Australia news live: PM hails landmark national cabinet agreement on hospital funding | Australia news

Australia news live: PM hails landmark national cabinet agreement on hospital funding | Australia news

PM hails ‘landmark’ national cabinet deal on hospital funding The prime minister, Anthony Albanese, says the federal government has reached an agreement in national cabinet for hospital funding. He says the “landmark” agreement will deliver an extra $25bn in funding over the next five years, for a record $219.6bn in funding over the next five […]

Australia news live: Nationals MP Colin Boyce to challenge David Littleproud for leadership; inflation climbs to 3.8% | Australia news

Australia news live: Nationals MP Colin Boyce to challenge David Littleproud for leadership; inflation climbs to 3.8% | Australia news

Colin Boyce to challenge Nationals leader David Littleproud Dan Jervis-Bardy The Nationals MP, Colin Boyce, will launch a challenge to overthrow David Littleproud in the fallout to the Coalition’s split. The Flynn MP said he would move a motion to spill the Nationals leadership at a meeting on Monday, claiming Littleproud was leading the party […]

Australia news live: Adelaide passes 40C as heatwave sweeps into Victoria; barred Jewish influencer says visa cancellation an act of ‘tyranny’ | Australia news

Australia news live: Adelaide passes 40C as heatwave sweeps into Victoria; barred Jewish influencer says visa cancellation an act of ‘tyranny’ | Australia news

Key events Show key events only Please turn on JavaScript to use this feature Victorian energy company urges customers to prepare for high temperatures and fire conditions Powercor, which supplies energy to around 1.2m homes and businesses in Victoria, is urging customers to prepare for the extreme heat and fire conditions today. The company said […]

News live: honours council ‘concerned’ by its own list that saw three-quarters of Australia Day awards go to men | Australia news

News live: honours council ‘concerned’ by its own list that saw three-quarters of Australia Day awards go to men | Australia news

Nearly three-quarters of Order of Australia awards go to men, reflecting imbalance in nominations Some 680 Australians were recognised with Order of Australia awards, made up of 496 men and 184 women. The differential didn’t go unnoticed by the Council of the Order of Australia. “The gender balance of this year’s honours list more broadly […]

Australia news live: PM to recommend defence department boss as next US ambassador; says Trump’s Afghanistan comments ‘completely unacceptable’ | Australia news

Australia news live: PM to recommend defence department boss as next US ambassador; says Trump’s Afghanistan comments ‘completely unacceptable’ | Australia news

PM nominates Greg Moriarty to be next US ambassador The prime minister, Anthony Albanese, has revealed that veteran public servant and former chief of staff to Malcolm Turnbull, Greg Moriarty, will be recommended to the governor general to be Australia’s ambassador to the US, replacing the outgoing ambassador, Kevin Rudd. Albanese told ABC’s Insiders: He […]