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Albanians set foot in Singapore
Josh Butler
Anthony Albanese He said Singapore and Australia were “strategically aligned” on fuel and energy Lawrence Wong later today.
But Australia’s prime minister warned of “difficult times ahead”, saying the conflict in the Middle East would have a “long tail”.
There has been serious damage in the Gulf and the consequences will be at least months ahead.
Albanese will meet his Singaporean counterpart for the annual leaders’ meeting and will hold a joint press conference this afternoon after Albanese tours oil refining facilities on Jurong Island.
Albanese, who arrived in Singapore last night, said the two countries are important partners, with Singapore providing about a quarter of Australia’s refined fuels and Australia providing about a third of Singapore’s LNG.
We share values and we share a relationship of trust between us. That’s why it’s so important that we can rely on each other during difficult times in the world.
It is unclear whether Albanese’s meeting will lead to direct new fuel supplies to Australia, but Albanese said the meeting was important to strengthen the bilateral relationship.
This is also a relationship of trust and mutual benefit. We know that it is in the interest of both our countries to maintain close relationships with each other to ensure that we are both reliable suppliers.
We have a commitment to each other and we actually have each other’s backs right now.
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Search for missing fisherman stopped
Martin Farrer
The search for a fisherman missing in the waters off Coffs Harbor has been suspended, police said last night.
Emergency services were called to Emerald Beach in Coffs Harbor on Monday following reports that a 32-year-old man had crashed into rocks while fishing.
Coffs Harbor water police, assisted by the Westpac Rescue Helicopter, carried out an extensive search over the past four days and he was not found and the operation was called off yesterday afternoon.
Water police and other agencies will continue to search the waters off Emerald Beach in the coming days.
Albanians set foot in Singapore
Josh Butler
Anthony Albanese He said Singapore and Australia were “strategically aligned” on fuel and energy Lawrence Wong later today.
But Australia’s prime minister warned of “difficult times ahead”, saying the conflict in the Middle East would have a “long tail”.
There has been serious damage in the Gulf and the consequences will be at least months ahead.
Albanese will meet his Singaporean counterpart for the annual leaders’ meeting and will hold a joint press conference this afternoon after Albanese tours oil refining facilities on Jurong Island.
Albanese, who arrived in Singapore last night, said the two countries are important partners, with Singapore providing about a quarter of Australia’s refined fuels and Australia providing about a third of Singapore’s LNG.
We share values and we share a relationship of trust between us. That’s why it’s so important that we can rely on each other during difficult times in the world.
It is unclear whether Albanese’s meeting will lead to direct new fuel supplies to Australia, but Albanese said the meeting was important to strengthen the bilateral relationship.
This is also a relationship of trust and mutual benefit. We know that it is in the interest of both our countries to maintain close relationships with each other to ensure that we are both reliable suppliers.
We have a commitment to each other and we actually have each other’s backs right now.
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Anthony Albanese He said Singapore and Australia were “strategically aligned” on fuel and energy Lawrence Wong later today. More to come in a minute.
The local search for a fisherman missing in the waters off Coffs Harbor has been suspended, police said last night. More details are coming.
