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Lessons from another time in secret cabinet documents

Freshly released documents from John Howard's cabinet shine a light on critical decisions from industrial relations to counter-terrorism.

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Is the UK headed for a new prime minister?

These are troubled times for British Labour Prime Minister Keir Starmer. In July 2024, Starmer’s government swept to power on the back on a landslide win.

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Over 100 issues, Quarterly Essay has generated news, controversy – and the occasional explosive scene

Perhaps the most profane opening paragraph in the history of Australian journalism can be found in one of Black Inc.’s avowedly highbrow Quarterly Essays. “Those Chinese fuckers are trying to rat-fuck us,” Kevin Rudd is quoted as saying, in David Marr’s June 2010 edition of the essay series. Profane, yes,…

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Albanese Calls Trump An ‘Obvious Performer’ Who ‘Loves The Camera’ In New Interview

In other news, water is wet.

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Rudd hails Australia's 'first-class' ties with Trump

Former PM turned ambassador Kevin Rudd says Australia's strong links with the US under Donald Trump have deepened as critical minerals open up a new front.

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'Fake media': PM brushes off latest Trump gibe at Rudd

Focus on Donald Trump's sledge of Kevin Rudd is being dismissed as "fake media" by Anthony Albanese as the US president reignites the issue.

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The world dropped the ball on critical minerals and China pounced. Is it too late for Australia and the US to close the gap?

In the wake of Covid, Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and China’s assertion in global markets, western countries have realised they can’t afford such concentrated supply chains

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Grattan on Friday: Libs should reflect on proverb ‘As a dog returns to its vomit, so fools repeat their folly’

Twice in recent times the Liberals have faced an existential crisis over climate and energy policy: in 2009 over Kevin Rudd’s Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme, and in 2018 over the National Energy Guarantee, a plan to reduce emissions while maintaining reliability at lowest cost.

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Not jumping ship: rogue Liberal MP clarifies his future

Andrew Hastie says he's deliberately avoided generating publicity after spectacularly walking away from the Liberal front bench.

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Australian prime minister dismisses Trump’s remarks to ambassador as ‘banter’

Anthony Albanese publicly backs ambassador Kevin Rudd and says exchange with US president ‘wasn’t a significant moment’

The Independent UK

‘Prime minister’s choice’: Sussan Ley walks back call for Kevin Rudd to be sacked as US ambassador

Liberal senator Jane Hume earlier described calls for the former prime minister to be removed as ambassador as a ‘little bit churlish’

The Guardian - AU

View from The Hill: Liberals are now squabbling among themselves over Kevin Rudd

The Liberals’ ability to find things to fight about among themselves has no bounds. Now they are squabbling over Kevin Rudd.

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Anthony Albanese Praises Kevin Rudd As ‘Outstanding’ After That Awkward Trump Moment

Anthony Albanese has come to Kevin Rudd’s defence after he copped that infamous “I don’t like you” sledge from U.S. President Donald Trump.

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Australia's great timing in mega-deal with Donald Trump

Australia's critical minerals deal could be a boon for local miners but the timing is also to US President Donald Trump's advantage as he tangles with China.

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The Independent UK

Trump tells Australian ambassador to his face: ‘I don’t like you either’

In an earlier interview that resurfaced in 2024 when he was confirmed as ambassador, Rudd had called Trump ‘a village idiot’ and ‘not a leading intellectual force’

The Guardian - AU

Afternoon Update: praise for Rudd after Trump meeting; Papua New Guinea’s first saint; and Christopher Nolan’s most-loved film

Despite Trump’s ‘I don’t like you’ quip, the Australian ambassador has been praised for his role in Anthony Albanese’s White House meeting

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Can Albanese claim ‘success’ with Trump? Beyond the banter, the vague commitments should be viewed with scepticism

By all the usual diplomatic measures, Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese’s meeting with US President Donald Trump was a great success.

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Albanese’s first meeting with Trump goes well, apart from clip over the ear for Kevin Rudd

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese’s first formal face-to-face meeting with US President Donald Trump has landed a major deal on critical minerals and secured a positive response from the president on the future of AUKUS.

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'I don't like you either': Trump hits back at Rudd

Snarky remarks from Donald Trump directed at ambassador Kevin Rudd have been dismissed as 'tongue in cheek' humour following crucial talks at the White House.

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Donald Trump Tells Kevin Rudd ‘I Don’t Like You’ In The Middle Of White House Meeting

It wouldn’t be a Donald Trump press event without at least one wild moment, and this time it was Kevin Rudd who was the target.

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Morning Mail: Albanese signs $8.5bn deal with Trump, ANZ bonuses criticised, claim Prince Andrew ‘tried to hire internet trolls’

Prime minister secures Aukus support and signs $8.5bn critical minerals deal in Washington visit

International Business Times

Trump Melts Down At Australian Ambassador: 'I Don't Like You Either'

US President Donald Trump on Monday expressed disdain towards Australia's ambassador, former prime minister Kevin Rudd, as the two sat face-to-face across the cabinet table in the White House.

International Business Times

Trump Says Australia Will Get Submarines As PM Visits

US President Donald Trump said Australia would get coveted nuclear-powered attack submarines and signed a deal on rare earth minerals with Prime Minister Anthony Albanese at the White House on Monday.

Benzinga

Australia Courts US Backing To Break China's Grip On Critical Minerals

Australia is pitching itself as a solution to the U.S. critical metal problems. The West has struggled to break China’s grip on the 50-odd “critical minerals” that are vital for electronics, renewables, defense systems, and more. However, Monday’s meeting between Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and President Donald Trump might…

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Nova Minerals Soars After Invite From Ambassador Ahead Of Albanese–Trump Talks

Nova Minerals Ltd. (NASDAQ:NVA) (ASX: NVA) shares surged Tuesday after the company announced it was invited by Australian Ambassador to the United States Dr. Kevin Rudd to brief the government on its Estelle Gold and Critical Minerals Project in Alaska.

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