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The latest news on Anthony Albanese, the Prime Minister of Australia, including China-Australia relations and China-Australia trade.

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While Australia’s formal sovereignty resides with the British monarch as part of the Commonwealth, its real sovereignty is to be found somewhere in Washington.

Congratulatory letter from Premier Li Keqiang to new PM Anthony Albanese provides an opportunity to safeguard a high-level channel of bilateral communication after years of frosty relations.

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Not even Scott Morrison’s apparent strength in foreign affairs and national security could save his Liberal Party from defeat, but new PM Anthony Albanese faces a daunting challenge.

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  • The Australian PM Anthony Albanese joined a march in Canberra, following thousands of people who have rallied since Friday in cities including Sydney and Adelaide
  • At least 26 women have been killed this year – one every four days – according to rights lobby group Destroy The Joint

China’s foreign minister Wang Yi has been invited to visit Australia in late March, anonymous sources say, confirming a continued interest in smoothing over fraught relations.

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Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has asked his long-time partner Jodie Haydon to marry him, potentially becoming the first Australian leader to tie the knot while in office.

Police dispersed a gathering in Sydney, issuing orders preventing the men from entering other parts of the city, hours after members of a black-clad group were arrested during rallies supporting indigenous people.

Chinese envoy Xiao Qian said his country’s ship did not use its sonar while Australian divers were in the water, and a Japanese boat could have been the source.

‘The consequences of these events are that they do damage to the relationship’, Anthony Albanese told Australian media on Monday, referring to the November 14 incident.

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In this issue of the Global Impact newsletter, we look back at the long-awaited visit to China by Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and what it means for future relations between Canberra and Beijing.

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China is Australia’s No 1 trade partner but ties have been strained over issues including the source of Covid-19, human rights and the South China Sea.

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China’s middle class has ‘colossal purchasing power’ with ‘huge’ potential for foreign businesses, Li says at world’s biggest import fair in Shanghai.

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Former premier Li Keqiang died in October, while the Belt and Road Forum for International Cooperation took place and China confirmed its economy grew by 4.9 per cent in the third quarter, year on year.

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Australian PM Anthony Albanese says he will be “direct” in talks with Chinese President Xi Jinping over the South China Sea and other differences during his coming trip to Beijing.

At a joint briefing with Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, US President Joe Biden is ‘confident’ Congress will pass funding for Aukus subs and that the alliance is an ‘anchor’ to peace and prosperity in the region.

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The curbs have been in place for months, in retaliation against the previous Australian government that had sought an investigation into the origins of Covid-19.

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Cheng, who was detained in 2020 and tried in secret on national security charges, has returned to Melbourne and been reunited with her children, Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said on Wednesday.

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Australia PM Anthony Albanese says an independent Covid-19 inquiry will look into the country’s response to the pandemic and that it would not be the last.

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The Philippines and Australia have signed a strategic partnership as President Ferdinand Marcos Jnr thanks Australian PM Anthony Albanese for his support of Manila’s maritime claims

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Prime Minister Anthony Albanese tells Premier Li Qiang in Indonesia that a trip to China is still on the cards for this year, but sources say China does not want the visit to come with demands.

Opposition towards Aukus by members of Australia’s governing Labor Party, anti-war groups and affiliated unions forced a debate after bubbling for months.

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Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said Cheng ‘does not deserve this treatment’, adding Australia had pressed for her release at the highest levels.

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