Peter Dutton has pushed back against widespread criticism of the federal government s tourism package.
Airlines have welcomed half-price flights in the $1.2 billion plan but almost all other stakeholders have panned the stimulus scheme.
The subsidised airfares are only available on about 15 select routes, leaving many hard-hit regions reeling.
Almost a million airline tickets will be go on sale at half price on April 1 under a $1.2billion package to boost the ailing the tourism sector. Flights to the Gold Coast (pictured) could be as cheap as $49
Facing a barrage of backlash, the home affairs minister took aim at local mayors and others playing politics with the program.
Aussie reporter who hounded deportees speaks out
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The New Zealand Government responds to Border Force kicking criminals out of Australia. Video / 9 News
The New Zealand Government responds to Border Force kicking criminals out of Australia. Video / 9 News
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The Australian network that aired a widely criticised report on 501 deportees has hit back, with the reporter at the centre of the storm saying that Kiwis responded with venom .
Reporter Jordan Fabris fronted last night on 9 News to say: It doesn t seem like many people in New Zealand are happy that this story ran on Monday.
New Zealand needs to send representatives into detention centres in Australia and they would see the brutal way detainees are treated, an advocate says.
Why the Rape Claim Against Australiaâs Attorney General Seems Familiar
Some see unsettling parallels with another powerful man halfway across the world.
âThe things that are claimed to have happened did not happen,â Australiaâs attorney general, Christian Porter, said last week in Perth.Credit.Stefan Gosatti/Agence France-Presse â Getty Images to get it by email.
He was accused of sexual assault decades after it allegedly occurred, in a way that makes police investigation all but impossible. Backed by his party and the most powerful man in the country, he maintained his innocence and held one of the most important legal positions in the country, even as questions continued to swirl around him.
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A Liberal Party donor who developed relationships with Assistant Treasurer Michael Sukkar and MP Gladys Liu engaged in “acts of foreign interference” and activities for Beijing, according to Australia’s domestic spy agency.
The bombshell findings by the Australian Security Intelligence Organisation (ASIO) are contained in Melbourne-based Chinese businessman Huifeng “Haha” Liu’s court application to fight the Federal Government to avoid deportation.
The case of Mr Liu, who ingratiated himself with Liberal Party MPs over the past five years, is a rare test of Australia’s opaque strategy to counter alleged Chinese government interference by cancelling visas.