Prime Minister Anthony Albanese claims Labor "underestimated" the extent of how long the war in Ukraine would continue.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Monday that the rigours of nearly three years of war did not allow for changes in mobilisation rules because if soldiers left for home en masse, Russian President Vladimir Putin "will kill us all".

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese pledged the "strongest action possible" during a Jan. 15 press conference if reports of an Australian national captured while fighting for Ukraine being executed by Russian forces are confirmed,

Australia has vowed it will take the “strongest action possible” if Russia has harmed one of its nationals captured fighting for Ukraine, after reports emerged the prisoner of war may have been killed.

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese says gov’t working to verify report that volunteer fighter was killed by Russian forces.

In a separate development, reports have emerged that an Australian national captured while fighting for Ukraine may have been killed by Russia, with Prime Minister Anthony Albanese pledging to take the “strongest action possible,” if confirmed.

Australia has vowed to take the “strongest possible action” if it is confirmed that Russian forces have executed one of its citizens captured in Ukraine. Ministers said they were “seeking urgent clarification” from Moscow about the condition of Oscar Jenkins after reports of his death circulated earlier this week.

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has maintained his government is “heading in the right direction” despite rapidly plummeting polls and increasingly frustrated voters.

Amid reports of a Melbourne man killed after being captured by Russia while fighting for Ukraine, the Australian government on Wednesday summoned Russian ambassador and said if he will be harmed, it w

The last time a prime minister was returned to office after serving a full term was 2004, when John Howard defeated then opposition leader Mark Latham.

Grave fears for Australian foreign fighter and Russian prisoner Oscar Jenkins were growing on Tuesday night, after Russia’s Ambassador to Canberra was hauled in over unconfirmed reports the former Melbourne Grammar boy had been executed by Vladimir Putin’s soldiers.

Soldiers who served alongside Oscar Jenkins in the Ukrainian armed forces say they are convinced their Australian comrade was killed by Russia's military shortly after being captured last year.