Australian senator heckles King Charles in Canberra
Outburst from elected representative takes place as Charles makes first visit to Australia as King
Anthony Albanese
Australia proposes legal minimum age for children to access social media
Restriction to apply between 14 and 16 with age verification technology trial to begin soon, says PM
Australia’s ‘quiet diplomacy’ helped secure Julian Assange’s release
Strengthened ties with US and UK helped Anthony Albanese’s government make case for WikiLeaks founder
Australian police shoot dead ‘radicalised’ teenager after he stabbed man
Man (30s) left in ‘serious but stable condition’
St Patrick’s day is more important for the rest of the world than it is for Ireland
Are the St Patrick’s Day celebrations still relevant - or if we should be wary of projecting a narrow view of Irishness?
Australian government renews Meta fight over news content
Facebook and Instagram owner has said it would no longer pay local media for their material following a recent €120m deal
‘Reconciliation is dead’: Indigenous Australians vow silence after referendum fails
More than 60 per cent of Australians voted No in referendum
Australia rejects Voice referendum to recognise indigenous people in constitution
Saturday’s voice to parliament vote failed, with the defeat clear shortly after polls closed
Journalist detained in China for three years returns to Australia
Cheng Lei’s return comes in advance of prime minister Anthony Albanese’s trip to Beijing this year
Delegation of Australian politicians to pressure US to end pursuit of Julian Assange
Assange has been detained in Britain’s Belmarsh Prison for the last four years amid US extradition efforts
Australia sets date for referendum on First Nations people
Australians to vote on whether to recognise the country’s First Nations people in the constitution for the first time through a body called the Voice to Parliament
Australia performs diplomatic tightrope act between China and US
Sydney Letter: Prime minister Anthony Albanese and foreign minister Penny Wong are proving to be skilled pragmatists as Australia pursues a warmer relationship with China while cosying up to the US
Can Anthony Albanese pass the Australian pub test?
It’s a simple concept but can often contribute to a shock victory
The Australian island that became a living nightmare for refugees and asylum seekers
Sydney Letter: Nauru sits isolated in the Pacific Ocean and hosts a large off-shore detention centre that is more like a humid purgatory
Australia Letter: Anthony Albanese looks comfortable in charge, but more pressure is coming
The prime minister has enjoyed important achievements in his first year at the helm, but his authority could be weakened by an upcoming referendum
History is not on Albanese’s side in seeking constitutional change for Indigenous Australians
Sydney Letter: Australians will be asked to vote on establishment of Voice to Parliament for indigenous people
Sydney Letter: A politician constantly informed by his past and present
Australian prime minister Anthony Albanese has made strong strides in rebuilding trust both nationally and internationally, but he had a very low bar to step over
‘If not now, when?’: Australia moves towards referendum to give Indigenous people a political voice
Constitutional amendment would create a consultative committee in parliament
Aukus deal likely to create lasting change in security architecture of the Indo-Pacific region
As Japan doubles military spending and Australia makes major defence investment, China sees the US’s latticework taking shape all around it
US and allies unveil nuclear submarine deal to counter China
Aukus security pact will allow three underwater fleets to co-operate in patrolling both the Pacific and Atlantic
Jacinda Ardern to step down as New Zealand prime minister
Leader says she has ‘no more in the tank’ and will resign by February 7th
Australia’s housing crisis is getting worse: ‘We fear there is a tsunami of homelessness about to hit’
Rising rents, eight interest rate hikes, surging living costs and natural disasters inflamed what was already among world’s least affordable rental markets
The Irish Times view on Australia’s election: getting real on climate
A breakthrough for the Greens in a major fossil-fuel exporting country is an important rebuke of mainstream political culture
Irish in Australia: Share your views on the problems facing the new government
How is the housing crisis affecting you and what should Albanese do about climate change?
Australia set for major shift in climate policy
Prime minister-elect Anthony Albanese has promised to ‘change the country’
Anthony Albanese elected Australia’s leader in complex poll result
Unclear whether Labour able to form majority government or will rely on independents
Australia ousts conservatives after nine years as Morrison concedes in election
‘Teal’ independents set to win handful of seats, Greens projected to add up to three
Australian voters set to choose between ‘bulldozer’ and ‘builder’
Six-week election campaign has been an attritional slog between uninspiring leaders
Australia prime minister sets general election for May 21st
Cost-of-living pressures, climate change will be key issues in campaign
Biden nominates Caroline Kennedy to be US ambassador to Australia
Daughter of John F Kennedy takes up high-profile envoy position
Cleo Smith (4) found alive more than two weeks after going missing in Australia
Police say the girl was found after they broke into a house and a man is in custody
Australian PM apologises for slow Covid vaccine rollout as cases rise
Outbreak of Delta variant exposes vulnerability of country’s largely unvaccinated public
Australia’s PM apologises to ex-staffer who was allegedly raped in parliament
Morrison apologises about way complaint was handled and promises investigation
Australian navy begins evacuation of thousands stranded on coast
Escalating bush fire disaster set to intensify pressure on prime minister Scott Morrison
Australia fires: PM Morrison apologises for holiday amid crisis
Prime minister issues public apology as fire crisis sees two volunteer firefighters killed
Australian PM Turnbull should be careful what he wishes for
The results in four upcoming by-elections could change the course of politics
Ad appeal to white Australians fails miserably for Labor leader
Sydney Letter: Multiple missteps leaves centre-left leader Bill Shorten vulnerable
New Australian security law could see journalists jailed for 10 years
Newspaper chains opposed to legislation
Australian prime minister fights back as Murdoch releases the hounds
This is not about one election, it is about billions of dollars and the future of broadcasting
Murdoch tabloid lampoons Australian prime minister as Nazi
Kevin Rudd accuses Murdoch of using papers to help opposition win power in order to protect his commercial interests
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