Labor leader holds first campaign rally, promising millions to bolster emergency medical care
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Opposition Leader Anthony Albanese acknowledges a nurse after delivering a speech at the Australian Nursing and Midwifery Federation on Day 3 of the 2022 federal election campaign Source: AAP / LUKAS COCH/AAPIMAGE
Meanwhile Australia has asked Solomon Islands not to sign a security pact with China, after the Pacific Minister met with Prime Minister Sogavare in Honiara.
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