File photo of Anthony Albanese meeting Xi Jinping in 2022. Photo: Yan Yan / XINHUA / Xinhua via AFP
Australia correspondent Karen Middleton talks about Prime Minister Anthony Albanese's week-long trip to China, which comes amid a backdrop of tensions with traditional allies the US over trade and defence. Allegations of child sex abuse against a Melbourne childcare worker have added four more centres to the list of places where children may've been at risk, and told families of another 800 children to get them tested for STDs. The Federal Court has dismissed a class action by Torres Strait Islanders against the Australian government over climate change to their home. And the Reserve Bank has proposed a ban on credit and debit card surcharges.
Karen Middleton is a political journalist based in Canberra
