The first hurdle to an early election has been cleared after the Albanese government failed to ram its housing laws through parliament. For the second time, Labor was unable to pass its Help To Buy bill — which would give first-home buyers access to cheaper deposits through a government guarantee — in the Senate on … Read more
New social media age limit legislation is set to be introduced before the next election, to protect the mental health and safety of children and young teens — but will it work? The Albanese government announced the proposed ban last week, with the age limit and implementation plan yet to be outlined. Experts worry the … Read more
There was likely no New Democrat more relieved to learn that federal NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh had ripped up his deal with Justin Trudeau than Saskatchewan’s NDP Leader Carla Beck. Beck is in a tough election fight this fall, trying to break the hold on power that the conservative Saskatchewan Party has held on that … Read more
The Australian Electoral Commission (AEC) is looking to hire more than 100,000 workers in the lead up to next year’s federal election. It’s searching for people Australia-wide to apply as frontline polling staff, supervisors, mobile voting teams, remote area service teams and counting staff. Some roles are offering to pay staff $35 per hour, including … Read more
A cabinet minister has condemned the killing of civilians and the bombing of schools in Gaza following warnings from an ex-Labor senator that Muslim and Arab voters are feeling disenfranchised by the federal government’s rhetoric. Education Minister Jason Clare said the war in Gaza had affected his community in Western Sydney more than most, due … Read more
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau knows Canadians aren’t listening. He knows his defence against Conservative attacks over his signature climate policy isn’t working, at least not yet. But he plans to keep trying. And while he’s at it, his office is trying something new to get the Liberal government’s message out. Trudeau recently appeared on four … Read more
Ed Fast, the long-serving Conservative MP for the Lower Mainland riding of Abbotsford, B.C., will not seek re-election, he says, setting up what is expected to be a vigorous nomination fight that could include former B.C. finance minister Mike de Jong. Fast, first elected to the House of Commons in 2006, served as Stephen Harper’s … Read more
