Australia news live: PM says Pauline Hanson should not ‘talk Australia down’ when overseas

Albanese’s comments come as One Nation leader nears end of UK tour. Follow today’s news live Albanese helps launch major air combat exercise Anthony Albanese has announced the official opening of Exercise Pitch Black 2026, Australia’s premier international... Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has said public representatives should not “talk Australia down” while overseas, making the remarks as One Nation leader Pauline Hanson nears the end of her UK tour. The comments, reported in a monitored public feed from The Guardian World, came after Albanese highlighted his own approach to speaking about Australia abroad. He said that when he represents the country overseas, he tries to “talk Australia up” and to speak as someone proud to represent the nation. Albanese linked that message to his presence at the official opening of Exercise Pitch Black 2026 in Darwin, calling the air combat drill a major international exercise. He said Australia is strongest when it works closely with partners, and described the event as a demonstration of the country’s commitment to cooperation across the region in support of peace, stability and security. In his remarks, Albanese said there is “nowhere you’d rather be than Australia” and argued that elected representatives should reflect that view when speaking outside the country, regardless of their political position.

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