ANDREW GREENE: Donald Trump’s casual arms offer to Xi Jinping shows how international diplomacy, an essential part of any PM’s job description, is getting harder all the time for Anthony Albanese.
A group of Australian politicians, including the Federal Parliament’s speaker, have posed in front of the Chinese Communist Party flag during a formal visit to the organisation’s Beijing headquarters.
The escalation of cyber breaches in Australian government departments will be investigated after it took five days for bureaucrats to pass on Open AI’s disclosure that its AI agent hacked Medicare data.
LATIKA M BOURKE: The United States has warned Anthony Albanese that any Government-mandated algorithm filter would be classified as ‘censorship’ by the Trump administration.
Liberal Party frontbenchers from different generations have spoken out against the revival John Howard’s baby bonus, whilst a former immigration minister reinforces the need for migrants.
AARON PATRICK: If politics reflected the plight of the people, Australia’s living standards decline would be a national crisis. Instead the Prime Minister is in New York hanging out with the global elite.
In a major speech opening the United Nations’ climate week, the Prime Minister will urge political leaders to step up efforts in combating rising emissions.
A new report says telcos like Telstra, Optus, and Vodafone should be legally forced to let each other’s customers use their cell towers when needed and provide a text-based method of contacting Triple Zero.