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Prime Minister Anthony Albanese enters the first caucus meeting held after the election victory.

Anthony Albanese’s ballooned caucus risks becoming an albatross

The 16 per cent caucus increase is a win for Albanese but risks becoming a challenge, as party elders warn controlling a larger caucus comes with managing ego and ambition.

  • Olivia Ireland

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Prime Minister of the United Kingdom Keir Starmer meets with Prime Minister Anthony Albanese during the G7.

UK makes plans to welcome Albanese to London

The behind-the-scenes work to prepare Anthony Albanese for next week’s NATO summit is the strongest sign yet that he will attend.

  • Nick Bonyhady and Olivia Ireland
Will Anthony Albanese make another attempt to meet Donald Trump?

Snubs, subs and Trump: Albanese’s NATO dilemma

If Donald Trump snubs the PM yet again, Anthony Albanese’s political enemies will make hay with it. That will not guide his next steps.

  • James Massola
FILE — Former President Barack Obama moderates a conversation about hope and pluralism at the Obama Foundation 2024 Democracy Forum in Chicago, Dec. 5, 2024. Obama will gingerly step into the public fray on Tuesday night, after weeks of quiet grumbling from some demoralized Democrats for what they say is his silence in the face of a frontal assault on liberal America by the Trump administration. (Jamie Kelter Davis/The New York Times).

‘Let’s not go over the cliff’: Obama offers careful warning in rare public appearance

Former US president Barack Obama remarked on the dangers facing American democracy, including an erosion of traditional values like the rule of law, an independent judiciary, the freedom of the press and the right to protest.

  • Lisa Lerer
US President Donald Trump.

Albanese’s meeting with Trump cancelled because of Iran-Israel war

Donald Trump departs the G7 summit early, leaving Anthony Albanese waiting for his first face-to-face meeting with the US president.

  • James Massola and Michael Koziol
Anthony Albanese will leave the G7 summit without meeting US President Donald Trump.

Australia thinks of itself as an international player. Trump delivered a reality check

Anthony Albanese will leave the G7 summit in Canada, which had been billed as a chance for him to build rapport with Donald Trump, without meeting the president.

  • James Massola
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Prime Minister Anthony Albanese will soon be paid more than Donald Trump.

The PM just got a pay rise. Here’s how his salary compares to Trump and other leaders

Despite his salary increasing, Anthony Albanese is outranked by some senior Australian office holders, but he is still among the best-paid world leaders.

  • Millie Muroi
President Donald Trump salutes the military parade commemorating the Army’s 250th anniversary. Also pictured are, from left, Secretary of the Army Daniel Driscoll, Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth, and first lady Melania Trump.

The taboo question: At what point does America become unworthy as our ally?

It’s the age of pragmatic politics – too often unburdened by morality – but do we need to question the “shared values” of the alliance.

  • Sean Kelly
Anthony Albanese is expected to meet Donald Trump for the first time at the G7 Summit in Canada this weekend.

Anthony Albanese locks in meeting time with Donald Trump

The prime minister has outlined his priorities for his meeting with the US president, which is scheduled to take place on the sidelines of next week’s G7 meeting.

  • James Massola
Australian ambassador to the United States, Kevin Rudd, greets Prime Minister Anthony Albanese on his arrival in Seattle on Saturday.

Albanese-Trump meeting hopes rise as US leader confirms he’ll attend G7 summit

Despite global and local conflicts, Donald Trump says he is going to the summit, raising pressure on Anthony Albanese to secure a face-to-face meeting.

  • James Massola and Mike Foley

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