Federal politics live: Vote count narrows in Bradfield and Goldstein as race between independent and Libs tightens

Whereas all that was occurring, the most recent jobs information dropped.

Australia’s unemployment charge held regular in April, as 89,000 individuals discovered employment — a lot stronger jobs progress than had been forecast.

The unemployment charge remained at 4.1 per cent final month, the identical stage as in March, in seasonally adjusted phrases.

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There’s been dialogue following Sussan Ley’s election as opposition chief that she’s going through a “glass cliff”.

The time period refers to when ladies are promoted to management positions throughout a time of disaster or when an organisation is struggling.

Ley has dismissed the query and says she’s “delighted” to be main the Liberal Social gathering to the following federal election.

 “I am delighted on the help that I’ve obtained already from so many colleagues, from so many celebration members throughout Australia and so many neighborhood members,” Ley says.

“Sure my appointment does ship a sign about the truth that I’m the primary girl to guide the Liberal Social gathering but it surely’s about rather more than that,” she says.

Sussan Ley would not be drawn about her dialog with Nationals chief David Littleproud in Albury at this time.

The Nationals have been agitating for extra illustration on the opposition frontbench as a result of they’ve elevated their illustration within the Coalition after the final election.

Ley says conversations Nationals will proceed and they’re going to make additional bulletins in the end.

“Productive conversations a couple of vary of issues however very convivial, very pleasant, and clearly as I’ll all the time say, issues that the Nationals focus on of their celebration room are for them and issues that the Liberal Social gathering focus on in our celebration room are for us,” Ley says.

Opposition Chief Sussan Ley has stepped as much as discuss to her hometown of Albury the place she’s visited her mom who’s presently in end-of-life care.

Ley says she has met with Nationals chief David Littleproud this morning for a “productive and respectful” assembly.

She says it was the primary assembly and will not be the final between the 2 leaders.

She’s additionally used the oppurtunity to provide her greatest needs to the Prime Minister Anthony Albanese who’s on a visit to Indonesia.

There was hypothesis on the end result within the Melbourne voters of Goldstein.

Liberal Tim Wilson has claimed victory over unbiased Zoe Daniel, however his lead has narrowed with latest counting to simply 302 votes.

Nonetheless, with not more than 1,250 votes left to depend, Daniel wants greater than 62 per cent of the two-party most well-liked vote within the remaining votes to win.

This appears unlikely at this late stage of the depend.

Let’s flip our consideration again to the vote depend in Bradfield between Liberal candidate Gisele Kapterian and unbiased candidate Nicolette Boele.

ABC chief elections analyst Antony Inexperienced says this morning’s depend has added 91 absent and 287 pre-poll declaration votes to the depend.

Inexperienced says Boele has gained 10 votes on her opponent, however Kapterian nonetheless leads by 70 votes.

There are an estimated 530 votes but to depend in Bradfield, in keeping with Inexperienced, with tomorrow the deadline for receiving postal votes.

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has described a letter penned to him by an Australian author detained in China as “a message of profound braveness and resilience and hope”.

Yang Hengjun wrote the letter conveying his “heartfelt gratitude” to the federal authorities for its efforts to free him from a Chinese language jail, the place mates maintain grave issues for his deteriorating well being.

Dr Yang, a democracy activist, was handed a suspended demise sentence final 12 months after 5 years detained on spying costs he denies.

In a letter addressed to Albanese and seen by the ABC, Dr Yang thanked him for his authorities’s advocacy and mentioned the help of the Australian individuals had given him “solicitude and solace”.

Talking to reporters, the prime minister assured the federal government was persevering with to foyer for Dr Yang’s launch.

“It was a message of profound braveness and resilience and hope regardless of his tough circumstances, and we proceed to advocate for Dr Yang’s pursuits and
wellbeing at each alternative, and I’ve actually requested our ambassador to convey that very on to Dr Yang,” he mentioned.

Anthony Albanese has been requested if Indonesia’s president briefed him about a couple of Russian request to make use of a navy air base in Papua.

The PM says Indonesia has “made public” what their place is.

In April, Indonesia’s defence minister assured Australia it won’t permit Russian planes to be primarily based in Papua province.

Requested how necessary it’s for Australia to withstand Moscow’s try at having a better affect in Indonesia and the area, the PM says Australia is constructing defence relationships with international locations within the area.

“We make very clear our place in relation to Russia world wide, be it the brutal invasion of Ukraine, its interference in cyber safety points as effectively, its tolerance of legal organisations which have been concerned in that, are an anathema to our values,” Albanese says.

The Indonesian president’s group says it is hoping Anthony Albanese’s go to will produce concrete agreements. The prime minister is requested what he is hoping to attain out of his go to to Jakarta.

“We’re speaking about additional strengthening our defence ties and in addition how we put our financial partnership, how we will construct on that with funding,” he says.

Earlier this 12 months, Indonesia joined the BRICS bloc of rising economies — together with Russia and China. Albanese is requested how he will steadiness the ties he needs to construct with Indonesia with that grouping.

“[We’re] investing in {our capability} and investing in {our relationships}. So,
for instance, there’s some defence coaching workout routines going down in Australia from Indonesian navy,” Albanese responded.

“That is an necessary sensible approach that we step ahead.”

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese says the connection between Australia and Indonesia is “so necessary” for Australia’s defence, safety and financial future.

Albanese is joined by Overseas Affairs Minister Penny Wong and Residence Affairs Minister Tony Burke.

The PM says was very honoured to talk with Indonesia’s President Prabowo Subianto at his lodge final night time for a casual chat.

“It mentioned one thing in regards to the depth of the connection and the extent of the friendship and heat relationship between our two nations, but additionally my heat relationship with the president that he got here right here, sat within the lodge room, and we had a extremely good chat,” Albanese says.

“At this time’s go to is a vital step ahead within the relationship.”

The PM says he’ll sit down for a one-on-one leaders assembly this morning.

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has stepped as much as discuss in Jakarta.

Comply with alongside as we carry you his feedback right here stay.

Dan Repacholi has been requested on ABC Radio Nationwide Breakfast whether or not he thinks his tall stature will assist him in his new position as Particular Envoy for Males’s Well being.

He says he undoubtedly thinks it’s going to assist him have a dialog with individuals. However his talkative character will assist him extra, he says.

“I look completely different to a politician. I do not appear like a mean one who’s in that constructing which is a singular factor as effectively. I do come to it with a really disciplined view and I am actually trying ahead to hopefully with the ability to make a distinction,” he says.

Requested about males’s psychological well being, Repacholi says it is going to be a spotlight of his time as particular envoy.

He says he’ll work with the well being minister and suicide minister to enhance psychological well being outcomes for males.

“We have to proceed to work on this and make a distinction there,” he says.

Dan Repacholi has instructed ABC Radio Nationwide Breakfast that he gained weight after shifting into politics and took remedy to cease “meals noise”.

He says gained weight ending up his daughters and spouse’s leftovers at dinner, and determined to go to his GP after reaching 153 kilograms.

“I am a giant unit, I am a tall man … and I bought to 153 kilograms and that was the place I mentioned I wanted to do one thing right here as a result of that is approach an excessive amount of and so I did,” Repacholi says.

The Hunter MP says he is misplaced 33 kilograms and feels quite a bit higher for it, however admits he is nonetheless bought some strategy to go.

“It has been a large recreation changer for me and again in taking part in basketball and some different sports activities as effectively,” he says.

Labor MP Dan Repacholi, who’s simply been appointed Particular Envoy for Males’s Well being, says he’ll concentrate on highlighting the distinctive well being challenges confronted by males and boys in his new position. 

Repacholi, who’s a five-time Olympian, says males are extra hesitant to speak to others when one thing is fallacious or usually keep away from going to see a GP for a check-up.

“We do not do these issues and it is all about having these conversations much like like what the Males’s Shed do, Talk2MeBro and Past Blue and the Black Canine Institute,” Repacholi says.

From his expertise, competing in a person sport could be a “lonely place” if you do not have the appropriate individuals round you and in your group, he says.

Repacholi says it has additionally been powerful turning into an MP as effectively.

“I’ve placed on quite a lot of weight alongside that timeframe as effectively after which you have to do some issues to try to repair that,” he says.

Jailed Australian author Yang Hengjun says he is staggering by his “hardest and darkest chapter” in an emotional letter to Prime Minister Anthony Albanese.

Early final 12 months, a Chinese language court docket handed Dr Yang a suspended demise sentence, after imprisoning him in 2019 on costs of spying — which he is all the time denied.

The author and democracy activist has additionally been unwell, prompting issues from his supporters in regards to the jail circumstances.

Dr Yang says he is grateful to the Australian authorities and his supporters, whereas sustaining his dream for peace and freedom. 

“I really feel all your help beside me as I stagger by the toughest and darkest chapter of my life, permitting me to immerse within the heat of humanity,” he wrote.

“It has helped me to grasp the worth of phrases and deeds of a authorities of the individuals, by the individuals, for the individuals — to allow me to totally perceive the true which means of being an Australian citizen.

“All of this renders with better readability than earlier than that Australia is outlined not solely by its blue sky, lovely seashores, huge lands and boundless oceans. It’s also outlined by sturdy religion, frequent values, and a far-reaching imaginative and prescient primarily based on information and advantage.”

The tiny Lord Howe Island is a sanctuary of volcanic rock off Australia’s east coast, so fastidiously preserved that the variety of guests allowed at any time is strictly managed.

It’s house to about 500 people and 44,000 shearwaters, extra generally generally known as mutton birds. It’s the final place you’ll anticipate finding wildlife with bellies stuffed with plastic.

Greens senator Peter Whish-Wilson made the journey to go to the mutton birds. Talking with ABC’s Information Breakfast this morning, he challenged the brand new setting minister to behave.

“I want each decision-maker and each parliament world wide might see what I noticed, expertise what I skilled, which as I mentioned was profoundly distressing and really emotional.

“It was gut-wrenching to actually witness this. Yearly it will get worse.

“I problem each politician and the brand new setting minister, Murray Watt, to truly go to Lord Howe Island and spend time with these scientists and see for themselves. As a result of after you have seen it, it will probably’t be unseen.”

Learn the unique report by Jake Evans on the hyperlink under.

Greens senator Peter Whish-Wilson says his celebration is spoilt for selection when it comes selecting who will change Adam Bandt as chief after his shock election loss.

“Every senator and MP can have their very own decision-making processes, however as I mentioned, I am spoilt
for selection,” he instructed ABC’s Information Breakfast. 

“We have got some superb individuals within the celebration room and the truth that so many individuals are eager about placing their hand up for a management is an indication of a wholesome celebration.”

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Indonesia President Prabowo Subianto final night time stopped by the lodge the place Anthony Albanese and his group had been staying to welcome him to Jakarta.

It is Albanese’s first bilateral go to to Indonesia after successful the 2022 election, and now he is repeating that gesture in 2025.

The pair will maintain talks later this morning.

Anticipate a joint assertion from the 2 later at this time.

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has landed in Indonesia as he begins his first abroad journey since his resounding election victory on Might 3.

It will not be a protracted go to — Albanese will solely spend one full day on the bottom in Jakarta earlier than flying to Rome to fulfill European leaders and attend the pope’s inauguration mass.

However it’s going to nonetheless have loads of symbolic weight.

By making Indonesia his first vacation spot, Albanese is sending a transparent (if predictable) sign about his key international coverage priorities for his second time period.

Albanese may also be intent on cementing his relationship with Indonesia’s typically mercurial president, Prabowo Subianto, who seems sure to exert extra management over main international selections than his predecessor Joko Widodo.

Learn the total story under.

Unbiased MP Zali Steggall additionally stopped by ABC’s Radio Nationwide Breakfast this morning the place she renewed requires the federal government to set a minimal of 75 per cent minimize to emissions by 2035.

The federal government is presently awaiting recommendation from the Local weather Change Authority (CCA) earlier than it units its 2035 targets, as required beneath the Paris Settlement.

Steggall says a goal to chop emissions from 2005 ranges by 75 per cent by 2035 is the one strategy to “keep on a scientifically primarily based trajectory that retains temperatures inside examine”.

“If the federal government comes again with a weak and meek goal … it says they don’t seem to be actually being science-based, they’re prioritising pursuits inside communities which can be nonetheless reliant on coal, and ….  making it a political determination as an alternative of a science-based determination in relation to precise impacts if we do not decarbonise,” she mentioned.

The CCA’s recommendation was delayed till after the election after chair Matt Kean mentioned it wanted time to think about the influence of adjusting US insurance policies within the wake of Donald Trump’s election.

Steggall says that was a little bit of “political comfort”.

“In order that the federal government, that Labor and the opposition did not must decide to the sturdy public with very particular, you recognize, targets and certainty,” she says.