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PM meets Macron
Here is prime minister Anthony Albanese with French president Emmanuel Macron at the Nato summit.
Europe must be open, prosperous and free. And I know there is no stronger advocate for that vision than French President @EmmanuelMacron pic.twitter.com/nDMfgGOBi1
— Anthony Albanese (@AlboMP) July 11, 2023
“Today we had the opportunity to discuss trade and security, and how we can continue our shared work in support of Ukraine, and for a united and resilient Pacific,” he tweeted.
Today we had the opportunity to discuss trade and security, and how we can continue our shared work in support of Ukraine, and for a united and resilient Pacific. 🇦🇺🇫🇷 pic.twitter.com/yx9Ql0MVXo
— Anthony Albanese (@AlboMP) July 11, 2023Updated at 17.21 EDT13m ago17.09 EDTGood morningRafqa Touma
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Updated at 17.20 EDT23m ago16.59 EDT
Albanese meets world leaders at Nato summit
Here’s more on what the prime minister’s been up to in Lithuania, courtesy of Australian Associated Press.
Anthony Albanese met Nato secretary general Jens Stoltenberg, thanking him for Australia’s inclusion in the military alliance’s summit:
We will be engaged in support of the people of Ukraine for as long as is necessary.
A day earlier he announced the deployment of an Australian reconnaissance aircraft to Europe amid the conflict.
Albanese spoke to France’s President Emmanuel Macron on the sidelines of the summit.
He revealed that Macron had invited him to visit France earlier in the week but this had not been possible because he was in Germany. Albanese said he had offered the French president an invitation to visit Australia.
The prime minister also met his UK counterpart Rishi Sunak, Portuguese leader António Costa and Danish prime minister Mette Frederiksen on Tuesday.
Albanese said he hoped to meet on Wednesday with Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskiy.
The prime minister also spoke with a bipartisan delegation of US senators who will play a role in passing laws to enable the transfer of Virginia class nuclear-powered submarines to Australia.
Updated at 17.20 EDT28m ago16.54 EDT
NSW to outline reforms tackling homelessness
People accessing temporary accommodation in New South Wales will have access to a bed for longer under changes to the state government scheme being announced later today.
The reforms include increasing temporary accommodation from two to seven days and raising the eligibility asset cap from $1,000 to $5,000.
It will be removed entirely for people fleeing domestic or family violence.
<img alt="Rose Jackson in her office at the NSW parliament" src="https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/2dec4246777661d6dd59429f45a7dee82c44562a/0_546_8192_4918/master/8192.jpg?width=465&dpr=1&s=none" width="465" height="279.158935546875" loading="lazy"…
2023-07-11 16:15:18
Article from www.theguardian.com
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