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ANTHONY ALBANESE

Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi and Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese sign a joint declaration on economic security cooperation in Canberra in May.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jul 27, 2026
Sanae Takaichi: The prime minister nobody defended
Anthony Albanese¡¯s melon joke revealed which women leaders the world feels safe mocking.
Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese (left) listens to the national anthems alongside Fijian Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka during a traditional welcome ceremony at the Grand Pacific Hotel in Suva on Monday as part of his official visit aimed at strengthening the partnership between the two countries and regional cooperation in the Pacific.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Jul 6, 2026
Australia signs defense alliance with Pacific nation Fiji
Canberra is bolstering ties with its South Pacific island neighbor as it seeks to outmaneuver China in the region.
Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese (center) meets with advocates for the country's social media ban for children under 16 at Parliament House in Canberra on Monday.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Jun 29, 2026
Australia gives regulator more power to pursue Big Tech over under-16 social media ban
The move ?comes as evidence suggests children are still able to access the platforms six months ?after the ?world-first restrictions took effect in December.
Iranian players pose prior to the AFC Women¡¯s Asian Cup Group A match between Iran and Philippines at Gold Coast Stadium on the Gold Coast, Australia, on Sunday.
WORLD
Mar 10, 2026
Five Iranian women¡¯s soccer players granted humanitarian visas in Australia
The remaining teammates are in a hotel on the Gold Coast, as Australia¡¯s prime minister says help is available to the other players but it is up to them to accept it.
Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese looks on during a press conference, announcing Australia will hold a Royal Commission inquiry into the deadly mass shooting during a Hanukkah celebration at Bondi Beach, at Parliament House in Canberra on Jan. 8.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Jan 15, 2026
Australia¡¯s hate speech and gun law reforms face free speech concerns
Tougher laws were proposed by Australia¡¯s center-left Labor government in the aftermath of the Bondi Beach mass shooting
Mourners attend a memorial for victims of the shooting at Bondi Beach, in Sydney on Dec. 21.
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Dec 29, 2025
Bondi shooting families want probe into ¡®rise of antisemitism¡¯ in Australia
Seventeen families of victims of the shooting have issued a letter calling on Prime Minister Anthony Albanese to convene a royal commission for the purpose.
Mourners attend a memorial on Sunday held for victims of a shooting at Bondi Beach in Sydney a week earlier.
ASIA PACIFIC / Crime & Legal
Dec 22, 2025
Australian state pushes tough gun laws and ¡®terror symbols¡¯ ban after shooting
New South Wales ¡ª where the Bondi Beach shooting took place ¡ª recalled its parliament to introduce what it called the ¡°toughest firearm reforms in the country.¡±
People arrive for the funeral of 10-year-old Matilda on Thursday in Sydney. Matilda was killed in the Bondi Beach mass shooting on Sunday.
ASIA PACIFIC / Crime & Legal
Dec 18, 2025
Australia promises crackdown on hate as youngest Bondi Beach shooting victim is remembered
Fifteen were killed in the Hanukkah attack inspired by the Islamic State group that shocked the nation.
A mourner lays flowers on Monday in Sydney, near the scene of the mass shooting at Bondi Beach the day before.
ASIA PACIFIC / Crime & Legal
Dec 15, 2025
Australia eyes tougher gun laws after Hanukkah attack in Sydney
Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said that the need for stronger gun ownership laws would be on the agenda for a Cabinet meeting.
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi meets with Malaysian leader Anwar Ibrahim at the opening of the ASEAN Summit in Kuala Lumpur on Sunday.
EDITORIALS
Oct 31, 2025
Takaichi shines on the diplomatic stage
Takaichi got especially high marks for her masterful handling of U.S. President Donald Trump. Channeling her mentor, former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe.
Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese speaks with U.S. President Donald Trump during a meeting in the Cabinet Room of the White House in Washington on Monday.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Oct 21, 2025
Trump and Australia¡¯s Albanese sign critical minerals deal to counter China
The U.S. president also backed the AUKUS strategic nuclear-powered submarine deal with Australia to bolster security in the Indo-Pacific.
Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and Papua New Guinea leader James Marape attend a flag-lowering ceremony in Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea, on Tuesday.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Sep 17, 2025
Australia and Papua New Guinea delay mutual defense pact
The postponement was Canberra¡¯s latest stumble as it seeks to counterbalance Beijing¡¯s expanding presence and clout in the Pacific region.
Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese speaks during a news conference in Sydney on Friday.
ASIA PACIFIC / FOCUS
Sep 16, 2025
Australia confident AUKUS defense pact will survive U.S. review
The Trump administration¡¯s review of the agreement, which was revealed in June, is focused mainly on reinforcing the pact rather than unraveling it, sources said.
Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese speaks during a news conference in Canberra on Monday.
WORLD / Politics
Aug 12, 2025
Australia¡¯s Albanese says Netanyahu ¡®in denial¡¯ over suffering in Gaza
The Netanyahu government¡¯s reluctance to listen to its allies contributed to Australia¡¯s decision to recognize a Palestinian state, Albanese says.
Palestinians carry aid supplies they collected from trucks that entered Gaza through Israel, in Beit Lahia, in the northern Gaza Strip on Sunday.
WORLD / Politics
Aug 11, 2025
Australia to recognize Palestinian state at United Nations next month
Australia¡¯s move follows similar stances from France, Britain and Canada.
Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese (center) meets with Chinese leader Xi Jinping at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on Tuesday.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Jul 15, 2025
¡®Dialogue¡¯ must be at heart of China-Australia ties, PM tells Xi
Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese is on his second visit to China as PM, seeking to bolster recently stabilized trade ties even as geopolitical tensions remain high.
Anthony Albanese
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Jun 15, 2025
Australia PM Albanese to meet with Trump on G7 sidelines in Canada
Australian leader Anthony Albanese will meet with U.S. President Donald Trump at the G7 summit in Canada for talks on the AUKUS defense pact and tariffs.
Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese with his partner Jodie Haydon (right) and his son Nathan Albanese (left) at the Labor Party election night event in Sydney on Saturday.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
May 5, 2025
Albanese landslide offers rare chance to fix Australia¡¯s economy
Albanese¡¯s center-left government has the best chance in years to take the hard steps economists have called for to ignite growth.
Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese speaks at the Labor Party's election night event in Sydney on Saturday.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
May 4, 2025
Trump backlash helps Australia¡¯s leader to historic reelection
For the second time in a week, voters in a prominent U.S. ally angered by President Donald Trump punished conservatives and reelected a left-leaning incumbent.
Australia's Prime Minister Anthony Albanese speaks onstage after winning the general election, at the Labor Party's election night event in Sydney on Saturday.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
May 3, 2025
Australia¡¯s Albanese, riding anti-Trump wave, claims election victory for Labor
Cost-of-living pressures and concerns about U.S. President Donald Trump¡¯s volatile policies had been among the top issues on voters minds.
America¡¯s cyberforces grapple with cluster of deaths by suicide
The U.S. Cyber Command building (center) stands on the National Security Agency campus at Fort Meade, Maryland.
Many Indonesians named after Japanese anime characters
Some people in Indonesia are named Doraemon, the name of a lead character of the blockbuster anime series with the same title.
Yasukuni Shrine introduces ban on military attire and cosplay
People gather in front of thousands of lanterns on display at Yasukuni Shrine in Tokyo on July 15 during the Mitama Matsuri, one of the capital's largest summer o-Bon festivals.
As countries ban social media for children, Japan mulls a different approach
Data from NTT Docomo¡¯s Mobile Society Research Institute released in June found that 55% of respondents across all age groups said they fiddled with their phones when they had nothing to do, even when another person was in front of them.
¡®Total whiplash¡¯: Foreign residents react to Â鶹´«Ã½ changing permanent residency rules
The entrance to the Tokyo Immigration Bureau in Minato Ward, Tokyo, in March. For some foreign residents of Japan, tightening measures for permanent residency have become one factor in a broader calculation over whether remaining in the country makes financial sense over the long term.
¡®Total whiplash¡¯: Foreign residents react to Â鶹´«Ã½ changing permanent residency rules
The entrance to the Tokyo Immigration Bureau in Minato Ward, Tokyo, in March. For some foreign residents of Japan, tightening measures for permanent residency have become one factor in a broader calculation over whether remaining in the country makes financial sense over the long term.
As Â鶹´«Ã½ concrete jungles sizzle, urban forestry offers an all-natural fix
People and birds find relief from the sun in Tokyo's Nakano Ward earlier this month. While experts agree that urban greening is crucial to mitigating the impact of climate change, trees are becoming even more scarce in Japanese cities.
Â鶹´«Ã½ brewers experiment with a secret ingredient: music
At Smoke Craft, a craft beer brewery in Tokorozawa, Saitama Prefecture, music isn't just a background to the brewing process ¡ª it's an ingredient.
As countries ban social media for children, Japan mulls a different approach
Data from NTT Docomo¡¯s Mobile Society Research Institute released in June found that 55% of respondents across all age groups said they fiddled with their phones when they had nothing to do, even when another person was in front of them.
J. League enters new era as league kicks off first fall-spring campaign
Players from each J. League club pose during a kickoff event on Monday ahead of the start of the 2026-27 campaign.

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