Prime Minister Anthony Albanese says Greens leader Adam Bandt should reflect on his decision to remove an Australian flag from behind him at a press conference. Mr Bandt had the Australian flag set aside during a media conference this week so only the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander flags were in camera shot. He said the Australian flag was a …

Australia’s aviation sector received more than $5 billion in COVID-19 support but its performance was not adequately monitored, a new audit report has found. The federal government established a suite of support measures in response to the pandemic to assist the troubled sector, which was also eligible for the JobKeeper scheme. Measures included fuel rebates, airport grants, underwriting flight costs …

Sara Duterte-Carpio, daughter of outgoing Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte, has been sworn in as the country’s 15th vice-president, calling for national unity following a divisive election campaign. “The days ahead may be full of challenges that call for us to be more united as a nation,” she said on Sunday in an inauguration address in her home town of Davao, …

Paris will get back just a fraction of a multi-billion-dollar contract torn up by Canberra Australia has agreed to shell out $589 million (AU$835 million) in compensation to French shipbuilder Naval Group after killing a major submarine deal last year as part of the AUKUS pact with the United States and Britain, in the latest effort to smooth over the …

“Sustained” face-to-face contact is needed to spread the disease, Rochelle Walensky said The monkeypox virus can spread through the air, but only if “close, sustained face-to-face contact” is maintained, the director of the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) told reporters on Friday. With the disease spreading predominantly among gay men, СDС Director Rochelle Walensky, cautioned doctors not to mistake …

The former US Secretary of State claimed that otherwise Russia might turn into “an outpost of China in Europe” The West should take Moscow’s interests into account to prevent Russia from becoming “an outpost of China in Europe,” former US Secretary of State Henry Kissinger has said. In an interview with the Sunday Times, Kissinger hailed NATO’s united response to Russia’s military …

A youth in India’s Kashmir has been arrested for posting a video threatening to behead a former spokesperson of India’s ruling party who had made derogatory remarks about the Prophet Mohammad, according to officials. The video, circulated on YouTube, has been withdrawn by authorities as part of a wider attempt to curb religious unrest that has spread across the country. Muslims …

Anthony Albanese’s new cabinet has been sworn in at Government House in Canberra. Governor-General David Hurley swore in Labor’s new ministry, which includes a record number of women and MPs from non-Anglo backgrounds. Mr Albanese’s 30-member cabinet was announced on Tuesday night. It includes 13 women. Mr Albanese said he was proud to lead “an inclusive government that is as diverse as …

Surviving members of the federal coalition are grappling with their climate policies after a slew of Liberal members lost their seats to candidates advocating for stronger action on the environment. While moderate MPs who lost their seats call for stronger emissions targets, those of the Liberal-National coalition left in parliament say the market is doing its job. It is too …

A record number of women have been appointed to the front bench by Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, who has unveiled his new ministerial team. The Prime Minister announced a front bench of 30 members on Tuesday night, with 13 of them being women, 10 of them in the cabinet. Foreign Minister Penny Wong, Treasurer Jim Chalmers, Deputy Prime Minister Richard Marles …