Leader of the Opposition Sussan Ley and Shadow Minister Jonathon Duniam. Mick Tsikas/AAP

Sussan Ley announces (another) frontbench reshuffle

Sussan Ley has reshuffled her frontbench team again after Liberal Andrew Haste resigned as Shadow Minister of Home Affairs over immigration concerns .
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese speaks to Prime Minister of Papua New Guinea James Marape at the start of the 80th session of the United Nations General Assembly at UN headquarters in New York, United States. Mick Tsikas/AAP

Defence treaty with PNG ready for signing after its cabinet gives it the tick

After a slight delay, the Papua New Guinea government has agreed to sign off on a new defence treaty with Australia.
Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong and Australian Communications Minister Anika Wells attend the 80th session of the United Nations General Assembly at UN headquarters in New York, United States, Lukas Coch/AAP

View from The Hill: Albanese’s Trump meeting is in the diary – now it’s a matter of managing it

After all the speculation, the prime minister finally has his meeting with the mercurial American president. Now attention will turn to how to manage it.
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and Leader of the Opposition Sussan Ley at the Martin Place cenotaph during a ceremony marking the 80th anniversary of the Victory in the Pacific in Sydney, Friday, August 15, 2025. Dean Lewins/AAP

View from The Hill: Albanese left off Trump’s meeting list, as Ley oversteps the mark

Foreign policy is proving a sticking point for both the prime minister and the opposition leader, with both presenting lacklustre performances.

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