In 2022, Australia’s Prime Minister Anthony Albanese’s government submitted to the UNFCCC, the United Nations climate body, a bid to co-host the annual climate summit (COP31) in 2026, together with a group of Pacific Island nations. Australian opposition leader Peter Dutton claimed last week that Albanese’s commitment to co-host theContinue Reading
After weeks of speculation, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese today called the 2025 federal election for May 3. This will be an election for all 150 House of Representatives seats and 40 of the 76 senators (a normal House and half-Senate election). The usual story for a first-term government is aContinue Reading
Anthony Albanese and the Labor Party’s hope of clinging to government in 2025 hinges on dramatically reshaping their pitch to voters more concerned about hip-pocket issues than broader economic messages. Reforms to the composition of the reserve bank and positive economic trends might excite financial markets, but everyday voters needContinue Reading
When Peter Dutton, the Australian leader of the opposition, was asked this week whether a Coalition government would continue to foster trade relations with China, he declared unequivocally that “the relationship with China will be much stronger than it is under the Albanese government.” Two points stood out: Dutton’s own positiveContinue Reading
