Australia to feel US squeeze for more defence cash Australia is being encouraged to engage with the US on military capabilities and access as the nation resists pressure to increase its defence spend. AAP · Jun 27, 2025
Albanese will need to resolve the standoff with Turkey if Australia is to host Cop31 Hosting the climate summit is a major political and logistical exercise. The prime minister is being urged to turbocharge the diplomatic effort The Guardian - AU · Jun 27, 2025
Former Greens candidate may lose sight after being arrested in Sydney protest at alleged Israel technology supplier Hannah Thomas, who ran against Anthony Albanese in the Sydney electorate of Grayndler, sustained facial injuries The Guardian - AU · Jun 27, 2025
Afternoon Update: PM firm on defence budget; Minns’ team fronts caravan inquiry; and a yakuza turned lawyer Anthony Albanese pushes back on pressure to increase defence spending to 5% of GDP The Guardian - AU · Jun 27, 2025
PM urged to hedge bets by boosting defence spending Australia's plan for defence spending is a "hedge" against an uncertain future as the US intensifies the call for its allies to increase the money they invest. AAP · Jun 27, 2025
Budget woes anything but child's play before snap poll The prime minister has joined the campaign trail for the first time in Tasmania, where Labor is aiming to topple the Liberals who have been in power since 2014. AAP · Jun 25, 2025
Treasurer seeks trade balance in latest US tariff talks Australia is still negotiating an exemption to tariffs imposed by Donald Trump as the deputy prime minister tries to score a meeting with the US president. AAP · Jun 24, 2025
Orderly, coherent or flat-footed: PM rejects criticism Anthony Albanese has dismissed suggestions he was "flat-footed" after US bombing raids on Iran, as he called for a ceasefire to hold between Iran and Israel. AAP · Jun 23, 2025
View from the Hill: Albanese supports US bombing, reluctantly When Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and Foreign Minister Penny Wong went out on Monday to back the United States attack on Iran, it was obvious their support was through gritted teeth. The Conversation · Jun 23, 2025
Lambie labels Trump a ‘bloody sociopath’ – as it happened This blog is now closed The Guardian - AU · Jun 23, 2025
Anthony Albanese Gives First Comments On Iran Strike, Says Govt. ‘Supports US Action’ "We don't want escalation and a full-scale war." Pedestrian.tv · Jun 23, 2025
How Trump's presence ... and absence haunted the PM There's no escape from Donald J.Trump for Prime Minister Anthony Albanese. Everywhere he turns, the US president's tariffs linger over Australian affairs. AAP · Jun 20, 2025
View from The Hill: Albanese decides against pursuing Donald Trump to NATO Anthony Albanese, just back from the G7 and his cancelled meeting with Donald Trump, has abandoned the idea of going to next week’s NATO meeting in pursuit of face time with the elusive president. The Conversation · Jun 20, 2025
Trump meeting on backburner with PM to skip summit Anthony Albanese will resist making a last-minute dash to the NATO summit which could have provided a fresh chance to finally meet with Donald Trump. AAP · Jun 20, 2025
The Guardian - AU · Jun 20, 2025 News Corp bets big on AI tools but journalists voice concerns Company says in-house NewsGPT tool part of a look into how AI tech will ‘enhance our workplaces rather than replace jobs’. Plus: Seven West’s Origin dummy spit
AAP · Jun 19, 2025 Man faces court for 'serious' threats to prime minister A man who is accused of threatening to cause "serious harm" to Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has faced court while on bail.
The Guardian - AU · Jun 18, 2025 Morning Mail: Trump ponders Iran action, Liberal suggests tax breaks for mothers, Maroons come good in Perth President boasts that ‘nobody knows’ if he’s going to order US bombers into Iran; Queensland hold on for thrilling win after mighty NSW comeback
The Guardian - AU · Jun 18, 2025 Man charged with murder after Tasmanian police officer shot dead – as it happened This blog is now closed
AAP · Jun 18, 2025 PM mulls NATO visit for Trump meeting, Mideast talks Instability in the Middle East and the prospect of a one-on-one with Donald Trump could mean the prime minister jest off to The Hague to attend the NATO summit.
The Conversation · Jun 18, 2025 Politics with Michelle Grattan: an ‘impatient’ Jim Chalmers on taking political risks in Labor’s second term While the world’s media is largely focused on conflict in the Middle East, the focus for many Australians remains at home, with the government preparing the long task ahead of trying to lift Australia’s productivity.
AAP · Jun 18, 2025 Australia to bolster security and defence with EU Australia's relationship with the EU is set to become even closer after the two began negotiations on a security and defence partnership.
AAP · Jun 18, 2025 Australia slaps sanctions on Russian 'shadow fleet' A shadowy network of ships Russia uses to trade goods such as oil in contravention of sanctions has been targeted by Australia for the first time.
The Guardian - AU · Jun 17, 2025 Spender hails ‘really positive sign’ on tax reform – as it happened This blog is now closed
AAP · Jun 17, 2025 PM eyes another possible Trump meeting later this month Anthony Albanese could soon get a second chance to meet with Donald Trump, after the US president abruptly cancelled their first in-person meeting.
AAP · Jun 17, 2025 Reporter's prison torture cost of political posturing Being a human pawn in geopolitical chess became Chinese-Australian journalist Cheng Lei's fate while imprisoned by China for more than three years.