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Albanese visits an old Aussie mate

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has been schooled in soft diplomacy at a panda breeding research centre on the final day of his China visit. In Chengdu, capital of the southwest province of Sichuan, the prime minister was reacquainted with an old “friend of Australia”, Fu Ni.

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China

15 Jul 2025

Albanese, Xi meeting ‘constructive’

Anthony Albanese has used a “constructive meeting” with Chinese President Xi Jinping to raise concerns over China’s lack of notice before it conducted military drills off the Australian coast. The live firing exercise in international waters near Australia in February, which forced the diversion of commercial flights, was among topics on the agenda during talks between the two leaders in Beijing.

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15 Jul 2025

Politics

11 Apr 2025

Alarm over Dutton terror threat

The prime minister has reached out to Peter Dutton after revelations the opposition leader was the target of an alleged terror plot. A Brisbane schoolboy allegedly planned an attack involving the coalition leader in the first half of 2024 before being arrested in August. The 16-year-old was on Thursday committed to stand trial in Brisbane’s Supreme Court after being charged with a commonwealth offence of committing acts done “in preparation for, or planning, a terrorist act”.

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11 Apr 2025

Olympics

25 Mar 2025

Venues to showcase Queensland

Sailing the Whitsunday islands. Surfing an iconic Gold Coast break. Rowing in a crocodile-inhabited river in Rockhampton. Extra tourism-focused venues and a new 60,000-seat Olympic stadium to be built in inner-city parkland have been unveiled as part of a major overhaul of planning for the 2032 Brisbane Games. David Crisafulli, the third premier of Queensland in the almost four years since the International Olympic Committee awarded the 2032 Games to the state capital, announced the latest plans.

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25 Mar 2025

Aviation

07 Mar 2025

Security probed after teen’s hijacking, alleged bomb threat

Airport security practices are in the spotlight after a teen allegedly forced his way onto a plane with a shotgun and threatened passengers and crew, saying he had bombs in his bag. Police claim the 17-year-old climbed through a hole in a fence at Victoria’s second busiest airport and made his way to the aircraft where he allegedly told those on board he was carrying explosives.

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07 Mar 2025

Government

06 Mar 2025

UK High Commissioner sacked over Trump slight

New Zealand’s High Commissioner to the United Kingdom, Phil Goff, has been sacked for questioning US President Donald Trump’s grasp of history. Goff, foreign and defence minister in Helen Clark’s government, will leave the role under orders from Foreign Minister Winston Peters. Goff made the comments at an event held by the international affairs think tank Chatham House in London on Tuesday.

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06 Mar 2025

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Albanese visits an old Aussie mate

Albanese, Xi meeting ‘constructive’

Alarm over Dutton terror threat

Venues to showcase Queensland

Security probed after teen’s hijacking, alleged bomb threat

UK High Commissioner sacked over Trump slight