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• 總理表示，在全球燃料危機期間是「最糟糕的時機」去危及 Australia 與亞洲貿易夥伴的合作關係。 • 總理 Anthony Albanese 確認，下個月的聯邦預算案將不會對現有的天然氣出口合約徵收新稅，並批評呼籲向生產商徵稅的「民粹主義」運動。 • 正如上週報導，由於擔心此干預措施可能會疏遠 Australia 依賴其供應柴油和汽油的亞洲貿易夥伴，Albanese 準備拒絕引入 25% 天然氣出口稅的壓力。閱讀更多...

Individuals such as Matt Goodwin and Lord Frost benefited from largesse of self-styled ‘illiberal democracy’UK politics live – latest updatesThe last 16 years of Viktor Orbán’s rule have been kind to a number of British political figures – from the Tory peer David Frost to Reform UK’s Matt Goodwin and James Orr.All benefited from largesse extended by the self-styled “illiberal democracy” established by the Hungarian leader’s ruling Fidesz party, which took a particular liking for those on the harder right of British conservatism. Continue reading...

Exclusive: Health secretary warns of dangers of protest vote as he pitches NHS as key battleground in May electionsVoters in May’s local and devolved elections risk putting the NHS in jeopardy if they vote for populist parties, Wes Streeting has said, as he sought to make the health service a key battleground.“The founding principles of the NHS are at greater threat than at any time since the NHS was founded in 1948,” the health secretary said. Continue reading...

Nationals leader’s solution to the high cost of living is to force us to buy more expensive, locally made goodsMatt Canavan’s “economic revolution” is a populist mirage masquerading as an answer to a generational challenge that will define our prosperity in the decades to come.That challenge is: how do we create a new economy that is more resilient, secure and affordable, without undermining our prosperity?Patrick Commins is Guardian Australia’s economics editor Continue reading...