Glenn Connley

March 5, 2026

Summary: Two nations under different skies, yet never closer

Mark Carney concludes his address by emphasising the similarities, closeness and reliability of Australia and Canada, to the world and to each…

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Opportunities to invest more in each other’s economies

Canada and Australia retain the advantages of sound banking systems and sophisticated and reliable financial infrastructure. We have the solid foundations to…

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Shared trade advantages

Our two nations are championing efforts to build a bridge between the Trans-Pacific Partnership and the European Union. Canada is already a…

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Shared defence objectives

Both our countries are building up our capabilities, so the next generation of drones, surveillance aircraft, cyber, and AI are created in…

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The power of critical minerals

Canada and Australia are the world’s two most reliable and like-minded mining giants. We are both committed to sustainability. We have each…

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The role of middle powers like Australia and Canada

Mark Carney: In a world of great power rivalry, middle powers have a choice: compete for favour or combinefor strength. Isolation is…

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Two nations with much in common

Mark Carney continues: It is often observed that our countries have much in common. The Westminster system, federalism, common law, the Crown….

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Canadian PM Mark Carney addressing joint sitting of Australian Parliament

He begins: The last time a Canadian Prime Minister stood here, it was a different era with different challenges. 2007 was the…

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Australia’s carbon markets risk penalising Indigenous stewardship

Carbon markets rewarding the recovery of degraded environments risk penalising long-term Indigenous stewardship, according to a coalition of experts writing in Nature…

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A “victory for Australia’s right to know”

As Bill Browne just explained, forcing the government to abandon its changes to the FOI system is a victory for the Senate…

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