Australia’s Prime Minister Anthony Albanese issued an emphatic commitment to Southeast Asia as he brought the special Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) to a close in Melbourne yesterday. In remarks to Southeast Asian leaders on the closing day of the ASEAN-Australia Special Summit, Albanese described the diverse, sprawling region as the key to his … Read more
The Australian government yesterday announced an A$2 billion ($1.3 billion) fund to boost trade and investment in Southeast Asia, as leaders from the region gathered for a special Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) summit in Melbourne. Prime Minister Anthony Albanese announced the fund to a meeting of Australian and Southeast Asian CEOs, along with … Read more
Next week, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese will host leaders from the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) in Melbourne for the second ASEAN-Australia Special Summit. The March 4-6 summit marks 50 years since Australia became the bloc’s first official Dialogue Partner, and will also be attended by Xanana Gusmão, the leader of aspiring ASEAN member … Read more
Ahead of next week’s Australia-ASEAN summit in Melbourne, Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos, Jr. addressed a joint sitting of both houses of the Australian Parliament on February 29. The speech was symbolic of the increasingly close ties that Australia and the Philippines have developed over recent years. The election of Marcos in 2022 provided a more … Read more
Despite hot temperatures and numerous, contained bushfires, the regular summer rituals of beach holidays and international cricket matches have marked the start of 2024 in Australia. On January 6, Australia defeated the touring Pakistan cricket side in Sydney to win the best-of-five series (Australia won the previous two matches as well). Cricket and the teams … Read more
After a sustained trough in the Australia-China relationship during the tenure of the Malcolm Turnbull and Scott Morrison-led coalition governments (2015-2022) in Australia, 2023 has seen the détente pursued by the incumbent Labor administration come to fruition, with the relationship widely regarded to have “stabilized.” This improvement has been marked by a number of milestones. … Read more
Opportunities and renewal made up the theme of Australian politics in 2023: the country took further strides away from its COVID-19 restrictions, while Prime Minister Anthony Albanese’s Labor government began its first full year in power. Albanese set the course for 2023 back in May 2022, when, just hours after leading Labor to a federal … Read more
Earlier this month, Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese met with Chinese President Xi Jinping in Beijing, signaling a long-awaited thaw in Sino-Australian relations. After 18 months of careful diplomacy, each country is now ready and willing to work toward a productive relationship. Already barriers regarding trade are slowly being lifted; China is removing tariffs on … Read more
As Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese concluded his four-day visit to China, both countries agreed it was important to keep up the momentum in their steadily warming relations, while also expanding their areas of cooperation. Both sides emphasized the complementary nature of their economic ties and sounded optimistic about exploring new areas of cooperation in … Read more
Advertisement Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese’s state visit to the United States celebrated the alliance between the United States and Australia, which arguably has never been closer. Washington D.C. was bathed in beautiful autumnal weather for the four-day visit that commenced on October 25, yet all the pageantry, honors, and displays of personal warmth involved … Read more