Australia news live: Albanese rules out holding republic referendum after meeting with King Charles
According to a report by The Guardian… Follow the day’s news liveGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastResponding to criticism from Nigel Farage that he might not be willing to meet with the Reform leader, Albanese pointed to recent meetings with both the UK prime minister and the leader of the Conservatives, saying “I haven’t been invited to meet Nigel Farage.”I’m aware of his views. We would have very different views. Were he ever to be in a position, I respect people’s positions. And I engage with them.My job is to govern in Australia’s national interest. And part of what we’ve done is to be strong on borders without being weak on humanity.The truth is that around the world, people want – including in Australia – people want borders to be controlled. They want control over their migration system. That’s a way that you build support for migration as well. It’s why my Government has been concerned about that. It’s why we’ve continued Operation Sovereign Borders. That’s why no one who has arrived by boat or attempted to arrive by boat since I’ve been prime minister has been permitted to stay in Australia.Well, what we don’t need to do is to interfere in the domestic politics of another nation. What we need to do is to stand up for our own values in the way that we govern Australia. And we do that. We speak out about what our values are, and we govern Australia accordingly.And the rule of law is important that there be guardrails. And the fact that the Russian invasion of Ukraine is, perhaps, a very acute example of where the international rule of law if it’s just allowed to occur. A nation attacking a sovereign nation in the way that that occurred. Australia has an interest in upholding international norms and rules.And the politics of grievance, of course, are always easy. It’s easier to tear things down than it is to build them up. The job of Social Democrats is to build things, to create, to appeal to optimism and hope, which is a powerful force, but sometimes, fear can be also a force that gets support.Look, people’s concerns are always having to be considered. And respected. You’ve got to go to where people are and the way that they are thinking. You can’t just dismiss that. You have to respond to that, and indeed, try to anticipate that in some ways. So I think that that is important. That was part of the discussion yesterday, which was very much philosophical, if you like, about the way that the world can move forward in a more united way. Continue reading… complete report is on below link. Source: https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/live/2025/sep/28/australia-news-live-albanese-king-charles-afl-brisbane-coalition-liberals-western-australia-gst-queensland-nsw-victoria-labor-ntwnfb
