Australian news and politics live: Albanese heckled about renewable energy plans
LIVE UPDATES: Anthony Albanese has been heckled by a regional Australian on renewable energy, with the PM cornered and forced to lay his intentions bare.
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Key events
29 Aug 2025 - 10:36 AM
Ley says Coalition ‘working through’ energy policy
29 Aug 2025 - 10:35 AM
Ley welcomed, PM booed at regional event
29 Aug 2025 - 10:30 AM
Albanese hints at talks with Trump in New York
29 Aug 2025 - 08:30 AM
‘I won’t bullsh*t people’ on renewables, Albo says
29 Aug 2025 - 08:28 AM
Albanese heckled at event in Ballarat
29 Aug 2025 - 08:00 AM
PM pays tribute to fallen Victoria Police officers
29 Aug 2025 - 07:26 AM
Two arrested in Porepunkah in relation to police killings
29 Aug 2025 - 06:52 AM
‘Unpredictable’ US Government to blame for Marles meet confusion
29 Aug 2025 - 06:33 AM
Albanese: ‘Bob Katter needs to have a look at that footage’
29 Aug 2025 - 06:20 AM
Albanese dismisses Marles-Hegseth meet confusion as ‘bizarre’
29 Aug 2025 - 06:07 AM
Victoria Police conduct raids in search for suspected cop killer
29 Aug 2025 - 06:05 AM
Four children among 21 killed by Russian barrage in Kyiv, EU mission damaged
29 Aug 2025 - 06:04 AM
Butler, Hume condemn Katter’s ‘unacceptable’ outburst at reporter
29 Aug 2025 - 05:59 AM
Iran’s top diplomat to Australia Ahmad Sadeghi waves ‘bye, bye’
29 Aug 2025 - 05:48 AM
Butler on alleged hijack plot: ‘Sends shivers down the spine of every Australian’
Butler on alleged hijack plot: ‘Sends shivers down the spine of every Australian’
Authorities are investigating a disrupted plan to hijack a passenger aircraft in Australia, with the aim of forcing it to fly to a hostile Middle Eastern country, Labor Minister Mark Butler has confirmed.
Although the attempt to seize control of the plane was stopped, the case is still the focus of a detailed counter-terrorism inquiry.
Health Minister Mark Butler confirmed the alleged plot on Sunrise on Friday morning:
“Obviously any report of a potential hijacking sends shivers down the spine of every Australian. Particularly Australians who fly. I want to be cautious about this. As you reported, Nat this alleged hijacker is in custody,” he said.
“There’s no threat to the Australian community. But there’s a suppression order on this for good reason. Investigations are still underway by our intelligence and security agencies.
“So we don’t want to speculate about other aspects of this issue. We want to let our agencies do their work and that will all come out in due course and be prosecuted in the normal way.”
