The political landscape in Australia is currently embroiled in debates over religious discrimination reforms and the fallout from former US President Donald Trump's comments about Ambassador Kevin Rudd. Opposition Leader Peter Dutton has accused Prime Minister Anthony Albanese of retreating from his promise to implement religious discrimination reforms before the legislation is released, criticizing the Prime Minister's request for "bipartisan support" as 'disingenuous'. Meanwhile, Trump's derogatory remarks, calling Rudd "not the brightest bulb" and "nasty", have sparked controversy. Albanese defended Rudd amid speculation over his posting, while Deputy Opposition Leader Sussan Ley defended Rudd and criticized Albanese's commitment to religious and sex discrimination law reforms, describing his stance as "dead in the water" and accusing him of being a "sudden convert" to bipartisanship.
Shadow home affairs minister James Paterson asserts Anthony Albanese's responsibility if Kevin Rudd faces expulsion from the US. MORE: https://t.co/lxTEsShd9d https://t.co/19CkSFjQFj
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has accused the Liberal Party of being “anti-business a lot of the time” and says they are moving “further and further” to the right. https://t.co/6WCQ2QkaVc
James Paterson has maintained it is in Australia's "national interest" for Kevin Rudd to succeed, but argued Anthony Albanese should take the blame if the former PM cannot work with a potential Trump administration. https://t.co/IEaPXBn6XL
Exclusive: A furious Kevin Rudd is blaming Sky News for Trump's blast. https://t.co/FWtGsyuyWV
From AFR International Editor James Curran: "Trump’s attack on Rudd a total beat-up" https://t.co/9daLYBWK9C
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has dismissed suggestions that he has led the country in the “wrong direction”. https://t.co/EDll8LSraZ
Donald Trump's humiliating blow to Kevin Rudd has landed in parliament, with Prime Minister Anthony Albanese throwing his support behind the under-fire ambassador amid speculation over his posting. https://t.co/9Mwov2zMhU
OPINION | Kevin Rudd has eight months before the US election to find his way into Donald Trump’s good graces but - in the meantime - Anthony Albanese must weigh the probabilities, writes Tom Minear. MORE: https://t.co/irgzz48aI6 https://t.co/hAtP5CRtFd
Australians will be promised new legal protection from extreme hate speech as a political storm brews over the prime minister backing away from delivering laws on religious freedom due to the mounting challenge of getting a cross-party deal on the reform. https://t.co/na2DcGaSml
Nationals leader David Littleproud has claimed Kevin Rudd demonstrated a "lack of judgement" by criticising Donald Trump, following the former US President's interview with GB News host Nigel Farage in which he called the ambassador "nasty". https://t.co/XECN3xpQKk
Green light for hate-speech ban as Albanese comes under fire on religious discrimination https://t.co/j8pBcWuUtn
Sky News host James Macpherson says Prime Minister Anthony Albanese is now a “sudden convert” to bipartisanship with the Religious Discrimination Bill. https://t.co/BZvTE6voAM
Deputy Opposition leader Sussan Ley has questioned the Prime Minister's character after he said he would not overhaul religious and sex discrimination laws without bipartisan support, despite previously committed to reforming them at the last election. https://t.co/Kov21uX6Yx
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese’s description of himself as a conviction politician is “dead in the water”, says Deputy Opposition Leader Sussan Ley. https://t.co/WPL3UVl6jb
Deputy Opposition leader Sussan Ley has defended Kevin Rudd after former president Donald Trump called the ambassador “nasty”. https://t.co/YUFpDM0LoP
The Prime Minister says controversial changes to religious and sex discrimination reforms will be subject to bipartisan approval. https://t.co/9wm2OO5rtU
In an interview with GB News, the former president said he had heard Kevin Rudd was "not the brightest bulb". https://t.co/9ApMHGqY6i
In an interview with GB News, the former president said he had heard Kevin Rudd was "not the brightest bulb in the bunch". https://t.co/7LfCaKfWvc
Sky News Political Editor Andrew Clennell says Prime Minister Anthony Albanese is "determined" to get bipartisan support for aged care from the Opposition. https://t.co/kL6N8IZnIB
Opposition Leader Peter Dutton has rubbished Anthony Albanese's "disingenuous" explanation for delaying changes to Australia's religious discrimination laws after the PM claimed the outcome of the bill hinged on bipartisan support. https://t.co/IYzAiGRVBX
Sky News Political Editor Andrew Clennell says Prime Minister Anthony Albanese requests “bipartisan support” from Opposition Leader Peter Dutton on the religious discrimination bill. https://t.co/wvel8BfSlt
Opposition Leader Peter Dutton has accused Prime Minister Anthony Albanese of trying to back out of his promise to implement religious discrimination reforms before the legislation is released. https://t.co/8Gp3lySz8O