In her first week as prime minister, Sanae Takaichi impressed at home and abroad through deft diplomacy with ASEAN leaders and a successful summit with Donald Trump that strengthened the Japan-U.S. alliance. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/editorials/2025/10/31/takaichi-shines-on-dilomatic-stage/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #editorials #sanaetakaichi #donaldtrump #shinzoabe #malaysia #asean #philippines #ferdinandmarcosjr #anthonyalbanese #australia #china #apec #petehegseth #ldp #russia #northkorea #southkorea #leejaemyung #xijinping
U.S. President Donald Trump and Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese have signed a critical minerals deal aimed at countering China, with the American leader also backing the AUKUS nuclear-powered submarine deal. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/10/21/asia-pacific/politics/trump-albanese-minerals-us-australia/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #politics #us #donaldtrump #australia #anthonyalbanese #rareearths #china #aukus #defense
Angela Antunovic
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Australia's Parliament House lit up at night like a Vegas casino, reflected in a pool, topped with a large lighted sign reading "Australian Parliamentary Sporting Club". Many smaller lighted signs promise "Pay To Play", "Responsible Lobbying", "Try Your Luck" and "Pay To Win Access"
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"The Lights On The Hill"
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#AusPol #AnthonyAlbanese saw no problem. Lobbyists, corporations & elites have made corruption in parliament normal.
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Australia's Parliament House lit up at night like a Vegas casino, reflected in a pool, topped with a large lighted sign reading "Australian Parliamentary Sporting Club". Many smaller lighted signs promise "Pay To Play", "Responsible Lobbying", "Try Your Luck" and "Pay To Win Access"
The cartoon is titled,
"The Lights On The Hill"
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#AusPol #AnthonyAlbanese saw no problem. Lobbyists, corporations & elites have made corruption in parliament normal.
Australia and Papua New Guinea have postponed signing a major mutual defense treaty, Canberra’s latest stumble as it seeks to counterbalance Beijing’s expanding presence and clout in the Pacific region. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/09/17/asia-pacific/politics/australia-papua-new-guinea-defense-treaty/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #politics #australia #indopacific #papuanewguinea #defense #china #anthonyalbanese #jamesmarape
Australia is confident its wide-ranging AUKUS security agreement will push ahead despite a Pentagon review, sources said, with Canberra recently announcing at least $9 billion in related defense investments. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/09/16/asia-pacific/aukus-us-review/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific#aukus #us #donaldtrump #australia #uk #defense #china #anthonyalbanese
Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese says his Israeli counterpart, Benjamin Netanyahu, is "in denial" about the humanitarian situation in the Gaza Strip. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/08/12/world/politics/australia-albanese-netanyahu-gaza/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #politics #australia #anthonyalbanese #middleeast #israel #gaza #israelhamaswar #palestinians #benjaminnetanyahu #newzealand
Australia plans to recognize a Palestinian state as early as Monday following similar moves by France, Britain and Canada. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/08/11/world/politics/australia-recognize-palestinian-state/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #politics #australia #middleeast #israel #gaza #israelhamaswar #palestinians #hamas #benjaminnetanyahu #anthonyalbanese
Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said Tuesday that "dialogue" must be at the heart of ties between Canberra and Beijing as he met with Chinese leader Xi Jinping. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/07/15/asia-pacific/politics/albanese-xi-australia-china/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #politics #australia #anthonyalbanese #china #xijinping #indopacific #taiwan #us #donaldtrump