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ANTHONY ALBANESE

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ASIA PACIFIC
Jun 5, 2022
Australian surveillance plane cut off by Chinese fighter jet
The Chinese fighter also released a bundle of chaff containing small pieces of aluminum, some of which were ingested into the engine of the Australian spy plane.
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EDITORIALS
Jun 3, 2022
Australia’s new government hits the ground running
The recent 'Quad' summit hastily attended by Australia's new prime minister, Anthony Albanese, showed he knows how to move quickly. He must not let up on that pace.
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ASIA PACIFIC
Jun 2, 2022
Australia’s history-making top diplomat faces down rising China
Soon after being sworn in, Penny Wong rushed to Fiji to counter a rare trip to nearby Pacific island countries by Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi.
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WORLD
May 30, 2022
New Australian leader Anthony Albanese focuses on countering China's Pacific influence
Heading into the election, the Labor Party platform emphasized that its defense and foreign policy would start with increased cooperation with the Pacific islands.
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ASIA PACIFIC / ANALYSIS
May 26, 2022
Australia urged to quickly ditch coal to meet new climate goals
New Prime Minister Anthony Albanese of center-left Labor has promised to end the 'climate wars' that have dogged politics in Australia for years.
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COMMENTARY / World
May 24, 2022
Climate won Australia's election. Wielding power will be harder.
Voters have identified their issue. Whether new Prime Minister Anthony Albanese can deliver is an open question.
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ASIA PACIFIC
May 23, 2022
Australia’s ‘climate election’ finally arrived. Will it be enough?
The likelihood of a significant shift in Australia's climate policy has suddenly increased after Anthony Albanese led the Labor Party to an election win.
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ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
May 23, 2022
Anthony Albanese sworn in as Australian PM ahead of Tokyo 'Quad' meeting
While the makeup of government has yet to be finalized, Albanese was sworn in so he could attend a key meeting of 'the Quad' security grouping in Tokyo on Tuesday.
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ASIA PACIFIC / Politics / FOCUS
May 22, 2022
How Anthony Albanese went from public housing kid to Australia’s new PM
One of the country's first prime ministers in decades with a working-class upbringing, Albanese ends nine years of conservative rule.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
May 22, 2022
In sharp switch, Australia votes for climate action
The election represents a remarkable change for Australia, one of the biggest per capita carbon emitters and exporters of coal and gas.
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ASIA PACIFIC / Politics / ANALYSIS
May 22, 2022
Australia’s new leader faces peril of winning as ‘not the other guy’
Anthony Albanese won the election with a campaign that was gaffe-prone and light on policy but promised a more decent form of politics, delivering a stark rejection of Scott Morrison.
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ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
May 22, 2022
Australia's Labor Party takes power as Morrison concedes defeat
The Labor Party is set to take power for the first time since 2013, as voters booted out Morrison's conservative government in a shift likely to bring greater action on climate change.
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ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Apr 11, 2022
China is just one of the headaches facing Australia’s next prime minister
The center-right Liberal National coalition government is campaigning for a fourth term in office after grappling with a pandemic and a slew of climate change-related disasters.

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