Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese | Photo Credit: Reuters Australia’s Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said on June 26 a string of recent non-disclosed missions to the United States helped to forge the plea deal that freed Julian Assange. The 52-year-old WikiLeaks founder landed in Canberra hours earlier, after earning his liberty by pleading guilty to … Read more
US President Joe Biden and Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese toasted Wednesday their shared stand on Israel, Ukraine and China during a lavish state visit aimed at deepening their countries’ century-old alliance. “The alliance between Australia and the United States is an anchor to peace and prosperity,” the 80-year-old president said during a day of … Read more
File picture of Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, U.S. President Joe Biden, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida in Tokyo. | Photo Credit: AP Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said Wednesday he will host President Joe Biden and the leaders of India and Japan for a security summit next month. The … Read more
New Delhi: India and Australia pledged to conclude a comprehensive trade deal by the end of 2023, eyeing $100 billion in bilateral commerce that will seek to deepen engagement in areas such as critical minerals. A joint commission comprising commerce minister Piyush Goyal and his Australian counterpart Don Farrell reviewed trade between the countries. That … Read more
Australia’s PM Anthony Albanese, Senator and Minister for Trade and Tourism Don Farrell, Indian Minister of Commerce and Industry Piyush Goyal pose after signing a partnership agreement at a meeting in Mumbai on March 9 | Photo Credit: AFP India and Australia on Saturday expressed their commitment for concluding the negotiations for expanding the scope of existing … Read more
CNN — Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has become the first leader of the country to take part in the Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras in the event’s 45-year history. In other parts of the world, Mardi Gras is held the day before the Christian fasting season of Lent begins on Ash Wednesday, which … Read more
SYDNEY: Australia on Monday committed about $300 million to improve life outcomes of its Aboriginal people, as the country marked 15 years since a national apology for forcibly removing Indigenous children from families under old assimilation policies. The government announced A$424 million ($293 million) would go towards “Closing the Gap”, which includes providing safe and … Read more
People’s Alliance Party leader Sitiveni Rabuka. File | Photo Credit: AP Fiji’s Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka vowed to address the “litany of woe” created by the nation’s former government while raising concerns about the Pacific nation’s massive debt. In his first address to the country since being sworn into office on Christmas Eve, Mr. Rabuka … Read more
Union Information and Broadcasting Minister Anurag Singh Thakur in a meeting with Assistant Minister for Foreign Affairs of Australia Tim Watts, in New Delhi, on Saturday. | Photo Credit: PTI A key legislative committee in the Australian Parliament has endorsed the India-Australia trade pact which will send a powerful “signal” to businesses on both sides, … Read more
1.54am BST 01:54 Tasmania has recorded one Covid-19 death and 1,212 new cases. It takes the number of Covid-19 deaths in the state since the start of the pandemic to 43. There are 47 patients in hospital, including one person in intensive care. Updated at 1.55am BST 1.32am BST 01:32 The ABC reports about concerns … Read more