Albanese has attended the Indigenous cultural festival every year since 2019 and committed to ‘be here and engaged with you’ each year he remains in office
  • budget_biochemist@slrpnk.netEnglish
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    7 days ago

    That’s not good, but doesn’t really compare to the gravity of something like John Howard’s commitment to “never ever” introduce a GST, or the many broken promises many PMs have made around HECS, Medicare, etc.

  • Ilandar@lemmy.todayEnglish
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    7 days ago

    The prime minister last year vowed to keep attending the annual celebration of Yolŋu culture so long as he was in the role.

    “I commit here that every single year that I have the great honour to be Australia’s prime minister, I will be here and engaged with you,” Albanese told the Garma Key Forum in 2025.

    Is this the dumbest commitment you’ve ever heard? He didn’t even attend once after making it lol

    • YeahToast@aussie.zoneEnglish
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      7 days ago

      Well, he’s been attending since 2019 as per the article. So at least it’s not as if last year was his first and last attendance

  • FireWire400@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    6 days ago

    But as first reported by the ABC, the prime minister won’t travel to this year’s event, which will run 31 July to 3 August, due to other commitments.

    What other commitments? Must be pretty important.