Updated: Australia ousts conservatives after nine years, PM Morrison concedes
Last updated: 8am, 22nd May, 2022 (AEST)Sydney, AustraliaReuters Australia’s Labor Party was set to end almost a decade of conservative rule as the government was swept away in Saturday’s election by a wave of support for candidates who campaigned for more action on climate change and may hold the balance of power. Partial results showed […]
Australian voters head to polls in close-run election
Sydney, AustraliaReuters Australians were voting in a national election on Saturday, with opinion polls showing the opposition Labor Party narrowly ahead of the ruling conservative coalition although a strong showing by climate-focussed independents could mean a hung parliament. Centre-left Labor held a decent lead going into the campaign after nine years in opposition, but recent […]
Updated: Cost of living in focus as Australia’s election race hits final stretch
Updated: 6:30pm (AEST)Sydney, AustraliaReuters Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison criss-crossed the country in a final day of campaigning, insisting he could still win Saturday’s election despite polls pointing to a change of government or hung parliament. Morrison and Labor Opposition leader Anthony Albanese targeted marginal seats in the final 48 hours of the six-week campaign […]
Government takes early lead in Australia’s election count
Sydney, AustraliaReuters Early counting in Australia’s national election showed a small swing to the governing Liberal-led conservative coalition, running counter to pre-election opinion polls and setting the stage for a tight contest on Saturday night. The coalition is leading the national two-party count against centre-left Labor by 51.7 per cent to 48.3 per cent with […]
AUSTRALIAN ELECTION: CHRISTIANS URGED TO VOTE WITH THE BIG PICTURE IN MIND
CHRISTOPHER GILBERT reports on what issues Christians are highlighting in the lead-up to Australia’s federal election on 18th May…
Updated: Australia goes to the polls on 18th May with taxes, climate change as major issues
Updated: 10amSydney, AustraliaReuters Australians will go to the polls in a general election on 18th May, Prime Minister Scott Morrison said on Thursday, firing the starting gun on a campaign expected to be fought over taxation, climate change and inequality. Morrison led his confident pitch to voters with his economic credentials, but his conservative coalition […]
Australia announces disability inquiry as election looms
SydneyReuters Australia’s Prime Minister Scott Morrison, in one of the government’s last moves before an imminent election, said on Friday a powerful public inquiry into the country’s disability care would run for three years and address abuse, neglect and exploitation problems in the sector. The Royal Commission will cost $A528 million and follows reports of […]
ESSAY: WHEN AUSTRALIA GOES TO THE POLLS, VOTE FOR SOMEONE ELSE
Ahead of the yet-to-be-announced federal election in Australia, NILS VON KALM urges Christians to use their vote to impact the lives of others…
ESSAY: LET’S VOTE FOR OTHERS
With Australia’s federal election to be held on 21st August, SIU FUNG WU says it’s important Christians consider the wider ramifications of their vote…
WEIGHING THE ISSUES: CHRISTIANS SAY MARRIAGE AND FAMILY MOST IMPORTANT
DAVID ADAMS reports on some new research looking at what Christians see as important when it comes to political lobbying and speaks to the Australian Christian Lobby about the launch of their new website – Australia Votes…