Australian foreign policy
Australia news live: Penny Wong tackles Trump climate claims; EU leader ‘inspired’ by Australian social media ban for kids | Australia news
Key events Show key events only Please turn on JavaScript to use this feature Tom McIlroy Von der Leyen said social media platforms are working as intended, “to attract and addict children through manipulative algorithms.” She said she was establishing a panel of experts to assess the best options for European Union member states and […]
Albanese and Trump meet in New York and confirm formal sit-down for October | Australian foreign policy
Anthony Albanese and Donald Trump met a reception for world leaders hosted by the US president on Tuesday night in New York, hours after they locked in a commitment to hold a formal meeting in Washington DC next month. The meeting has been set for 20 October, the White House confirmed. It will be the […]
Australia news live: Albanese heads to Trump reception in New York; number of regular gamblers rising | Australia news
Key events Show key events only Please turn on JavaScript to use this feature Mal Lanyon named as NSW new police commissioner Anne Davies Controversial deputy commissioner, Mal Lanyon has been named New South Wales’s new police commissioner, replacing Karen Webb. The 38-year-old veteran of the NSW Police is due to be announced by the […]
Albanese warns Netanyahu expansion of settlements in West Bank risks putting two-state solution ‘out of reach’ | Australian foreign policy
Anthony Albanese is warning Benjamin Netanyahu any move to expand Israeli settlements in the West Bank or annex parts of Palestine risks putting a two-state solution permanently “beyond reach”. As far-right members of Netanyahu’s governing coalition demand Israel annexe some of the territory that would be part of a future Palestinian state, Albanese told major […]
Australia news live: AMA president says ‘no studies’ support Trump claim about paracetamol; PM remembers Zomi Frankcom in UN speech | Australia news
AMA president says no studies show paracetamol use in pregnancy causes autism Danielle McMullen, the president of the Australian Medical Association (AMA), said this morning there are no studies showing paracetamol use in pregnancy causes autism. McMullen spoke to RN Breakfast following US president Donald Trump’s assertion that the popular painkiller was linked to autism […]
Australia news live: Acma not told of Optus triple-zero network issues for more than 10 hours, chair says | Australia news
Acma not told of Optus triple-zero network issues for more than 10 hours Nerida O’Loughlin, the Australian Communications Media Authority (Acma) chair, said the body usually gets multiple emails per day from telcos when something goes wrong with their networks. But in the case of the Optus outage, Acma wasn’t “notified at all until the […]
Australia joins UK and Canada in formally recognising Palestinian state | Australian foreign policy
Australia has formally recognised Palestine as a sovereign and independent state, completing a landmark shift in foreign policy over the Israel-Gaza war. The prime minister, Anthony Albanese, announced formal recognition at the United Nations in New York, in a move timed to coincide with similar declarations by prime ministers Keir Starmer of the UK and […]
Australia news live: Bowen accuses National party of betraying farmers; Optus pledges investigation into triple-zero deaths | Australia news
Key events Show key events only Please turn on JavaScript to use this feature Spectre of black summer bushfires hangs over Optus outage, minister says McBain said the spectre of the black summer bushfires hung over the Optus outage, particularly given reports that the incident lead to at least four deaths. The minister is asked […]
Revealed: how Albanese tried and failed (so far) to get a meeting with Trump | Australian foreign policy
Anthony Albanese is anticipating his first face-to-face meeting with Donald Trump next week. If it goes ahead, it will be the culmination of a long and complicated process of diplomatic scheduling, according to documents obtained by Guardian Australia under freedom of information. More than 100 pages of government communications reveal the lengths senior Australian officials […]
Australia news live: PM takes aim at Ley over climate target comment; NSW Greens push for laws to keep cats inside | Australia news
PM calls Coalition’s refusal to set emissions targets ‘extraordinary’ Albanese also had harsh words for opposition leader Sussan Ley and her refusal to set the Coalition’s own targets. Albanese said: Today we’ve had the extraordinary comment by the leader of the Liberal party who said ‘we don’t believe in setting targets at all’ … The […]