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Anthony Albanese

India's Modi to meet Australia's Albanese with uranium, defence on agenda

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi shake hands ahead of the CEO Forum and Economic Roadmap Business Reception in Melbourne, Australia, July 9, 2026.  REUTERS/Hollie Adams
Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi shake hands ahead of the CEO Forum and Economic Roadmap Business Reception in Melbourne, Australia, July 9, 2026.  REUTERS/Hollie Adams

Australia, Solomon Islands vows stronger ties, criticise China’s Pacific missile test

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese (left), who arrived on July 7 in the Solomon Islands capital Honiara, was greeted by newly elected Prime Minister Matthew Wale.
Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese (left), who arrived on July 7 in the Solomon Islands capital Honiara, was greeted by newly elected Prime Minister Matthew Wale.

Australia PM Albanese apologises for Kylie Minogue comments

Australia PM Albanese apologises for crude Kylie Minogue remark

Australia's Prime Minister Anthony Albanese gestures during a press conference, in Sydney, Australia, June 18, 2026. REUTERS/Hollie Adams
Australia's Prime Minister Anthony Albanese gestures during a press conference, in Sydney, Australia, June 18, 2026. REUTERS/Hollie Adams

Person of the Moment

The prime minister who’d rather not talk about immigration

Australia’s Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, who grew up in public housing and paints himself as a champion of the working class, believes that many voters who have drifted from Labour to One Nation can be won back by focusing on economic opportunity and traditional values.
Australia’s Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, who grew up in public housing and paints himself as a champion of the working class, believes that many voters who have drifted from Labour to One Nation can be won back by focusing on economic opportunity and traditional values.

India's Modi to visit Indonesia, Australia and New Zealand next week

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi speaks during a joint press statement with Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi (not pictured) at the Hyderabad House in New Delhi, India, July 2, 2026. REUTERS/Altaf Hussain
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi speaks during a joint press statement with Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi (not pictured) at the Hyderabad House in New Delhi, India, July 2, 2026. REUTERS/Altaf Hussain

EY staff accused of accessing Australia PM’s bank account

The EY employees, who joined the firm in March, were on secondment to the country’s largest lender Commonwealth Bank of Australia at the time of the breach.
The EY employees, who joined the firm in March, were on secondment to the country’s largest lender Commonwealth Bank of Australia at the time of the breach.

Australia pledges tougher enforcement of social media ban for teens

Parents have said and studies have shown that teen social media use is little changed since Australia’s ban went live last December.
Parents have said and studies have shown that teen social media use is little changed since Australia’s ban went live last December.

Australian PM rejects far-right call for ‘monocultural’ society

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese rejected the assertion that Australia had ever been a monoculture.
Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese rejected the assertion that Australia had ever been a monoculture.

Australia must be ‘monocultural’, says right-wing leader Pauline Hanson

One Nation leader Pauline Hanson pledged to "slash" migration, including restricting the entry of people "from places immersed in extremism like radical Islam".
One Nation leader Pauline Hanson pledged to "slash" migration, including restricting the entry of people "from places immersed in extremism like radical Islam".

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