Anthony Albanese

Australia, Indonesia agree to sign new security treaty

Australia and Indonesia will “consult at a leader and ministerial level, on matters of security”

The sitdown comes as Albanese (left) looks to shore up ties with the US, using his nation’s wealth in critical minerals as leverage.

Trump signs agreement on critical minerals with Australia

The Export-Import Bank of the United States is also issuing letters of interest for more than US$2.2 billion in financing on critical mineral projects

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, who is due to meet with US President Donald Trump in Washington on Oct 20, said in the interview that his conversations with the US president have been “warm, constructive, positive and optimistic.”

Australia’s Albanese touts minerals reserve ahead of Trump talks

[SYDNEY] Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese emphasised the nation’s strong critical minerals reserve and its ability to “value add” ahead of his first official meeting with US President Donald...

Chinese President Xi Jinping meets with Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China, July 15, 2025. Albanese is in China for a six-day official visit.

Australia and China call for more dialogue, cooperation at leaders’ meeting

[BEIJING] China is ready to work with Australia to deepen bilateral ties, President Xi Jinping said during a meeting with Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese on Tuesday in Beijing.

“We know the one in four of Australia’s jobs depends upon free and fair trade. And our biggest export partner is China,”  says Prime Minister Anthony Albanese.

Australian PM touts practical cooperation during Shanghai visit

Canberra hopes to further strengthen economic and trade cooperation and jointly promote green and low-carbon development

Albanese said his visit showed the priority Canberra placed on defence and economic ties with Jakarta.

Albanese meets Indonesia counterpart in first international visit since re-election

“Indonesia is an indispensable partner for Australia,” says Australia’s Prime Minister Anthony Albanese

From left: Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney; Singaporean Prime Minister Lawrence Wong; and Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese.
COMMENTARY

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Anthony Albanese is the first Australian prime minister to win consecutive terms in two decades.

Australia’s Albanese claim election victory, riding anti-Trump wave

Opposition leader Peter Dutton concedes defeat and loses his own seat

Albanese’s centre-left Labor government is fighting for a second term against opposition leader Peter Dutton, a former policeman.

Voting starts in Australia election with Albanese’s Labor ahead

[CANBERRA] Voting has started across Australia’s heavily populated eastern coast in the 2025 election, with opinion polls indicating that Prime Minister Anthony Albanese is on track to become the firs...

All published opinion polls show Albanese’s centre-left Labor ahead of the conservative Liberal-National coalition on a two-party preferred basis.

Australia’s prime minister, opposition make final election pitch in Trump’s shadow

Both major parties have focused on cost-of-living pressures and high housing costs