Anthony Albanese has confirmed Australia’s worst kept diplomatic secret, officially announcing that China’s premier, Li Qiang, will visit the country this week – and his first stop will be a visit to the Adelaide Zoo. News.com.au has confirmed he will arrive in Adelaide on Saturday evening, and then on SundayContinue Reading
Anthony Albanese has downplayed tensions with New Zealand’s prime minister who has expressed “grave concerns” over proposed changes to the way Australia deports non-citizens with criminal convictions. The prime minister had a phone call with Christopher Luxon on Thursday morning, where the Kiwi leader voiced his disagreement over the abolishmentContinue Reading
Australia is set to see an influx of New Zealanders relocating Down Under, as brutal job cuts and low wages continue to force them out of their home country. The neighbouring nation saw a record net migration loss of 52,000 citizens in the 12 months to March 2024, according toContinue Reading
Bob Carr and New Zealand’s Deputy Prime Minister have ratcheted up their clash over AUKUS, as the former premier and foreign minister threatens legal action over a comment. Amid discussions New Zealand may play a part in AUKUS Pillar 2 – which Mr Carr strongly opposes – Winston Peters madeContinue Reading
News of the horrific attack at Sydney’s Bondi Junction Westfield that saw a man unleash on unsuspecting shoppers has reached international shores. The horror unfolded at 3.20pm on Saturday afternoon when a man in an NRL jersey began stabbing shoppers at random, including a woman and her nine-month-old baby, withContinue Reading
Penny Wong has made one of her strongest statements yet on the ongoing war in Gaza, declaring a planned Israeli ground offensive in Rafah would be “unjustifiable” and urged the Jewish state to “not go down this path”. “The world is watching,” the Foreign Minister warned Israel in a statementContinue Reading
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese vowed to make cost-of-living front and centre of his government’s priorities in 2024 after acknowledging what shaped up to be a tough year for many Australians. In a New Year’s Eve message, Mr Albanese relayed a suite of relief measures he intended to push forward inContinue Reading
Anthony Albanese says there will be “better times ahead” in 2024 as he paid tribute to flood victims in far north Queensland and the nation’s emergency service personnel in his end-of-year Christmas message. Mr Albanese delivered his second holiday greeting as Prime Minister and said for many people the seasonContinue Reading
Anthony Albanese has condemned Hamas for attempting to use Australia’s support for a ceasefire in Gaza as propaganda, declaring he has nothing but “contempt” for the terrorist group. An unverified video released overnight showed a man purporting to be a senior Hamas official thanking Western nations, including Australia, for attemptingContinue Reading
New Zealand has left the door open to becoming involved in AUKUS after new leader Christopher Luxon signalled the nation’s nuclear ban was no stumbling block to military co-operation. Mr Luxon met with Prime Minister Anthony Albanese for his first official trip abroad on Wednesday. The Kiwi leader described theContinue Reading