Budget Night 2026 feels less like a traditional two-party contest and more like a transitional era held together by compulsory voting and institutional inertia
The Coalition is fragmenting faster than Labor is rising — and beneath the surface, a post-partisan national alignment is quietly forming #Auspol
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Australia imports all of its oil and diesel from refineries in Asia, which source much of their raw stock from the Middle East, writes Paul Bongiorno. https://t.co/e03xBWnA0u
Australia and China are seeking a diplomatic solution to the Albanese government commitment to return Darwin port lease to Australian hands https://t.co/gGfcFqsXKb
The Coalition in opposition is grappling with new defections, leadership tensions, and uncertainty as it struggles in the wake of its election defeat #AusPol
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“Of all the things that could mar Anthony Albanese’s first face-to-face meeting with Donald Trump, few would have guessed it would be one of this country’s most awarded journalists questioning the president over his business dealings.” | Paul Bongiorno. https://t.co/Y6Aw6W2N2P
Last week, @johncoyne14 joined @RickHind on @abcdarwin to discuss whether Darwin Port's management could change ahead of Anthony Albanese’s meeting with Donald Trump and how a new data centre being built in Darwin could boost local economic opportunities.
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Albanese carefully but successfully defied Trump on Palestinian recognition, climate change action and social media bans, while still scoring a White House meeting next month and a warm greeting at a cocktail party the president hosted. https://t.co/Dc5Ck1B6J3
'Darwin’s proximity to Southeast Asia makes it the most convenient and practical port for allied naval forces transiting to and from the South China Sea, the Pacific and the eastern Indian Ocean,' writes @johncoyne14. https://t.co/Gc9mhiltnK
Anthony Albanese said the move was predicated on the condition that Hamas would not be a part of a future Palestinian state. @michellegrattan@UniCanberra https://t.co/xFbqU41xCL
The PM's official China trip will include a sit-down with President Xi and spruiking a new advertising campaign to lure Chinese visitors #auspol https://t.co/KNI2CYwvEl