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EU ambassador to talk trade

Increasing trade ties with Australia will be front and centre in a major address by the European Union’s leading diplomat. EU ambassador Gabriele Visentin will speak to the National Press Club on Wednesday, as Australia and the trading bloc revive negotiations for a sweeping free-trade agreement. Long-stalled talks have resumed following the global uncertainty caused by US President Donald Trump’s tariffs on exports to America, which have up-ended long-standing relationships.

AAP Newswire

10 Jun 2025

Australia

09 Jun 2025

Libs behind embattled Premier

Tasmania’s Liberals are “absolutely” behind their leader and minority premier, who is poised to ask for a snap election after losing the support of parliament. The island state’s parliament will sit on Tuesday to pass an emergency bill to ensure government workers keep getting paid. Premier Jeremy Rockliff is then expected to visit the governor and request an election, just 15 months after Tasmanians went to the polls.

AAP Newswire

09 Jun 2025

Australia

06 Jun 2025

Ex-premier tips Tasmanian Liberal leadership change

Embattled premier Jeremy Rockliff has vowed to fight and win a snap election, but speculation is growing his Tasmanian Liberal colleagues will deny him the chance. Tasmania’s lower house passed a motion of no confidence in Rockliff yesterday, just 15 months into the minority government’s four-year term. The vote was an episode in spiralling political brinkmanship, with the premier warning opposition leader Dean Winter he would advise for an early election if his motion succeeded.

AAP Newswire

06 Jun 2025

Australia

31 May 2025

Tariff boost puts pressure on Albanese

Pressure is again mounting for Prime Minister Anthony Albanese to meet US President Donald Trump in person amid fresh alarm over the US president’s “unjustified” tariff hike on steel imports. Trump has announced plans to increase tariffs on foreign imports of steel from 25 to 50 per cent to “further secure the steel industry in the United States”. The latest decision could impact Australia’s industry, which exported more than $414 million worth of iron and steel to the US in 2024.

AAP Newswire

31 May 2025

Australia

29 May 2025

Ley defends leadership picks

Opposition Leader Sussan Ley has hosed down criticism over her shadow cabinet picks, after dumping several conservative women and walking back from a climate commitment. Ley promoted key political allies and demoted her conservative foes when she announced the line-up on Wednesday. The highest profile demotion was senator Jane Hume, after internal criticism of her role in the election loss.

AAP Newswire

29 May 2025

Australia

29 May 2025

Albanese rebuffs ‘predictable’ defence spend criticism

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has backed his government’s defence spending after a report warned Australia’s current levels could fail to address threats. In an era described by authorities as the most dangerous since the end of World War II, the 2025/26 defence budget misses a “crucial opportunity” to prepare Australia’s military and defence industrial base for future challenges, according to an analysis released by the Australian Strategic Policy Institute (ASPI). Albanese has hit back at the report, noting his government had conducted a defence strategic review and would lift expenditure to about 2.3 per cent of GDP within the decade.

AAP Newswire

29 May 2025

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EU ambassador to talk trade

Libs behind embattled Premier

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Tariff boost puts pressure on Albanese

Ley defends leadership picks

Albanese rebuffs ‘predictable’ defence spend criticism