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Can Albanese claim ‘success’ with Trump? Beyond the banter, the vague commitments should be viewed with scepticism

by Emma Shortis

By all the usual diplomatic measures, Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese’s meeting with US President Donald Trump was a great success. “Success” in a meeting with Trump is to avoid the ritual humiliation the president sometimes likes to inflict on his interlocutors. In that sense, Albanese and his team pulled off an impressive diplomatic feat. While there was one awkward

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Landslide Labor win out of proportion to primary vote

by Skye Predavec

Labor won nearly two-thirds of all the seats in the House of Representatives with just over a third of first preferences.

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Since May 2022, the Federal Environment Minister has approved 11 new coal mines or expansions.

There are 29 additional proposals for new or expanded coal mines currently waiting for Federal Government approval.

If approved, the lifetime emissions from all 40 projects would be equivalent to keeping all of Australia’s coal-fired power stations operating for an additional 100 years.

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In Trump we trust? | Between the Lines

The Wrap with Bill Browne Prime Minister Anthony Albanese returns from a meeting with the mercurial US President Donald Trump, a great diplomatic success by the usual measures. Trump said without hedging that Australia would get nuclear-powered submarines under the AUKUS pact and inked a critical minerals deal to “unlock” private investment. The media lapped

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Trump and Xi may have come to a “deal”, but their meeting was a wasted opportunity. Plus: what do Australians think about our relationship with the US?  On this episode of After America, Dr Emma Shortis joins Angus Blackman to discuss some new Australia Institute polling, which shows that Australians are less than convinced that we “share values” with Trump’s America. Emma is then joined by Dr Frank Yuan and Allan Behm to discuss Trump’s meeting with Xi and the chaos whirling around the president.  The first part of this discussion was recorded on Friday 31st October. The second part was recorded on Monday 3rd November.  Dead Centre: How political pragmatism is killing us by Richard Denniss is available now (https://australiainstitute.org.au/store/) via Australia Institute Press.  Guest: Allan Behm, Special Advisor in International Affairs, the Australia Institute    Guest: Dr Frank Yuan, Postdoctoral Research Fellow, The Australia Institute // @yuan-frank (https://bsky.app/profile/yuan-frank.bsky.social)   Host: Emma Shortis, Director, International & Security Affairs, the Australia Institute // @emmashortis (https://bsky.app/profile/emmashortis.bsky.social)   Host: Angus Blackman, Executive Producer, the Australia Institute // @AngusRB (https://bsky.app/profile/angusrb.bsky.social)   Show notes:  How China Sees the South China Sea: Beijing’s policy and interests in the South China Sea disputes (https://australiainstitute.org.au/report/how-china-sees-the-south-china-sea/) by Frank Yuan, Allan Behm and Rod Campbell, The Australia Institute (October 2025)  What you need to know about the next Trump/Xi meeting (https://thepoint.com.au/news/251029-what-you-need-to-know-about-the-next-trump-xi-meeting) by Emma Shortis, The Point (October 2025)  American exceptionalism: the poison that cannot protect its children from violent death (https://theconversation.com/american-exceptionalism-the-poison-that-cannot-protect-its-children-from-violent-death-184045) by Emma Shortis, The Conversation (May 2022)  Theme music: Blue Dot Sessions  We’d love to hear your feedback on this series, so send in your questions, comments or suggestions for future episodes to podcasts@australiainstitute.org.au (https://theausinstitute-my.sharepoint.com/qnap-nas-tai.tai.local/NAS_Media&Marketing/Podcast/After%20America/Episode%20descriptions/podcasts@australiainstitute.org.au) .  Support After America: https://nb.australiainstitute.org.au/donate See omnystudio.com/listener (https://omnystudio.com/listener) for privacy information.
"Everything is uncertain": Trump-Xi meeting leaves the world on edge
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"Everything is uncertain": Trump-Xi meeting leaves the world on edge

“The Australian Government is telling Australians that we don’t have enough gas for manufacturing…yet it allowed the export of enough gas to supply manufacturing for 60 years.” 📺Mark Ogge, Principal Advisor Read the full report: https://australiainstitute.org.au/post/putting-australia-last-20-years-worth-of-gas-exported-in-past-5-years-while-australians-threatened-with-shortages/ #auspol
Australian Government allowed 22 years' worth of gas to be exported
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Australian Government allowed 22 years' worth of gas to be exported

Australians are being warned of gas shortages despite the fact that Australia has already exported 22 years’ worth of gas. “We have a gas export problem, and more and more Australians are waking up to the scam that has been happening for the last two decades.” - David Pocock, Senator for the ACT Read the full report: https://australiainstitute.org.au/post/putting-australia-last-20-years-worth-of-gas-exported-in-past-5-years-while-australians-threatened-with-shortages/ #auspol
Australians are waking up to the gas export scam
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Australians are waking up to the gas export scam

"It doesn't matter whether the National Party believes in climate change, I promise everybody's insurance company believes in climate change." - co-CEO Richard Denniss unpacks the National Party abandoning net zero on ABC News Emissions reduction targets won’t solve the climate crisis if they’re built on fiction. That's why we're calling on the Australian Government to phase out fossil fuels. Add your name to the petition ✍️ https://nb.australiainstitute.org.au/phase-out-fossil-fuels
Nationals and Government agree on new gas and coal
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Nationals and Government agree on new gas and coal

Join Professor George Williams AO, Vice-Chancellor of Western Sydney University, as he explores why public trust in Australia’s universities is at an all-time low. Once proud institutions of learning and public service, universities have become easy political targets – and in some cases, their own worst enemies. Years of funding shortfalls, casualisation, and creeping corporatisation have left many questioning what our universities stand for and who they serve. Professor Williams will also discuss his new Vantage Point essay, Aiming Higher: Universities and Australia's Future. Drawing on his expertise in Australian constitutional law and democracy, he outlines the changes needed to revitalise Australian higher education. For our final Politics in the Pub of 2025, Professor Williams will be joined by Dr Richard Denniss, co-Chief Executive Officer at The Australia Institute, for a conversation on how to rebuild trust in higher education, restore universities’ commitment to the public good, and ensure they remain vital to our democracy and national future. Copies of Aiming Higher: Universities and Australia’s future are also available for purchase on The Australia Institute website or on the night. SPEAKERS: Professor George Williams AO— Vice-Chancellor and President of Western Sydney University Dr Richard Denniss – co-Chief Executive Officer, The Australia Institute When Wednesday, November 19, 2025 at 6:30pm - 7:30pm AEDT
Politics in the Pub: Aiming Higher
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Politics in the Pub: Aiming Higher

New Australia Institute analysis shows that over the past five years the Australian government has allowed the export of enough gas to supply Australia for more than 20 years. The report, released today, comes at a time when Australians are paying record gas prices and constantly being told they face gas shortages. These excessive gas exports continue to deplete Australia’s gas reserves, sending Australia’s low-cost gas overseas, leaving only more difficult to access, environmentally-damaging, high-cost gas for Australians. For more information: https://australiainstitute.org.au/post/putting-australia-last-20-years-worth-of-gas-exported-in-past-5-years-while-australians-threatened-with-shortages/ Speakers: Mark Ogge, Principal Advisor, Australia Institute David Pocock, Senator for the ACT Nicolette Boele, Independent MP for Bradfield Sophie Scamps, Independent MP for Mackellar Geoff Crittenden, CEO, Weld Australia John Blackburn, Former Deputy Chief of the Royal Australian Air Force #auspol Get our latest analysis sent to you via our fortnightly newsletter! 📧 https://theaus.in/newsletter_signup Help us make more videos like this by becoming a supporter: ❤️ https://theaus.in/donateYT
Australia exported 22 YEARS worth of gas | Press Conference
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Australia exported 22 YEARS worth of gas | Press Conference

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