Australia

Australia govt says it won’t break election tax pledge

8:48 pm May 21, 2019

Canberra: Australia’s newly reelected administration says its promise to slash income taxes might be delivered late but won’t be broken as the government hopes to stimulate consumer spending and revive a flagging economy. Treasurer Josh Frydenberg said Tuesday passing the legislation that would reduce the annual tax bill of 10 million Australians by 1,080 Australian […]

Australian PM Scott Morrison declares victory; Bill Shorten steps down as Labor leader

4:02 pm May 19, 2019

Melbourne: Australia’s ruling Conservative Coalition led by Prime Minister Scott Morrison on Sunday made a “miraculous” comeback in the general election, defying exit polls and devastating the opposition Labor Party, forcing its leader Bill Shorten to step down. Around 16 million Australians swarmed to the polling booths across the country on Saturday to elect the […]

Australian conservative PM hails ‘miracle’ election victory

11:02 pm May 18, 2019

Sydney: Australia’s conservative Prime Minister Scott Morrison praised “quiet Australians” for delivering his party a “miracle” election victory Saturday after his Labour challenger conceded defeat. Morrison had entered the election as an underdog, but after a hard-fought campaign defied the odds to extend the Liberal-National coalition’s six-year rule. “I have always believed in miracles!” he […]

Voting under way in climate-dominated Aussie election

3:21 pm May 18, 2019

Sydney: Australians flocked to the polls Saturday capping a bitterly fought election that may be the first anywhere decided by climate policy. Between 16 and 17 million people are expected to vote across the vast island-continent, with the opposition centre-left Labor party tipped for victory. Casting his ballot in Melbourne, would-be prime minister Bill Shorten […]

Australia holds first election debate as race tightens

12:19 pm April 29, 2019

Sydney: A fresh opinion poll showed Australia’s bare-knuckle election campaign tightening significantly but the centre-left opposition Labor party maintaining a narrow lead ahead of a first televised leaders’ debate Monday. The Newspoll survey showed Labor’s edge over the conservative governing coalition narrowed to two percentage points, well within the margin of error. For months the […]