants over plan to cut benefits to non-citizens

Albanese has accused [Angus Taylor](https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/angus-taylor) of copying One Nation and “dog-whistling” to marginalise immigrants to Australia, as the Coalition seeks to cut social benefits and government

Soft toys, memes and a movie villain: Labor tries to simplify the message but selling a budget isn’t child’s play

Albanese and Chalmers, at times, have been visibly tetchy at the public focus on business taxes and trusts. The government

Gas tax: How beer fuelled a debate on Australia's energy giants

government would not do anything to "undermine existing contracts on gas exports." Albanese, who recently

Jim Chalmers rules out fuel excise extension and downplays hopes for tax relief in ‘most responsible’ budget yet

Albanese explicitly ruled out changes to negative gearing, opening the government up to accusations of breaking

Andrew Hastie accuses Pauline Hanson of being ‘Maga first’ – as it happened

Albanese** and **Julia Gillard** – are doing so to protect Allan’s “failing government”. Asked on Monday

Jim Chalmers says budget to address economic anxieties ‘driving’ Australians to One Nation

Albanese and his senior ministers have recently [been talking more about how to combat a rising threat](https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/may/01/anthony-albanese-says-improving-voters-lives-best-way-to-fight-rightwing-populism-and-pauline-hanson) on the ultra-conservative fringe, including by restoring trust in government

State-sponsored apprenticeships and decriminalising cannabis on the bill at Victoria’s Labor conference

government to recognise Palestine, [which it did three months later](https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/aug/11/australia-recognise-palestinian-state-palestine-statehood). Anthony Albanese

Tony Abbott backs One Nation preference deal and says Liberals can’t just be a ‘little less woke than Labor’

government that’s taking this country in the wrong direction.” The prime minister, Anthony Albanese

Alleged murder of Aboriginal girl highlights Australia's deep inequalities

governments of all persuasions over generations have not done enough to deal with what are generational challenges," Albanese

‘Never, ever’: Tim Wilson walks back comments on potential One Nation rightwing alliance

government is mindful of the anti-establishment and anti-status quo messages from Hanson’s rise. Anthony Albanese

Labor MPs expect eventual concessions for startups after backlash to CGT changes

government will agree to capital gains tax concessions for startup businesses after [a meme-fuelled backlash to the budget](https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/may/17/tech-founders-use-ai-generated-images-to-poke-fun-at-anthony-albanese-in-protest-against-tax-changes), with some wary that scare campaigns could “get out of hand” without clearer

Google, Meta and TikTok face new levy to pay for Australian news as Albanese reveals media plan

Albanese said. “It matters. It’s something that defines the way that Australian society operates. “There’s no substitute for Australian news and stories being told by Australian journalists.” The government

Australian military plane to join efforts to reopen strait of Hormuz, as Marles leaves door open to sending more assets

Albanese, told Guardian Australia in April that the [extended deployment would initially be for an additional four weeks](https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/apr/13/anthony-albanese-urges-israel-to-stop-lebanon-attacks-that-intensified-during-middle-east-ceasefire). The government

Gas companies will be forced to set aside local supply under major Labor shakeup

government resists mounting [pressure to introduce a 25% tax](https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/may/04/albanese-gas-export-tax-asia-energy-trades-fuel-crisis) on gas export revenue. The prime minister, Anthony Albanese

Guardian Essential poll: Australians want higher tax on gas exports and extension of petrol excise cut

Albanese on Wednesday [ruling out a new tax on existing gas export contracts](https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/apr/29/anthony-albanese-rules-out-gas-export-tax-australia). The poll also found the fuel crisis is seeing more voters keen to shift to renewable energy rather than

Australia has some of the world's costliest homes. Will scrapping tax breaks help?

government are going after the inter-generational gap that they keep talking about - and being a baby boomer, I'm really over that," says Christine. But elsewhere Labor is seeing signs that public mood

Albanese says no fuel restrictions in wake of massive Geelong refinery fire

government’s put in place the four stages in order to plan, and in order to prepare for circumstances which are predominantly impacted by global events, not by events here,” Albanese

Australian government plans for ‘worst-case scenario’ retail fuel rationing, documents reveal

government’s first preference – proves inadequate. The documents span the period from 21 February to 17 March, covering the early part of the Iran war after US-Israel strikes on Iran began on 28 February

Coalition vows to repeal Labor’s ‘toxic’ negative gearing and capital gains tax budget reforms

government the “working Australians tax offset” – to be given to about 4 million low-income earners and welfare recipients whose income is below the tax free threshold. The prime minister, Anthony Albanese