Prime Minister Scott Morrison has indicated the Murugappan family won't be allowed back to Biloela if he's re-elected:
Australia's unemployment rate has remained steady at 3.9 per cent, according to data released on Thursday by the Australian Bureau of Statistics .
Meanwhile, federal government data shows more than 60 aged care residents in Australia are dying with COVID-19 every week. "He shared with me his young sporting highlights. He told me he got three hat-tricks with a goal, he's got a story to tell his mates today and I suspect a yarn he'll be able to spin for many, many years to come," he said.Former Wallabies captain David Pocock - who is also running as a candidate for the Senate in the ACT, also weighed in with his own tongue-in-cheek review of the incident.
"The Liberal Party spends a lot of time fighting each other, and that's a handbrake to climate change. Climate change is not a controversial issue in most countries. The Boris Johnson government is taking serious action. You know who one of the first world leaders was to bell the cat on climate change? Margaret Thatcher.
“I’m for higher wages by ensuring we get unemployment down and we’re supporting businesses,” he said. "In politics, if you can’t stump up and he’s quite happy to dish out criticism and abuse of me as he has done over the last three years I’m big enough to take that. “In my mind, that's a pretty easy proposition. I know there's overwhelming support amongst whole sections of the community. I know it's not uniform. I know it's not uniform because of some of the misinformation that is out there. But I'm very confident that people in senior positions in the business community, in the media, across the parliament - and I acknowledge the support of people like Senator Bragg and others who have been very strong on this issue on the other side.
He captured headlines on Wednesday night after accidentally knocking over a child during a practice game at a local football club in Devonport in the neighbouring seat of Braddon. "No. I'm suggesting that a number of people - including people who mentioned it to me last night - people who have ethnic names of my age, or perhaps a bit younger, certainly older, had people make fun of their names at school," Mr Albanese said.
"The largest commitment that we will make at this election, that's on budget, is our childcare policy," Mr Albanese said.
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