Australia’s Labor opposition has chosen Anthony Albanese as its new leader after the party suffered an upset in the nation’s general election. Previous leader Bill Shorten resigned on 18 May, immediately after conceding the election to incumbent Prime Minister Scott Morrison. Mr Albanese, a veteran politician, was elected unopposed as his successor. He vowed to rebuild Labor’s vote, saying on …

Ken Wyatt was chosen this week to be Australia’s minister for indigenous Australians, the first Aboriginal person ever to hold the role. It’s a historic appointment which also makes him the first indigenous Australian to sit in cabinet. Prime Minister Scott Morrison made the announcements as part of his revamped ministry, following a surprise election victory on 18 May. Many …

British Prime Minister Theresa May has revealed the details of her “new” Brexit plan after declaring that MPs have “one last chance” to vote on whether to hold a second referendum. In an attempt to get her EU divorce deal through parliament, Ms May delivered new guarantees on workers’ rights, environmental protections, the Northern Irish border and a compromise on customs arrangements. Ms May reportedly held a three-hour Cabinet …

Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk says everyone has had a “gutful” of the long-drawn out approvals process for Adani’s controversial coal mine and wants a timeline fixed for public release by Friday. ‘We need some certainty and we need some time-frames,” the premier told reporters near Mackay on Wednesday. Ms Palaszczuk was visiting the Hay Point Coal Terminal with local state …

Anthony Albanese is set to be elected unopposed as Labor leader with Queenslander Jim Chalmers as his deputy as Chris Bowen prepares to pull out of the ballot. The New Daily has confirmed that challenger Chris Bowen is likely to pull out of the race before the ballot proceeds. The decision means that unless another challenger comes forward a ballot can …

Scott Morrison has earnt a permanent place as a Liberal Party legend — returning the Government in what was meant to be an unwinnable election for the Coalition. Mr Morrison smashed the doctrine that disunity will lead to electoral death. Despite three prime ministers in two terms of government, the Queensland swing to back the Coalition and swings in Tasmania …

In the end, it was probably a blessing that Bob Hawke wasn’t alive to see it. Scott Morrison has emerged as a modern-day Liberal Party hero, defying the predictions of the polls, his critics, his predecessors and even Liberal frontbenchers who voted with their feet to resign before the election. The Labor Party was trounced on Saturday night, and it …

Consumer group Choice has named Australia’s best supermarkets, revealing biggest isn’t always best when it comes to your groceries. It ranked major brands by percentage based on factors including range of product, brands available and overall satisfaction. SA, NSW top the list South Australia-based Foodland is the nation’s favourite supermarket, with an 82 per cent overall satisfaction rating. It’s closely …

WhatsApp messenger users are urged to upgrade the app and their operating systems after hackers were able to exploit a flaw in the platform to remotely install surveillance software on phones using it. After discovering the flaw, platform owner Facebook released its fix this week. All the hackers had to do to get into the app was to call it …

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle have shown their baby boy to the world in their first media appearance since his birth. The Duke and Duchess of Sussex posed with their two-day-old baby for a select group of media in St George’s Hall at Windsor Castle on Wednesday morning local time. “He has the sweetest temperament, he’s really calm,” Meghan said. …