WA premier eyes China visit as relations improve Western Australia's premier has confirmed he plans to visit Beijing in late-April to discuss the lucrative trade relationship between the two parties. AAP · Mar 13, 2023
Rishi Sunak pledges £5 billion for defence as UK faces a ‘volatile’ world The PM is visiting California for talks with US president Joe Biden and Australian prime minister Anthony Albanese. The Independent UK · Mar 13, 2023
Rishi Sunak pledges extra £5bn for defence – but ducks 3% spending commitment Government will set out new plan to tackle global threats, as PM heads to US for talks The Independent UK · Mar 12, 2023
Sunak rejects calls for defence spending to increase to 3% of GDP The PM is visiting California for talks with US President Joe Biden and Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese. The Independent UK · Mar 12, 2023
Rishi Sunak risks row with Tory hawks over China balancing act UK PM warns China plans to ‘reshape the world order’but stops short of reclassifying it as a threat to national security The Guardian - UK · Mar 12, 2023
Albanese meets with UK PM ahead of submarine deal unveiling – As it happened All the day’s news as it unfolded The Guardian - AU · Mar 12, 2023
PM touches down in US for landmark AUKUS unveiling The alliance was announced in 2021 but details of how AUKUS will take shape have been the subject of negotiations for the past 18 months. The New Daily · Mar 12, 2023
View from The Hill: Anthony Albanese finds Scott Morrison's AUKUS clothes a good fit As Anthony Albanese readies for the imminent unveiling of details of the nuclear-powered submarine acquisition program under AUKUS, one important question looms. The Conversation · Mar 12, 2023
Sunak flies to US for talks with Biden and Albanese on Australian submarine deal Rishi Sunak will join Joe Biden and Anthony Albanese in San Diego. The Independent UK · Mar 12, 2023
Coalition demands government release Indigenous voice legal advice Julian Leeser says Australians deserve to know what the solicitor general said about the power of the voice to advise executive government The Guardian - AU · Mar 12, 2023
Australia to receive 'highest quality' submarines, not 'clunkers', US congressman Joe Courtney says Joe Courtney, a member of US Congress' Armed Services Committee, declares Australia will receive the highest-quality Virginia-class nuclear submarines as part of the countries' AUKUS plan. ABC News · Mar 12, 2023
No clunkers: Australia buying ‘highest quality’ secondhand submarines from US, congressman says Senior US lawmaker confident Virginia Class nuclear vessels can be delivered and concerns about joint crewing are ‘overhyped’ The Guardian - AU · Mar 12, 2023
Sunak to visit US to unveil Australian nuclear-submarine plan with Biden Prime Minister Rishi Sunak is heading to the U.S. on Sunday to meet President Joe Biden and Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese as the three nations unveil the next phase of the AUKUS nuclear submarine program, a security partnership meant to counter China. Tribune News Service · Mar 11, 2023
More rain across flooded Queensland region brings ‘extended peak’ – as it happened This blog is now closed The Guardian - AU · Mar 11, 2023
The New Daily · Mar 11, 2023 AUKUS leaders gear up for landmark subs statement in San Diego Biden, Albanese and Sunak meet in San Diego to announce the way forward for Australia to receive nuclear-powered submarines.
AAP · Mar 11, 2023 AUKUS submarines 'transformational' for Australia US President Joe Biden will meet leaders of Australia and Britain in San Diego to announce the way forward for Australia to receive nuclear-powered submarines.
Radio France Internationale · Mar 11, 2023 Australian PM boosts ties with security partner India ahead of US visit Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese visited India to cement ties before dashing off to the US for talks that could include a scuppered submarine deal which infuriated France.
ABC News · Mar 11, 2023 Australia wants India to become one of its largest trading partners as both countries detach from China If that target is achieved, India would become Australia's second largest trading partner after China overtaking countries like the United States and Japan.
ABC News · Mar 10, 2023 What will next week's AUKUS talks mean for South Australia's shipbuilding industry? SA's shipbuilders are on tenterhooks ahead of next week's AUKUS discussions, which will finalise an agreement around the future of Australia's submarine fleet. Here's why that deal is so important for South Australia.
The Guardian - AU · Mar 10, 2023 Attacks on Hindu temples have ‘no place in Australia’, PM says; Sydney trains hit by delays – as it happened Burketown flood at ‘record levels’ with helicopter evacuations to continue throughout the day
The New Daily · Mar 10, 2023 ‘Bollywood to Brisbane:’ PM wraps up India trip with film deal Australia and India will collaborate on an audiovisual co-production deal designed to "bring a slice of Bollywood to Brisbane"
ABC News · Mar 10, 2023 Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi calls on Anthony Albanese to combat attacks on temples in Australia India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi is urging Australia to protect Hindu temples after several were vandalised during an international campaign by a Sikh separatist group seeking to form an independent state.
The Independent UK · Mar 10, 2023 Indian PM Modi raises ‘unfortunate’ vandalism of Hindu temple with Australia’s Albanese Albanese declares India ‘top-tier’ defence partner as he discusses BBC raids
The Independent UK · Mar 10, 2023 Australia aims to bolster security, economic ties with India Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese says his country wants to strengthen security cooperation and economic and cultural ties with India
AAP · Mar 10, 2023 'Time is running out': PM urged to stand up for Assange Pressure is mounting on Anthony Albanese to ask the United States to drop charges against Julian Assange, who is fighting extradition in the British courts.