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Anthony Albanese with Singapore LNG Cooperation CEO Leong Wei Hung.

In times of need, Canberra usually phones the US. Albanese instead called Beijing

After weeks of criticism suggesting he had been slow to respond to the fuel shock, Anthony Albanese charged into Asia.

  • Paul Sakkal

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It’s Albanese’s moment of truth, but he’s in a race against time

A carbon dating of Australia’s political parties would locate all in either the past or the future. The demands of office require the government to also operate in the present.

  • Peter Hartcher
Nationals leader Matt Canavan.

It should be harder to become an Australian citizen: Canavan

The new Nationals leader said he copped a backlash from Pauline Hanson’s supporters when he described as divisive the One Nation leader’s brand of race politics.

  • Paul Sakkal
Liberal leader Angus Taylor and Nationals leader Matt Canavan.

Australia needs more than a reset, it needs an ‘economic revolution’: Canavan

Nationals leader Matt Canavan will use a major speech to call for permanent tariffs to protect domestic manufacturers, dismissing the suggestion that his protectionist stance put him at odds with Angus Taylor.

  • Paul Sakkal

Pauline Hanson is out to obliterate the Coalition. These two MPs are standing up to her

Andrew Hastie is the most persistent, most outspoken and most lethal critic of Trump in Australian politics. He fully expects Gina Rinehart to spare no effort or expense to destroy him.

  • Niki Savva
Opposition Leader Angus Taylor and Prime Minister Anthony Albanese during question time.

Albanese rules out plan for more politicians after Taylor comes out swinging

Opposition Leader Angus Taylor slammed a government plan to add at least 40 MPs to the size of the parliament on Tuesday morning. The PM ruled it out hours later.

  • Paul Sakkal
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Liberal moderate James McGrath has secured the LNP’s top senate candidate endorsement for the next federal election.

Liberal takes top spot on Senate ticket over Nationals leader

Queensland senator James McGrath is the LNP’s No.1 candidate for the next federal election, ahead of Matt Canavan.

  • Courtney Kruk
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen with Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese at the NATO summit.

Albanese poised to finally strike $110b trade deal with Europe

The deal has been in sight several times previously and fallen over due to disputes about the quantity of meat Australians could sell into European markets.

  • Paul Sakkal
US President Donald Trump speaks to reporters aboard Air Force One.

Trump trivialises war and makes a mockery of politics

Under Donald Trump, the US frames war, whether just or unjust, in the language of Nintendo.

Liberal leader Angus Taylor and Nationals leader Matt Canavan.

Coalition attacks Joyce in bitter byelection fight with One Nation

Shadow treasurer Tim Wilson said voters need more from their politicians than Joyce “flat out on a pavement”.

  • Paul Sakkal