Solemn reflection as welcome ceremony spurs unity call Welcome to country is a powerful way to begin parliament, the prime minister says, as the opposition leader calls for commitment to Indigenous progress. AAP · Jul 22, 2025
New MPs deliver first speeches – as it happened This blog is now closed The Guardian - AU · Jul 21, 2025
Morning Mail: Australia condemns Israel, stories of housing despair, the problem with Labor’s Hecs debt plan Albanese government joins 24 countries calling for immediate end to Gaza war; readers share their experiences in a newly buoyant housing market The Guardian - AU · Jul 21, 2025
Protests take over from pageantry as parliament returns Protests in and around Parliament House threatened to disrupt proceedings as the nation's politicians went through the traditional ceremonies of being sworn in. AAP · Jul 21, 2025
Labor’s Hecs reduction bill not the fairest way to relieve student debt, economists say Analysis recommends a flat cut of $5,500, and says medicine, law and dentistry graduates will benefit disproportionately from proposed legislation The Guardian - AU · Jul 21, 2025
Labor to put disclaimer under Mark Latham’s caucus room picture The picture of Mark Latham on the caucus room gallery of Labor leaders will have an annotation under it saying he was expelled for life and his actions do not accord with Labor values. The Conversation · Jul 21, 2025
Political leaders come face to face on new battleground Anthony Albanese and Sussan Ley have stood side by side as political leaders for the first time as they prepare for federal parliament to return. AAP · Jul 21, 2025
Watt announces $14m for SA toxic algal bloom response – as it happened This blog is now closed The Guardian - AU · Jul 21, 2025
Buoyant Albanese plots next phase of Labor dynasty Childcare reform, cutting HECS debt, enshrining penalty rates and initiating a new class of Labor MPs are the prime minister's priorities as parliament resumes. AAP · Jul 20, 2025
'Honeymoon effect': Labor extends lead in latest poll Labor has increased its lead in the first Newspoll since May's federal election, while the coalition has sunk to record lows. AAP · Jul 20, 2025
More results needed from PM's China trip: Liberals The opposition has criticised Anthony Albanese's recent visit to China, saying more concrete results were needed from the trip. AAP · Jul 19, 2025
MPs welcomed to Canberra ahead of parliament opening Around 40 newbies are joining the class of the 48th federal parliament, with the prime minister extending a welcome, ahead of the official opening. AAP · Jul 19, 2025
Australia’s 1980 Moscow Olympians were ‘labeled as traitors’. Now they’re finally being recognised Competitors felt betrayed by Fraser government singling them out despite continued trade with Soviet Union after invasion of Afghanistan The Guardian - AU · Jul 19, 2025
PM on winning strategy for hearts and minds in Beijing Anthony Albanese was the beau of Beijing on his tour of China, with a focus on co-operation over conflict winning plenty of friends in the Middle Kingdom. AAP · Jul 18, 2025
AAP · Jul 18, 2025 PM's China stance hailed by Taiwan despite criticisms The prime minister used a six-day trip to China to signal a willingness to boost Australia's trading ties while balancing concerns over Beijing's aggression.
The Conversation · Jul 17, 2025 Pragmatic engagement – what Albanese’s visit reveals about China relations in a turbulent world The Albanese government has faced an increasingly uncertain world since its re-election in May.
AAP · Jul 17, 2025 PM confident of Australian jobs boost after China visit The prime minister has wrapped up an almost week-long visit to China but the opposition is still calling for ties with allies like the US to be prioritised.
The Conversation · Jul 17, 2025 Grattan on Friday: New parliament presents traps for Albanese and Ley Anthony Albanese hasn’t been in any rush to convene the new parliament, which Governor-General Sam Mostyn will open on Tuesday.
The Independent UK · Jul 17, 2025 Australian prime minister indulges in panda diplomacy a China state visit nears end Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has toured a panda breeding facility in the final stages of an extended state visit that has cast China as a fellow champion of a global fair trade system under threat from the United States
The Guardian - AU · Jul 17, 2025 Albanese says Coalition failed to have call with Beijing for years as opposition criticises ‘indulgent’ China trip James Paterson questioned if the six-day trip had ‘tangible outcomes’ while prime minister retorted, saying opposition should sort ‘themselves out’
AAP · Jul 17, 2025 'No doubt' about China concern despite PM's rhetoric The prime minister's tone on during his China trip has been defended as diplomatic and respectful as the opposition called for him to be more forceful.
AAP · Jul 17, 2025 Panda-mania: PM gushes over 'great friend of Australia' China's warm and fuzzy reception for Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has been sealed with a visit to a panda centre in Chengdu.
The Guardian - AU · Jul 16, 2025 PM dismisses Coalition criticism of trip – as it happened This blog is now closed
AAP · Jul 16, 2025 'Respect never cost anything': PM defends China outcome Visiting Chinese cultural icons will pay dividends for Australia, the prime minister says as the opposition claims parts of his trip seem indulgent.
The Guardian - AU · Jul 15, 2025 Morning Mail: Bradley Murdoch dead at 67, warning to Labor over inequality, the $1 housing blueprint The notorious outback killer of British backpacker Peter Falconio has died in custody of throat cancer; NSW plan to speed up home building