Reserve Bank Maintains Monetary Policy Settings
At its latest meeting, the Reserve Bank of Australia board has maintained existing monetary policy settings.
Meeting, as usual, on the first Tuesday of the month, the Board decided to:
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Prime Ministers of Australia – By Time In Office
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Australian Prime Ministers Since 1901 - by length of time in office
No.NamePartyPeriod in OfficeLength of termBornDiedAge
1.Menzies, Robert GordonLib26.04.1939 - 29.08.1941
19.12.1949 - 26.01.19662 years, 4 months, 4 days
16 years, 1 month, 8 days
Total: 18 years, 5 months, 12 days20.12.189415.05.197883
Bob Hawke Repels Leadership Challenge From Paul Keating
Prime Minister Bob Hawke defeated his former Treasurer, Paul Keating, in an ALP caucus ballot on June 3, 1991.
The caucus voted 66-44 to re-elect Hawke. After eight years as Treasurer, Keating went to the backbench.
Hawke served as Treasurer for one day, from June 3 to June 4. He was unable to appoint an acting treasurer because Keating had resigned and there was no-one to act for. John Kerin was appointed Treasurer on June 4.
Washington Post: A Video Timeline From Inside the Capitol Siege
The Washington Post has published this reconstruction of the events of January 6, 2021, at the Capitol, Washington DC.
Victorian Health Minister Jenny Mikakos Resigns
The Victorian Minister for Health, Jenny Mikakos, has resigned.
Mikakos announced her resignation in a statement posted on Twitter at 9.32am. The statement appears below.
PM – 20th Anniversary Program
The ABC radio program PM has been a staple program since I was a schoolboy.
Morrison National Cabinet Meeting Briefing: Bringing Australians Home
This is Prime Minister Scott Morrison’s press conference following today’s meeting of the National Cabinet.
As with previous National Cabinet meetings, the States and Territories have reserved the right to detemine their own timetables for allowing more overseas Australians to return home.
John Fahey, Former NSW Premier and Howard Finance Minister, Dies, 75
John Fahey, the former Liberal Premier of NSW, and Finance Minister in the Howard government, has died, aged 75.
Hard Quiz: Scomo and Big Mac
One of the questions on tonight’s edition of “Hard Quiz” evoked memories of a different time and the original “Big Mac”.
1982 Video Flashback: Fraser Challenged by Peacock; Cain Labor Government Takes Office in Victoria
This video is a recording of the ABC News in Melbourne on Thursday, April 8, 1982.
On that day, Liberal Prime Minister Malcolm Fraser, in office for 6 years and 5 months, beat off a challenge from his former Foreign Minister, Andrew Peacock. Fraser defeated Peacock by 54 votes to 27 in the Liberal partyroom. Treasurer John Howard was chosen as deputy leader, replacing Phillip Lynch.