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Sky News AU
11-05-2025
- Politics
- Sky News AU
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese shares sweet tribute to late mum, as Australians mark Mother's Day
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has shared a sweet photograph in honour of Mother's Day, as Australians across the country celebrate the wonderful women in their lives. Mr Albanese took to social media on Sunday morning to share a treasured memory with his late mother Maryanne from 2000 Sydney Olympic Games. In the photo, which is now 25 years old, Mr Albanese donned a backwards blue cap as he smiled alongside his mother, who was holding an Australian flag. A large crowd of spectators can be seen background, watching what appears to be an Olympic track event. The Prime Minister accompanied his photograph with a short but simple caption: "Happy Mother's Day, Australia". Mr Albanese previously opened up about his memory of celebrating the Sydney Olympics with his mum when he congratulated Brisbane for winning its bid to host the major event in 2032. "The Olympics are a time where we can forget politics, come together as a nation, and celebrate our athletes," Mr Albanese wrote on Instagram in June 2021. "It's something I got to do with my mum in Sydney in 2000 – a memory I will always treasure." Throughout this political career, Mr Albanese has paid tribute to Maryanne's resilience and her influence on his life, raising him as a single mother in public housing in Sydney's inner west. Mr Albanese recently reflected on his mother's optimism during his victory speech on election night to the Labor faithful. "My mum had a hard life, and we struggled financially. But she taught me to always be positive and see the best in people," Mr Albanese said on May 3. "When it comes to Australia's future, all of us have so much reason to be optimistic." Mr Albanese also made a special visit to inner-west institution Bar Italia on his election victory lap, as the restaurant is a place he often visited with his mum. 'I used to visit this coffee shop with my mum, I grew up just down the road here and I did certainly think of her last night as well,' Mr Albanese told media in his electorate of Grayndler. 'She would be very proud, but I'm very proud of the Labor team that I lead.' Maryanne Therese Albanese died in 2002. Mr Albanese and the Labor Party secured an emphatic victory over the Coalition on May 3, with the government posed to lock in as many as 96 seats out of the 150-seat parliament. The Prime Minister has moved to refresh his cabinet with several new faces set for promotions, but it is understood parliament will likely not resume before Mr Albanese's upcoming travels. Mr Albanese is soon expected to soon jet off to Canada and will visit the United States in mid-June. Final seat results will be confirmed before any resumption of parliament.
Sky News AU
11-05-2025
- Politics
- Sky News AU
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese shares sweet tribute to late mum as Australians mark Mother's Day
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has shared a sweet photograph in honour of Mother's Day, as Australians across the country celebrate the wonderful women in their lives. Mr Albanese took to social media on Sunday morning to share a treasured memory with his late mother Maryanne at the 2000 Sydney Olympic Games. In the photo, which is now 25 years old, Mr Albanese donned a backwards blue cap as he smiled alongside his mother, who was holding an Australian flag. A large crowd of spectators can be seen background, watching what appears to be an Olympic track event. The Prime Minister accompanied his photograph with a short but simple caption: "Happy Mother's Day, Australia". Mr Albanese previously opened up about his memory of celebrating the Sydney Olympics with his mum when he congratulated Brisbane for winning its bid to host the major event in 2032. "The Olympics are a time where we can forget politics, come together as a nation, and celebrate our athletes," Mr Albanese wrote on Instagram in June 2021. "It's something I got to do with my mum in Sydney in 2000 – a memory I will always treasure." Throughout this political career, Mr Albanese has paid tribute to Maryanne's resilience and her influence on his life, raising him as a single mother in public housing in Sydney's inner west. Mr Albanese recently reflected on his mother's optimism and positive outlook during his victory speech on election night to the Labor faithful. "My mum had a hard life, and we struggled financially. But she taught me to always be positive and see the best in people," Mr Albanese said on May 3. "When it comes to Australia's future, all of us have so much reason to be optimistic." Mr Albanese also made a special visit to inner west institution Bar Italia during his election victory lap, as the restaurant is a place he often visited with his mum. 'I used to visit this coffee shop with my mum, I grew up just down the road here and I did certainly think of her last night as well,' Mr Albanese told media in his electorate of Grayndler. 'She would be very proud, but I'm very proud of the Labor team that I lead.' Maryanne Therese Albanese died in 2002. Mr Albanese and the Labor Party secured an emphatic victory over the Coalition on May 3, with the government poised to lock in as many as 96 seats out of the 150-seat parliament. The Prime Minister has since moved to refresh his cabinet with several new faces set for promotions, but it is understood parliament will likely not resume before his upcoming travels. Mr Albanese is soon expected to soon jet off to Canada and will visit the United States in mid-June. Final seat results will be confirmed before any resumption of parliament.
Daily Mail
05-05-2025
- Daily Mail
Infamous gang rapist Mohammed Skaf is back in court over domestic violence order
The man who perpetrated vile gang rapes that shocked the nation has returned to court, four years after his release from prison. Mohammed Skaf, 41, was the subject of an apprehended violence order application made by his 28-year-old sister, who he lives with, in March. Skaf didn't show up to Bankstown Local Court on April 30, but court records indicated a magistrate levied a series of conditions against him. The conditions prevent Skaf from assaulting or threatening Noora El Skaf, or anybody whom she has a relationship with. The conditions also ordered Skaf not to harm her property or animals, the Daily Telegraph reported. Records showed the pair live at the same home in Greenacre which they share with their mother, father and younger brother, Hadi. Noora also has an interim domestic AVO against Hadi and the application will be heard at an hour-long hearing in October. Noora's latest application against Skaf was her second against him in the past year. She lodged one against him in August, but withdrew it in October. The matter will return to court on May 21. Skaf served 21 years at Long Bay jail before his release in 2021. He was involved in a series of vile gang rapes against young girls around Sydney's south-west as a 17-year-old. His older brother, Bilal, led the depraved assaults. He will be eligible for parole in 2033. During a month-long spree of violence in the lead-up to the 2000 Sydney Olympic Games, the Skaf brothers and a group of roughly 12 accomplices trapped and attacked at least six women. The 14 men raped one victim 25 times in three different locations in a six-hour ordeal which ended with her being dumped at a train station after being hosed down. She was called an 'Aussie pig', told by Mohammed Skaf 'I'm going to f*** you Leb style' and asked if 'Leb c*** tasted better than Aussie c***'. In another attack, a 16-year-old was pinned down on the ground and raped by 18-year-old Bilal while a dozen of his underlings stood around laughing. 'These men treated her much like wild animals treat prey they have just killed,' New South Wales District Court judge Michael Finnane said during sentencing. Judge Finnane described the rapes as 'worse than death'. Skaf expressed hopes of building a new life after his release from prison, including marriage, children, and a career in architecture. Instead, he has landed himself in further legal troubles, including multiple AVO applications – one of them filed for his own protection.
