Albanese’s ‘kicking with the wind’ is his hope that signal will overcome noise

Australia’s prime minister hopes voter discontent will fade once again, but One Nation’s sustained surge adds difficulty ...
Opinion

View from the hill: everyone is on the lookout for Albanese-Chalmers tension

The underlying tension between Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and Treasurer Jim Chalmers is such that people read between every line for the smallest snub. So when Albanese implied, speaking to the ...
Opinion
UN WatchOpinion

Legal Analysis of Francesca Albanese’s October 2026 Report to the General Assembly

Following is UN Watch’s legal analysis of the October 2026 report of Special Rapporteur on Palestine Francesca Albanese titled “Truth under the rubble: ...
Australian Broadcasting Corporation

Albanese survived three near-fatal car accidents. His career is just as unlikely

Point of view: You are the Australian prime minister. You've been elected for a second term, an outcome barely anyone would have predicted back when you were grinding your way through desolate years ...
The Guardian

Albanese’s refusal to heed families’ pleas for Bondi inquiry is hard to understand – and easy for opposition to attack

A review of Asio and the federal police is worthwhile, but it’s not a substitute for a royal commission into antisemitism Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast When Anthony ...
The Conversation

View from The Hill: Albanese’s Trump meeting is in the diary – now it’s a matter of managing it

With Anthony Albanese now having his long-awaited meeting with United States President Donald Trump locked in and announced by the White House, the prime ministerial attention will turn to managing an ...
The Conversation

Albanese has been a ‘proficient and lucky general’. But if he wins a second term, we are right to demand more

Barring a rogue result, this Saturday Anthony Albanese will achieve what no major party leader has done since John Howard’s prime-ministerial era – win consecutive elections. Admittedly, in those two ...
Human Rights Watch

In Donald Trump’s Game of Geopolitical Musical Chairs, Will Albanese Find a Seat?

Anthony Albanese is scheduled to go to Washington DC next week for his first one-on-one meeting with the US president, Donald Trump. He is seeking to bolster US support for Aukus and ensure the US ...