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The latest news on Anthony Albanese, the Prime Minister of Australia, including China-Australia relations and China-Australia trade.
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2 Mar 1963
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Prime Minister of Australia
High school and university students opposed to the policies of Pauline Hanson and One Nation march through Melbourne, Australia, in August. Photo: AAP/dpa
Australia

Australia to ban student dependants as Labor fends off far-right pressure

Canberra plans to cap net migration at 225,000 and stop visa hopping as a housing crisis and the far-right One Nation party turn up the heat.

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Australia

Public inquiry in Australia exposes deep doubts about benefits of Aukus deal

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Australia

Trump slams Australia’s social media crackdown as ‘extortion’

The White House warns Australia over its proposed algorithm opt-out bill, as Anthony Albanese defends national sovereignty.

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A teenager holds a mobile phone as the law banning social media for users under 16 in Australia takes effect, in Sydney, Australia, in December 2025. Photo: Reuters
Australia

Australian group calls for ties with US ‘war machine’ to be severed

The group linked to the ruling Labor Party argues that the US has ‘led Australia into wars of aggression’ for 50 years.

Australia

Australia nears treaty with Solomon Islands in bid to limit China’s influence

Canberra has pledged US$708 million in extra funding for Honiara as part of the deal expected to be signed in the coming weeks.

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Australia

Albanese: Canberra to join Australia’s gun buy-back programme after Bondi attack

Australia’ capital territory, home of the capital Canberra, has agreed to a scheme which will tighten checks for gun licences and crack down on hate.

A woman kneels and prays at a flower memorial to shooting victims outside the Bondi Pavilion at Sydney’s Bondi Beach, on December 15 last year. Photo: AP
Vietnam

Vietnam’s To Lam eyes trade, defence boost during trip to Australia, New Zealand

China’s actions in the South China Sea will be discussed but unlikely to be explicitly condemned, observers say.

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Australia

Albanese refuses to say sorry for ‘insulting’ melon joke about Japan PM

The Australian leader made the remarks about his Japanese counterpart last month, sparking backlash over perceived disrespect.

China-Australia relations

China-Australia relations reach ‘good enough’ baseline, ex-envoy says

Canberra is described as quietly confident in its resilience yet wary of Beijing’s overtures to go further and into new areas of activity.

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Graham Fletcher served as Australia’s ambassador to China from 2019 to 2024. Photo: Handout
Australia

Australia weighs first refinery in 60 years as Middle East war strains fuel supply

With only two operating plants left nationwide, Canberra orders a study on a major new Western Australia facility.

The Viva Energy Geelong refinery in Victoria, one of Australia’s only two remaining operating oil refineries. Photo: EPA
India

Can Australian uranium fuel India’s nuclear future without sparking arms race?

A new deal gives Delhi access to the world’s largest known uranium reserves for ‘peaceful’ use, advancing its nuclear energy goals.

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My Take

My Take | How China’s rare missile test sparked hysterical hypocrisy

Western pundits were quick to denounce Beijing. But far more frequent US launches rate barely a mention.

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Australia

Australia, Fiji sign mutual defence pact to boost Pacific security

Australia has greatly upped its diplomatic efforts in the region following China’s secretive security deal with the Solomon Islands in 2022.

Prime ministers of Australia, Anthony Albanese (left), and Fiji, Sitiveni Rabuka, shake hands after signing a treaty in Suva on Monday. Photo: EPA
Pacific nations

Vanuatu bans ‘foreign’ military bases in new security pact with Australia

The treaty is the latest in a string of Pacific deals Australia has signed seeking to curb China’s expanding security influence.

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Vanuatu’s Prime Minister Jotham Napat (left) and Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese present the signed Nakamal agreement at Parliament House in Canberra on Monday. Photo: EPA
Britain

My Take | Putting the social media genie back in the bottle will not be easy to do

The determination around the world to crack down on the use of these platforms by children is a response to the mounting evidence of the harm it can do.

Australia

Australia PM: ‘too many children on social media’, ban too easy to avoid

According to a British ‌study, 85 per cent of Australians aged 12 to 15 were still using social media three months after the ban took effect.

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Australia

Australia reports first case of H5 bird flu, virus spreads to every continent

An emergency meeting of animal health and agriculture officials in the country has been held to consider a national response.

Australian Agriculture Minister Julie Collins (centre) speaks during a press conference in Canberra on Saturday. A confirmed case of H5 bird flu variant was detected in Australia for the first time. Photo: EPA
Pakistan

Australian girl dies after Pakistani police ‘mistakenly’ shoots family, officer arrested

Thinking that the suspects were trying to flee, the officer had fired into the car where the family was being held hostage, police said.

Australia

China’s direct strike threat to Australia is ‘growing’, think tank report finds

A Lowy Institute report said the main threat to Australia was from Chinese missiles fired from ships, submarines and a new ballistic missile.

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Australia

Albanese plans major Australian migration cuts amid falling poll numbers

Pauline Hanson’s One Nation has seized on comparatively high recent net migration as the cause of a housing shortage.

Australia’s Prime Minister Anthony Albanese holds a press conference on Saturday. Photo: AFP
Australia

Australia catches Europe’s right-wing populist wave

A surge in support for Australia’s populist One Nation party mirrors the rise of the populist right in Europe and Britain.

A campaign cutout depicting One Nation leader Pauline Hanson is displayed outside a pre-polling centre ahead of the Farrer by-election in Corowa, Australia, on May 6. Photo: Reuters
Australia

Australia warns of arrests as 13 people linked to Isis set to return from Syria

The four women and nine children, who had been living in Roj camp in Syria, are expected to land in Sydney and Melbourne on Thursday.

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Japan

Bound by anxiety: Japan and Australia deepen ties for an uneasy age

Shared concerns about trade coercion and energy shocks are driving the two middle powers to ‘institutionalise’ their partnership.

China-Japan relations

Takaichi signs Australia deals to boost Japan’s energy security

Japan’s prime minister penned agreements with her Australian counterpart as the two nations seek to pare reliance on Chinese rare earths and safeguard energy supplies amid the war in Iran.

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi and Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese. Photo: Kyodo
China-Australia relations

China’s fight for Darwin Port could help fragile Sino-Australian relations

Landbridge Group’s legal claim over the port could take several years to resolve, analysts said, providing more time for dialogue.

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China’s Landbridge Group has launched legal action against Australia after failing to reach an agreement over Darwin port in the Northern Territory city of Darwin. Photo: Handout
China trade

China’s critical minerals grip faces test as new Asian financing tool launches

Japan, Britain and other nations have pledged millions to the new scheme, as China’s dominance of critical minerals sector faces fresh challenge.

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Japan

Takaichi bound for Australia to strengthen economic, security ties

The Prime Minister’s three-day visit will focus on defence, critical minerals and broader economic security as Japan takes a more assertive military stance.

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