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After the first minister-to-minister talks in more than two years, China says the bilateral relationship with Australia faces new opportunities.

Keeping the economic sunshine shining amid growing global tensions and rising inflation, without blowing out the budget, will provide a tough test for the Albanese government.

Out of the wreckage of Morrison’s Liberal rule comes a new political era for Australia.

When new Prime Minister Anthony Albanese attends the Quad Summit in Tokyo, he will largely signal continuity on Australian foreign policy.

Politicians will no doubt continue to wrap themselves in high-vis vests, but come election day it is women who will make themselves seen.

How best to manage ties with China ought to be a central election issue, but the campaign narratives are focused on posturing rather than policy.

It is not just the Pacific region angered by Prime Minister Morrison’s unchanged coal-loving stance. Next month, he will have to answer to the Australian electorate on this critical issue.

Morrison's Liberal Party-led coalition is behind in most opinion polls, but many analysts predict a tight result.

The Coalition government is highlighting China as a major campaign issue, but in reality the China policies of the Liberal and Labor parties are nearly identical.

At least 13 independent female candidates have launched campaigns on similar platforms focused on climate change, corruption, and women’s rights.

With an election to be held by May 2022, the pre-election period in Australia is seeing a surge of maneuvering among independents gunning for Liberal seats.