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This undated file photo released by Chongyi Feng shows Yang Hengjun, left, and his wife Yuan Xiaoliang. (Chongyi Feng via AP, File)

Australian prime minister speaks of Beijing prisoner’s courage, resilience and hope

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has spoken of the courage, resilience and hope of Australian citizen Yang Hengjun, who was convicted last year in China of espionage.
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Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, center, walks with Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto while inspecting a honor guard before their meeting at Merdeka Palace in Jakarta, Indonesia, Thursday, May 15, 2025. (AP Photo/Dita Alangkara)

Australian leader visits Indonesia seeking deeper economic and defense ties

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Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese announces his new Cabinet in Canberra, Monday, May 12, 2025, after his center-left Labor Party won a landslide victory at elections on May 3. (Lukas Coch/AAP Image via AP)

Australian Cabinet sworn in after landslide election victory

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Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese announces his new Cabinet in Canberra, Monday, May 12, 2025, after his center-left Labor Party won a landslide victory at elections on May 3. (Lukas Coch/AAP Image via AP)

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Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese speaks during a press conference at Parliament House in Canberra, Australia, Monday, May 5, 2025. (Lukas Coch/AAP Image via AP)

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Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese looks to Opposition Leader Peter Dutton, right, during the second leaders' debate of the 2025 federal election campaign at the ABC Studios in Parramatta, Sydney, Wednesday, April 16, 2025. (AAP Image via AP)

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Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese gestures during a press conference in Sydney, Australia, Dec. 12, 2024. (AP Photo/Mark Baker, File)

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Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese gestures during a press conference in Sydney, Wednesday, March 12, 2025. (Dean Lewins/AAP Image via AP)

Australia won’t retaliate against ‘unjustified’ US tariffs on steel and aluminum

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Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese on Tuesday, Feb. 11, 2025, speaks in Canberra, about his telephone conversation with President Donald Trump who Albanese says has agreed to consider a tariff exemption on Australian steel and aluminum imports. (Lukas Coch/AAP Image via AP)

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Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese gestures during a press conference at Parliament House in Canberra, Friday, Dec. 20, 2024. (Lukas Coch/AAP Image via AP)

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Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, right, shakes hands with Papua New Guinea Prime Minister James Marape at a press conference in Sydney, Australia, Thursday, Dec. 12, 2024. (AP Photo/Mark Baker)

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