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The Age
4 days ago
- Entertainment
- The Age
PM narrows down wedding date, settles for shorter honeymoon
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese says he will settle for a shorter honeymoon with fiancee Jodie Haydon following Labor's election win as he narrows down the date for their highly anticipated wedding. Albanese, who is set to become the first prime minister to get married while in office, told ABC Radio Perth on Tuesday that he and Haydon were yet to lock in a date. 'We have now had an opportunity to discuss, and we have a few options between now and the end of the year,' he said. 'But we're waiting as well to look at the calendar.' Albanese proposed to Haydon in February 2024, the first prime minister to get engaged while in office, but held off planning their wedding because of the May 3 election. 'I deliberately did not get ahead of myself. So from May 3 and beyond, there was a blank diary,' he said. The prime minister admitted in March that he had seriously considered eloping on Valentine's Day this year, exactly one year after their engagement, just to put an end to the wedding speculation. Loading 'I did think about doing it really quietly,' he said of their decision against a secret ceremony at the time. 'We decided that might get some speculation back as well, so we didn't.' Albanese has previously said the wedding would be a small event and held this spring – although he won't be the only one tying the knot in the second half of the year. Data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics showed that in 2023 the largest number of marriages took place on November 11. Saturdays in November are among the most popular days for weddings, along with Saturdays in late October.
Sydney Morning Herald
4 days ago
- Entertainment
- Sydney Morning Herald
PM narrows down wedding date, settles for shorter honeymoon
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese says he will settle for a shorter honeymoon with fiancee Jodie Haydon following Labor's election win as he narrows down the date for their highly anticipated wedding. Albanese, who is set to become the first prime minister to get married while in office, told ABC Radio Perth on Tuesday that he and Haydon were yet to lock in a date. 'We have now had an opportunity to discuss, and we have a few options between now and the end of the year,' he said. 'But we're waiting as well to look at the calendar.' Albanese proposed to Haydon in February 2024, the first prime minister to get engaged while in office, but held off planning their wedding because of the May 3 election. 'I deliberately did not get ahead of myself. So from May 3 and beyond, there was a blank diary,' he said. The prime minister admitted in March that he had seriously considered eloping on Valentine's Day this year, exactly one year after their engagement, just to put an end to the wedding speculation. Loading 'I did think about doing it really quietly,' he said of their decision against a secret ceremony at the time. 'We decided that might get some speculation back as well, so we didn't.' Albanese has previously said the wedding would be a small event and held this spring – although he won't be the only one tying the knot in the second half of the year. Data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics showed that in 2023 the largest number of marriages took place on November 11. Saturdays in November are among the most popular days for weddings, along with Saturdays in late October.
West Australian
21-05-2025
- Business
- West Australian
North West Shelf expansion: Murray Watt receives final brief ahead of May 31 decision deadline
Environment Minister Murray Watt says he has received the final departmental recommendation on whether to approve the expansion of the North West Shelf development. Senator Watt, who took over the portfolio last week following predecessor Tanya Plibersek's repeated decision delays, said he is confident he will make a decision by the May 31 deadline. With just 10 days to go and a packed two-day visit to Perth underway, Senator Watt said he now has all the necessary documentation to make the call. 'My department has now finalised a brief to me with a recommendation that I'll be going through in the next few days,' he told ABC Radio Perth. However, when asked about the contents of the recommendation, Senator Watt remained tight-lipped — declining to reveal whether officials advised extending the project for another 50 years or rejecting it outright. He said legal constraints prevented him from discussing the details publicly and noted he had not yet read the full report. 'I'm a bit limited in terms of what I can say about it, because I am in the middle of a decision making process, and whatever I say on radio might be the basis of a legal appeal,' he said. 'I have not yet gone through any of the material for this decision.' Acknowledging the challenges of the decision, Senator Watt said 'we don't live in Utopia' saying it was a complex issue that could not be made in 20 minutes. 'It's obviously a really complex project and a really complex decision, and it's not one I'm going to make in the space of 20 minutes. So, I will be giving that some thought in the coming days,' he said. 'I understand the significance of this decision for WA, I understand there are really strong views about it on both sides of the debate. 'One thing I can guarantee you is that whatever decision I make, there'll be lots of people unhappy on either side of the debate. But that's just the nature of the job.' Senator Watt arrived in Perth late Monday, met with Premier Roger Cook on Tuesday, and is expected to speak with industry representatives on the sidelines of a WA mining summit today before heading back to Canberra. The WA government has approved a 50-year extension of Woodside Energy's North West Shelf gas project after a six-year environmental assessment process. While in Perth, Senator Watt also told The West Australian he wanted all parties to 'give and take' when he launches Labor's third attempt to overhaul national environmental laws known as 'Nature Positive'. Labor's controversial legislation has already been shelved twice after intervention from Mr Cook who called it a threat to WA jobs. He described his meeting with the State Labor leader as 'very constructive' and signalled a closer working relationship going forward.
West Australian
05-05-2025
- Politics
- West Australian
Linda Reynolds concedes 'women have turned away from our party'
Outgoing WA Senator Linda Reynolds has identified the Liberal Party's gender imbalance as a long-term issue, throwing her support behind Deputy Leader Sussan Ley to lead the party. Senator Reynolds said she is 'favourably disposed' towards Sussan Ley taking the reins of the Liberal Party, as believes the opposition's spokesperson for women would be a 'healing and receptive leader'. 'I'll have a look to see who does put their hand up, but I would certainly like to see a woman up,' she said. In the same interview with ABC Radio Perth, Senator Reynolds agreed with a text from a listener, who described the party as an 'ocean of males'. 'It's one of the issues I have been fighting for, for a very long time in the Liberal Party,' she said. 'Ten years ago I was part of a review into gender … and we recommended targets and how to get there without quotas.' 'That's been the Liberal Party policy for 10 years, but it's just sat on a shelf.' The retiring senator said the party had to 'have the hard conversations' about its gender imbalance, 'but also a broader diversity'. In the wake of the disastrous election result for the party, and a campaign Senator Reynolds described as a 'comprehensive failure', she pinpointed diminishing support from women as a fundamental factor contributing to their loss. 'Until 2001, the majority of Australian women voted for the Liberal Party, and that seems almost inconceivable now,' she said. 'So we have to understand why women have turned away from our party and change.' Later in the interview, she said she believes the values of the party remain relevant, but that leaders have lost focus of them, and they have not been communicated clearly or effectively. 'We need to find a new way to communicate that. But to do that, we've got to be united,' she said. 'People are just not relating to us... we really do have a lot of work to do.' Senator Reynolds did not recontest her seat at the federal election, and her term expires at the beginning of next month.
News.com.au
05-05-2025
- Politics
- News.com.au
Linda Reynolds concedes 'women have turned away from our party'
Outgoing WA Senator Linda Reynolds has identified the Liberal Party's gender imbalance as a long-term issue, throwing her support behind Deputy Leader Sussan Ley to lead the party. Senator Reynolds said she is 'favourably disposed' towards Sussan Ley taking the reins of the Liberal Party, as believes the opposition's spokesperson for women would be a 'healing and receptive leader'. 'I'll have a look to see who does put their hand up, but I would certainly like to see a woman up,' she said. In the same interview with ABC Radio Perth, Senator Reynolds agreed with a text from a listener, who described the party as an 'ocean of males'. 'It's one of the issues I have been fighting for, for a very long time in the Liberal Party,' she said. 'Ten years ago I was part of a review into gender … and we recommended targets and how to get there without quotas.' 'That's been the Liberal Party policy for 10 years, but it's just sat on a shelf.' The retiring senator said the party had to 'have the hard conversations' about its gender imbalance, 'but also a broader diversity'. In the wake of the disastrous election result for the party, and a campaign Senator Reynolds described as a 'comprehensive failure', she pinpointed diminishing support from women as a fundamental factor contributing to their loss. 'Until 2001, the majority of Australian women voted for the Liberal Party, and that seems almost inconceivable now,' she said. 'So we have to understand why women have turned away from our party and change.' Later in the interview, she said she believes the values of the party remain relevant, but that leaders have lost focus of them, and they have not been communicated clearly or effectively. 'We need to find a new way to communicate that. But to do that, we've got to be united,' she said. 'People are just not relating to us... we really do have a lot of work to do.' Senator Reynolds did not recontest her seat at the federal election, and her term expires at the beginning of next month.
