Today
G20 goes soft on Russia as Putin threatens to use nuclear weapons
The G20 has ended with a whimper with watered-down statements on Russia, climate change and the Middle East.
- Phillip Coorey
Yesterday
G20 stumbles on billionaire tax, climate and war
The Group of 20 Leaders’ summit is on track to fall well short of its stated goals this year – again.
- Phillip Coorey
Albanese lays out his red line after Xi demands more access for China
Xi Jinping has rekindled a key demand that Australia provide greater foreign investment access to Chinese interests in return for increased trade.
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- Phillip Coorey
This Month
Australia and allies lift pressure on G20 and Trump over Ukraine
Anthony Albanese says conflicts in the Middle East and Ukraine are key drivers of hunger, poverty, high inflation and rises in energy prices, and world leaders should acknowledge this.
- Phillip Coorey
PM to meet Xi, tell G2O to show a backbone on Ukraine, Middle East
At the G20, Anthony Albanese says conflicts in the Middle East and Ukraine are key drivers of hunger, poverty and high inflation and energy prices and world leaders should acknowledge this.
- Phillip Coorey
ASX to fall amid trade war worries as world leaders mull Trump 2.0
Iron ore and the Australian dollar have fallen as traders bet tariffs under the US president-elect could hit Australia’s key trading partner.
- Joshua Peach
Trump 2.0 to test G20 on war, trade and climate
Australia and its allies were blocked from expressing concerns about Ukraine and the Middle East at the APEC summit in Peru. The fight now resumes at the G20 in Brazil.
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- Phillip Coorey
November 2023
- Opinion
- Opinion
India’s G20 presidency heralded a new dawn of multilateralism
India mainstreamed the Global South’s concerns and has ushered in an era when developing countries take their rightful place in shaping the international narrative.
- Narendra Modi
October 2023
Chalmers skipped economic meetings for Voice campaign
Treasurer Jim Chalmers did not attend G20 and IMF meetings with finance ministers and central bank governors in Morocco, staying home to campaign on the Voice to parliament.
- John Kehoe
September 2023
- Opinion
- Opinion
G20 won the battle with the BRICS
The joint declaration from the G20 summit in New Delhi managed to reassert the relevance of a global forum that has been called into question.
- Jim O'Neill
Fractures weaken the G20’s stance on Ukraine
Anthony Albanese said the G20 remains a vital tool to uphold global peace and stability, as he defended its watered-down statement on Ukraine.
- Phillip Coorey
G20 leaders reveal mega rail, ports deal to rival China
The pact comes as US President Joe Biden seeks to counter China’s Belt and Road push on global infrastructure by pitching an alternative partner.
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- James Politi, Henry Foy and Andrew England
- Analysis
- Anthony Albanese
Xi and Putin out to delegitimise the G20, BRIC by BRIC
Like all multilateral bodies, the G20 is straining under the competing agendas of its members. But it’s still better than not having it.
- Phillip Coorey
Biden courts Vietnam as US chases alternatives to Chinese factories
The Biden administration is cosying up to Vietnam as part of a broader business strategy to reduce dependence on Chinese factories.
- Josh Boak and Aamer Madhani
No FTA just for the sake of it, PM tells Europeans
Anthony Albanese has pushed Europe to resolve FTA negotiations before the self-imposed deadline of Christmas.
- Phillip Coorey
Albanese hails G20 Ukraine war compromise
Anthony Albanese said Russia “has to have gotten the message over Ukraine”, despite attempts to water down the G20 leaders’ declaration.
- Updated
- Phillip Coorey
Biden looks to woo back allies as Putin, Xi skip G20 summit
Vladimir Putin and Xi Jinping both opted to skip this year’s gathering, giving Mr Biden an opening to reestablish the US atop of the international system.
- Jenny Leonard and Justin Sink
‘Playing one side is easy’: Albanese’s zig-zag Asian diplomacy
Labor’s revived “Asian Century” doctrine seeks to re-engage China while standing alongside regional allies battered by Beijing’s duress.
- Phillip Coorey
- Opinion
- Opinion
India’s human-centric G20 global vision
Our G20 presidency strives to bridge divides, dismantle barriers and sow seeds of collaboration that nourish a world where unity prevails over discord, where shared destiny eclipses isolation.
- Narendra Modi
India sweeps New Delhi’s poor under the rug for G20 summit
For many street vendors and those crammed into New Delhi’s shantytowns, the makeover has meant displacement and loss of livelihood.
- Rishi Lekhi and Piyush Nagpal