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Anthony Albanese to portray Labor as the party of equitable early education while attacking Liberals for being ‘stuck in the past’

The 2025 federal election’s battle lines are being drawn with Anthony Albanese’s government arguing its policies will create a more equitable future

· 5-min read Anthony Albanese is committing big on early childhood care and education in one of his final major announcements of the calendar year.

Announcement expected on Thursday after Facebook’s parent company Meta said it would opt out of a Morrison-era deal to pay for news

Australia also voted with the vast majority of world nations to demand Israel reverse its ban on the Palestinian aid agency Unrwa

Debt interest savings of $70bn to be offset by $100bn drop in mining exports as government expects to deliver first deficit of its term

Secretary of department took leave in October after being questioned about whether he played a role in the retirement of Cate Saunders, which he denies

· 4-min read The foreign affairs minister, Penny Wong, has been chastised by her Israeli counterpart for what he claimed was Australia

The Israeli foreign affairs minister, Gideon Sa’ar, reportedly claimed Australia distanced itself from Israel in its ‘most difficult year’

Ava communicates with her friends and family through music but a government policy change is threatening that vital human connection