After revealing on Thursday that his partner accepted his marriage proposal on Valentine’s Day, Anthony Albanese became the first prime minister of Australia to become engaged while holding office. On the social media platform X, Albanese shared a message with a heart icon that read, “She said yes.” The former prime minister claimed to have organised the proposal’s time and …
MELBOURNE, Australia — Anthony Albanese has become the first Australian prime minister to get engaged while in office, revealing Thursday that his partner accepted his marriage proposal on Valentine’s Day. The first-term prime minister said he had planned both the date and place of the proposal and even helped design Haydon’s diamond ring. Opposition leader Peter Dutton offered Albanese lighthearted …
WASHINGTON — The White House turned down the pizazz for Wednesday’s state dinner, but more than 300 guests from politics, business, government and beyond turned out to celebrate close U.S. ties to ally Australia while striking a measured tone in a time of death and suffering in the Middle East. Rep. Michael McCaul, R-Texas, who heads up the House Foreign …
WASHINGTON — The White House scrapped plans to have the new wave band the B-52s perform at Wednesday’s state dinner for Australia’s prime minister after deciding that it would be inappropriate at a time when “so many are facing sorrow and pain,” in the words of first lady Jill Biden. President Joe Biden invited Albanese to the U.S. on a …
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