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Australia's new PM scolds China over trade tariffs
Reuters, Published on 24/05/2022
» SYDNEY: New Prime Minister Anthony Albanese rebuked China on Tuesday for imposing hefty tariffs on Australian exports two years ago, in remarks made while attending a regional security conference in Tokyo a day after being sworn in.
Labor heads for victory in Australia
Published on 21/05/2022
» SYDNEY: Australia’s Labor Party is set to take power for the first time since 2013, as voters booted out Prime Minister Scott Morrison’s conservative coalition in a shift likely to bring greater action on climate change and a national body to fight corruption.
Australia to hold Indigenous rights referendum on Oct 14
AFP, Published on 30/08/2023
» SYDNEY - Australia will hold a historic Indigenous rights referendum on October 14, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said Wednesday, setting up a defining moment in the nation's relationship with its Aboriginal minority.
‘Indigenous Voice’ referendum stirs passions in Australia
Published on 07/10/2023
» SYDNEY - Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese cast his “Yes” vote in the country’s Voice referendum a week early, declaring the nation had a “once-in-a-generation opportunity” to recognise Indigenous people in the constitution.
Australian PM fights to save Indigenous referendum
AFP, Published on 13/10/2023
» SYDNEY: Australia's Prime Minister Anthony Albanese on Friday issued an emotional, final-day plea to salvage a landmark referendum on Indigenous rights, his voice trembling as he told voters: "Kindness costs nothing."
Australia PM hails 'new start' in ties with France
AFP, Published on 01/07/2022
» PARIS - Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese welcomed a "new start" in relations with France as he met President Emmanuel Macron in Paris on Friday, after an acrimonious row between the countries over a submarine contract last year.
Australia's new PM heads to Tokyo with climate message
AFP, Published on 23/05/2022
» CANBERRA: Australia's new prime minister Anthony Albanese took office Monday, hours before flying to a Tokyo summit with a "message to the world" that his country is ready to engage on climate change.
Two Australians facing death penalty in Vietnam granted clemency
Reuters, Published on 06/06/2023
» SYDNEY: Two Australians sentenced to death in Vietnam have been granted clemency thanks to improving diplomatic relations, Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said, after an official visit to the southeast Asian country.
PM-elect vows to repair Australia's image overseas
AFP, Published on 22/05/2022
» SYDNEY: Incoming prime minister Anthony Albanese vowed to reset Australia's relations with the world and sweep aside the country's reputation as a climate laggard Sunday, as he raced to form a government in time for a key Tokyo summit.
Indonesian designer's wheels behind leaders' bamboo bike bromance
AFP, Published on 24/06/2022
» TEMANGGUNG (INDONESIA) - As Indonesian President Joko Widodo led Anthony Albanese around the lush gardens of a presidential palace south of Jakarta earlier this month, he presented the new Australian prime minister with an unusual gift: a bamboo bike.