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Australian PM basks in win, vows 'orderly' government
AFP, Published on 04/05/2025
» SYDNEY - Australia's left-leaning Prime Minister Anthony Albanese basked Sunday in his landslide election win, promising a "disciplined, orderly" government to confront cost-of-living pain and tariff turmoil.
Labor increases its majority in Australia
Published on 03/05/2025
» SYDNEY - Anthony Albanese claimed a historic second term as prime minister of Australia on Saturday, in a dramatic comeback against once-resurgent conservatives that was powered by voters’ concerns about the influence of US President Donald Trump.
Australians vote in election swayed by inflation, Trump
AFP, Published on 03/05/2025
» SYDNEY — Millions of Australians voted Saturday in a bitterly contested general election, following a campaign shaped by living costs, climate anxiety and United States President Donald Trump's tariffs.
Dead salmon create election stink in Australia's Tasmania
AFP, Published on 29/04/2025
» HOBART, Australia - On a tree-lined beach in Australia's rugged island state of Tasmania, locals discovered popcorn-sized bits of dead salmon washed up along the sand.
Crowds join Anzac Day services for Australia, New Zealand forces
AFP, Published on 25/04/2025
» SYDNEY - Crowds of Australians and New Zealanders gathered just before dawn on Friday to observe solemn Anzac Day ceremonies, but one service was briefly interrupted by booing -- with a local politician blaming a "known neo-Nazi".
Australia to stockpile critical minerals in strategic reserve
AFP, Published on 24/04/2025
» SYDNEY - Australia will stockpile critical minerals in a new strategic reserve, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said on Thursday, as nations scramble to source rare earths and coveted metals outside China.
This is how Asia Pacific is responding to US reciprocal tariffs
Published on 07/04/2025
» President Donald Trump’s 10% baseline tariffs on US trading partners around the world came into effect on Saturday.
Penguin memes take flight after Trump tariffs remote island
AFP, Published on 04/04/2025
» WASHINGTON — United States President Donald Trump's tariffs have become a black and white issue on social media, where penguin memes have gone viral after he targeted an island inhabited by the flightless birds, but no people.
Trump sparks trade war with sweeping global tariffs
AFP, Published on 03/04/2025
» WASHINGTON - US President Donald Trump ignited a potentially ruinous trade war Wednesday as he slapped sweeping 10% tariffs on imports from around the world and harsh additional levies on key trading partners — including a 37% levy on goods from Thailand.
Australian PM calls general election for May 3
AFP, Published on 28/03/2025
» CANBERRA - Australia will hold a general election on May 3, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said Friday, locking in a showdown over climate action, nuclear power and a runaway housing market.