Trump Tariffs, Labor Conference and Australian Politics in Focus

In Australia in late July 2026, the government argued forcefully against new 12.5 percent tariffs announced by US President Donald Trump. At the same time, Chinese diplomats left the Labor Party conference after a bid to remove Taiwan officials, and Prime Minister Anthony Albanese criticised One Nation and the Coalition.

Separately, a court rejected Woodside's attempt to identify organisers of a stink-bomb protest, the ACT Education Minister resigned from cabinet, and a former MP was convicted of three additional counts of deception.