Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese reacts as he holds talks with China’s President Xi Jinping in the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China, Tuesday, July 15, 2025. (Lukas Coch/AAP Image via AP) Prime Minister Anthony Albanese announced on Monday that Australia will formally recognise a Palestinian state, joining the ranks of countries like…
In a sea of global uncertainty, the one thing that stood out from the Prime Minister’s visit to China this week was its predictability. There were no real surprises on either trade or security. Which is exactly what both leaders wanted. This stands in stark contrast to the rolling shocks and surprises coming from the…
You’ve got to raise an eyebrow at the chutzpah of the United States demanding to know how Australia would behave militarily in the event of a Chinese conflict with Taiwan when its own president is the epitome of unreliable and unpredictable. It’s the equivalent of one partner in a marriage demanding that they receive an…
Australia is one of America’s closest allies; the two countries have fought alongside each other in every major conflict since World War I. Jake Sullivan, former President Joe Biden’s national security adviser, said in January that the two had effectively entered a “strategic marriage.” Lately, though, Australians have been feeling rather like a spouse who…
Computadoras portátiles de Taiwán, vino de Italia, camarones congelados de India, zapatillas Nike de Vietnam y mantequilla irlandesa. Estos productos se encuentran en los hogares de todo Estados Unidos, un testimonio del perdurable papel del país como campeón del libre comercio y de su posición como el mercado más lucrativo para mercancías de todo el…
Agencies are monitoring a high-tech Chinese research ship which operates a deep sea submersible vessel, as it makes its way through southern Australian waters. Maritime tracking websites have recorded the Tan Suo Yi Hao passing the Victorian coastline in recent days, after it completed joint surveys with New Zealand. Prime Minister Anthony Albanese told reporters…
When China’s top diplomat, Wang Yi, met with his Japanese and South Korean counterparts in Tokyo last weekend, he said China saw “great potential” for trade and stability if the three neighbors worked together. Citing what he called their shared “Oriental wisdom,” he quoted a proverb, seemingly alluding to the United States as an unreliable,…
In times of tumult and uncertainty, a society can come together over resounding, unequivocal disdain against a common villain. This week, Australia, which is gearing up for a divisive election, found that antagonist in an American social media influencer. The woman — known as “Sam Jones” from Montana on Instagram — snatched a baby wombat…
For nearly a month, Australian forces were on alert as a flotilla of Chinese navy ships made an unannounced voyage around the continent. The ships sailed in and out of Australia’s exclusive economic zone. They fired live shots near commercial airspace, forcing dozens of civilian flights to reroute. They sailed past Perth in Western Australia,…
Beijing’s defence ministry on Sunday accused Canberra of “deliberately hyping up” a Chinese live-fire drill off the Australian coast, saying it was “deeply surprised and strongly dissatisfied” with the claim that it did not give enough notice. Australian Defence Minister Richard Marles said on Saturday that Beijing had failed to give satisfactory reasons for what…