Australia’s 2026 opened with catastrophic bushfires in Victoria and a climb down from PM Anthony Albanese in agreeing to a royal commission into last month’s shooting at Bondi Beach which targeted a Jewish festival and left 15 people dead. He had previously argued that reforms on gun ownership and hate speech, steps to tackle antisemitism and a review into intelligence and law enforcement agencies offered the quickest response. But following weeks of public pressure, he reversed his decision and set up a commission to investigate the “nature and prevalence of antisemitism”; making recommendations to enforcement, border immigration and security agencies to tackle antisemitism. To report by December 2026.
When the shooting occurred on 14 December tr Saturn was square the AU Jupiter denting the country’s pride and tr Saturn has since moved on to square the AU Mercury in Sagittarius and Neptune in Gemini from the 13th of this month to the 25th which will be uncertain and disorienting but once over, it moves Saturn away from hard aspects to the six AU Mutable planets in Sagittarius, Gemini and Virgo which have made the past two years downbeat.
Assuming the 1 January 1901 1.25pm chart is accurate, the AU Pluto opposition Uranus will sit on the natal Descendant and Ascendant this year and until 2028 which does suggest a revolution of sorts, maybe not as extreme as an outright rebellion but definitely a prompt for changes both in close relationships with neighbours and perhaps a more independent stance with SA Uranus on the Ascendant.
Like Canada, later in the decade looks more troubled as tr Neptune moves to square the Saturn in 2028 and then the Capricorn Sun in 2029/30. Relations with China also look edgy in the extreme from 2027 for two or thee years after.
The Bank of Australia, 14 January 1960, has the uncertain tr Neptune square their Mars till late January; with an upsetting SA Venus opposition Uranus now; and a jolting SA Sun square Mars during 2026. Tr Uranus square the Pluto from August 2026 onwards into 2027 will force a change of direction or a new approach. 2028/29 has tr Pluto square Neptune for confusion and losses; with tr Neptune square the Saturn by 2030 bringing considerable uncertainty.
Anthony Albanese was sworn in 23 May 2022 9am Canberra, with a publicity-attracting though unlucky Neptune Mars Scheat conjunction which has now closed to exact by Solar Arc suggesting muddle and indecision now and in the months head. The Solar Arc Mars will conjunct the Jupiter soon for a spark of luck; but tr Uranus into Gemini conjunct the term Mercury and then Sun from late April will rock his administration’s boat considerably. Tr Neptune conjunct the Term Jupiter from late March on and off all year will also burst his bubble of confidence. Though there is nothing obvious pointing to a fast exit for him.
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