Australia news live: Albanese rules out holding republic referendum after meeting with King Charles

<p>Follow the day’s news live</p><ul><li><p>Get our <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/email-newsletters?CMP=cvau_sfl">breaking news email</a>, <a href="https://app.adjust.com/w4u7jx3">free app</a> or <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/series/full-story?CMP=cvau_sfl">daily news podcast</a></p></li></ul><p><strong>PM brushes off Coalition criticism for attending UK Labour party’s national conference</strong></p><p>Returning to Albanese’s appearance on Sky News this morning, the PM has shrugged off criticism from the Coalition that he is spending too much time engaging in international diplomacy after he attended the UK Labour party’s national conference.</p><p>What I do is work very hard representing Australia.</p><p>In Liverpool, I’ll be having discussions with ministers, not just with prime minister Starmer, about Aukus and about that progress, taking the opportunity to sit down with government ministers.</p><p>I think you can be strong on borders without being weak on humanity, and that’s what drives my government.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/live/2025/sep/28/australia-news-live-albanese-king-charles-afl-brisbane-coalition-liberals-western-australia-gst-queensland-nsw-victoria-labor-ntwnfb">Continue reading...</a>