{"id":44148,"date":"2026-04-07T20:58:07","date_gmt":"2026-04-07T20:58:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/foreignnewstoday.com\/?p=44148"},"modified":"2026-04-07T20:58:07","modified_gmt":"2026-04-07T20:58:07","slug":"australia-news-live-albanese-talks-fuel-crisis-with-chinese-premier-ben-roberts-smith-to-front-court-australia-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/foreignnewstoday.com\/?p=44148","title":{"rendered":"Australia news live: Albanese talks fuel crisis with Chinese premier; Ben Roberts-Smith to front court | Australia news"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"liveblog-body\"><gu-island name=\"EnhancePinnedPost\" priority=\"feature\" deferuntil=\"idle\" props=\"{}\"\/><\/p>\n<div id=\"pinned-post\" data-gu-marker=\"pinned-post\" data-component=\"pinned-post\" class=\"dcr-r5tmyr\"><input type=\"checkbox\" id=\"pinned-post-checkbox\" name=\"pinned-post-checkbox\" tabindex=\"-1\" class=\"dcr-11n52fl\"\/><\/p>\n<div id=\"collapsible-body\" class=\"dcr-1axsptg\">\n<article class=\"block dcr-1xlsn8h\">\n<header class=\"dcr-88va8u\">\n<h2 class=\"dcr-1wl2b6o\">Albanese and Chinese premier discuss energy security over call<\/h2>\n<div class=\"dcr-dzkvsd\">\n<div class=\"dcr-uae6pk\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i.guim.co.uk\/img\/uploads\/2025\/01\/08\/Krishani_Dhanji.png?width=300&amp;quality=85&amp;auto=format&amp;fit=max&amp;s=88e85a466dde81302ee6274d3af35cd6\" alt=\"Krishani Dhanji\" class=\"dcr-lysqes\"\/><\/div>\n<p><span class=\"dcr-sa35sa\">Krishani Dhanji<\/span><\/div>\n<\/header>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">The prime minister has spoken to Chinese premier, <strong>Li Qiang<\/strong>, over the phone to discuss energy security, as the government moves to secure fuel supplies with nations across Asia.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\"><strong>Anthony Albanese<\/strong> confirmed on Tuesday he would be flying to Singapore this week to lock in fuel imports.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">The PM\u2019s office said the two leaders spoke on Tuesday and agreed to increase communication and ensure Australia and China are \u201cboth working in support of regional energy security\u201d. 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I\u2019m &lt;strong&gt;Martin Farrer&lt;\/strong&gt; with the top overnight stories and then it\u2019ll be &lt;strong&gt;Nick Visser&lt;\/strong&gt; with the main action.&lt;\/p&gt;&quot;,&quot;elementId&quot;:&quot;2ebfb225-0649-405f-953c-31bcdfe798ca&quot;},{&quot;_type&quot;:&quot;model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.TextBlockElement&quot;,&quot;html&quot;:&quot;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Anthony Albanese&lt;\/strong&gt; spoke to Chinese premier, &lt;strong&gt;Li Qiang&lt;\/strong&gt;, over the phone last night to discuss energy security, as the prime minister &lt;a href=\\&quot;https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/australia-news\/2026\/apr\/07\/fuel-prices-petrol-australia-singapore-albanese-trip\\&quot;&gt;prepares to travel to Singapore&lt;\/a&gt; as part of efforts to secure fuel supplies with nations across Asia. 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We have more details coming up, and will bring you updates as the story unfolds today.&lt;\/p&gt;&quot;,&quot;elementId&quot;:&quot;0101f4bb-e203-4755-a086-41b89e3888a9&quot;}],&quot;attributes&quot;:{&quot;pinned&quot;:false,&quot;keyEvent&quot;:true,&quot;summary&quot;:false},&quot;blockCreatedOn&quot;:1775594644000,&quot;blockCreatedOnDisplay&quot;:&quot;16.44\u00a0EDT&quot;,&quot;blockLastUpdated&quot;:1775594548000,&quot;blockLastUpdatedDisplay&quot;:&quot;16.42\u00a0EDT&quot;,&quot;blockFirstPublished&quot;:1775594644000,&quot;blockFirstPublishedDisplay&quot;:&quot;16.44\u00a0EDT&quot;,&quot;blockFirstPublishedDisplayNoTimezone&quot;:&quot;16.44&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Welcome&quot;,&quot;contributors&quot;:[],&quot;primaryDateLine&quot;:&quot;Tue 7 Apr 2026 16.56 EDT&quot;,&quot;secondaryDateLine&quot;:&quot;First published on Tue 7 Apr 2026 16.44 EDT&quot;}],&quot;filterKeyEvents&quot;:false,&quot;id&quot;:&quot;key-events-carousel-mobile&quot;,&quot;renderingTarget&quot;:&quot;Web&quot;,&quot;serverTime&quot;:1775595487397}\"><span id=\"key-events-carousel-mobile\"\/><span class=\"dcr-90inr0\"><\/p>\n<p>Key events<\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/gu-island><gu-island name=\"FilterKeyEventsToggle\" priority=\"feature\" deferuntil=\"visible\" props=\"{&quot;filterKeyEvents&quot;:false,&quot;id&quot;:&quot;filter-toggle-mobile&quot;}\"><span id=\"filter-toggle-mobile\"\/><\/p>\n<div class=\"dcr-alru3r\"><label id=\"filter-toggle-mobile-switch_description\" data-component=\"filter-key-events\" data-link-name=\"filter-key-events-on\" class=\"dcr-rrspei\"><button id=\"filter-toggle-mobile-switch\" role=\"switch\" aria-checked=\"false\" aria-labelledby=\"filter-toggle-mobile-switch_description\" class=\"dcr-dh5oqp\"\/>Show key events only<\/p>\n<p><span>Please turn on JavaScript to use this feature<\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/label><\/div>\n<p><\/gu-island><\/span><\/p>\n<article id=\"block-69d4f5708f08cb2e4bb04004\" class=\"block dcr-1os4bxs\">\n<header class=\"dcr-88va8u\">\n<h2 class=\"dcr-1wl2b6o\">Canavan calls for tariff-led \u2018manufacturing renaissance\u2019<\/h2>\n<div class=\"dcr-dzkvsd\">\n<div class=\"dcr-uae6pk\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i.guim.co.uk\/img\/uploads\/2025\/04\/30\/Tom_McIlroy.png?width=300&amp;quality=85&amp;auto=format&amp;fit=max&amp;s=20292f2f01dd62725df42f8216da31a6\" alt=\"Tom McIlroy\" class=\"dcr-lysqes\"\/><\/div>\n<p><span class=\"dcr-sa35sa\">Tom McIlroy<\/span><\/div>\n<\/header>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">The new Nationals leader, <strong>Matt Canavan<\/strong>, is speaking at the National Press Club in Canberra today. He will outline what he calls \u201ca Patriot Agenda for an Australian Economic Revival\u201d.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">The plan involves five areas of focus, including an Australian \u201cmanufacturing renaissance\u201d.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">Canavan says that would be delivered \u201cthrough the protection of key industries against unfair competition\u201d and calls for all available tools be used, including the reintroduction of tariffs.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">He says Australia\u2019s border should be closed to \u201cmass migration\u201d, net zero by 2050 policies for carbon emissions scrapped, for a new national works program to be set up, construction of new cities and for a new baby boom.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">\u201cI don\u2019t agree with Donald Trump that \u201ctariff\u201d is the most beautiful word in the English language, but it\u2019s not a dirty word either,\u201d Canavan will say.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">\u201cA tariff is just a tool \u2013 a tool we already use when we apply anti-dumping actions, albeit in an ad hoc way.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">\u201cOther countries are trying to steal our jobs and our industries. We must respond with a more permanent approach to protecting the industries that are crucial to our sovereign capability.\u201d<\/p>\n<footer class=\"dcr-3i7iba\"><gu-island name=\"ShareButton\" priority=\"feature\" deferuntil=\"visible\" props=\"{&quot;size&quot;:&quot;xsmall&quot;,&quot;pageId&quot;:&quot;australia-news\/live\/2026\/apr\/08\/ben-roberts-smith-court-anthony-albanese-labor-angus-taylor-matt-canavan-liberal-national-coalition-fuel-prices-oil-crisis-iran-war-ntwnfb&quot;,&quot;hash&quot;:&quot;block-69d4f5708f08cb2e4bb04004&quot;,&quot;queryParams&quot;:{&quot;page&quot;:&quot;with:block-69d4f5708f08cb2e4bb04004&quot;},&quot;webTitle&quot;:&quot;Australia news live: Albanese talks fuel crisis with Chinese premier; Ben Roberts-Smith to front court&quot;,&quot;format&quot;:{&quot;design&quot;:11,&quot;display&quot;:0,&quot;theme&quot;:0},&quot;context&quot;:&quot;LiveBlock&quot;}\"><a href=\"mailto:?subject=Australia news live: Albanese talks fuel crisis with Chinese premier; Ben Roberts-Smith to front court&amp;body=https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/australia-news\/live\/2026\/apr\/08\/ben-roberts-smith-court-anthony-albanese-labor-angus-taylor-matt-canavan-liberal-national-coalition-fuel-prices-oil-crisis-iran-war-ntwnfb?CMP=share_btn_url&amp;page=with%3Ablock-69d4f5708f08cb2e4bb04004#block-69d4f5708f08cb2e4bb04004\" type=\"button\" class=\"dcr-1mulgdf\">Share<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewbox=\"-3 -3 30 30\" focusable=\"false\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><path fill-rule=\"evenodd\" clip-rule=\"evenodd\" d=\"M19 16c1.675 0 3 1.35 3 3 0 1.675-1.325 3-3 3a2.97 2.97 0 0 1-2.975-3c0-.125 0-.275.025-.375L7.1 14.15a2.9 2.9 0 0 1-2.075.825C3.325 14.975 2 13.65 2 12a3.004 3.004 0 0 1 3.025-3.025c.775 0 1.5.35 2.075.875l8.95-4.475c-.025-.1-.025-.225-.025-.4A2.966 2.966 0 0 1 19 2c1.675 0 3 1.325 3 2.975C22 6.65 20.675 8 19 8c-.8 0-1.475-.325-2.05-.825l-8.975 4.45C8 11.7 8 11.825 8 12s0 .3-.025.375l8.975 4.45c.575-.5 1.25-.825 2.05-.825m0-12.8c-.975 0-1.8.775-1.8 1.775S18.025 6.8 19 6.8c1 0 1.825-.825 1.825-1.825S20 3.2 19 3.2m0 17.6c1 0 1.825-.825 1.825-1.8 0-1-.825-1.8-1.825-1.8-.975 0-1.8.8-1.8 1.8 0 .975.825 1.8 1.8 1.8\"\/><\/svg><\/a><\/gu-island><\/footer>\n<\/article>\n<aside data-ad-slot=\"true\" class=\"ad-slot-container ad-slot-desktop dcr-jko40v\"\/>\n<aside data-ad-slot=\"true\" class=\"ad-slot-container dcr-jko40v\"\/>\n<article id=\"block-69d4f20e8f087f6d3658e620\" class=\"block dcr-1os4bxs\">\n<header class=\"dcr-88va8u\">\n<h2 class=\"dcr-1wl2b6o\">Albanese and Chinese premier discuss energy security over call<\/h2>\n<div class=\"dcr-dzkvsd\">\n<div class=\"dcr-uae6pk\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i.guim.co.uk\/img\/uploads\/2025\/01\/08\/Krishani_Dhanji.png?width=300&amp;quality=85&amp;auto=format&amp;fit=max&amp;s=88e85a466dde81302ee6274d3af35cd6\" alt=\"Krishani Dhanji\" class=\"dcr-lysqes\"\/><\/div>\n<p><span class=\"dcr-sa35sa\">Krishani Dhanji<\/span><\/div>\n<\/header>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">The prime minister has spoken to Chinese premier, <strong>Li Qiang<\/strong>, over the phone to discuss energy security, as the government moves to secure fuel supplies with nations across Asia.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\"><strong>Anthony Albanese<\/strong> confirmed on Tuesday he would be flying to Singapore this week to lock in fuel imports.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">The PM\u2019s office said the two leaders spoke on Tuesday and agreed to increase communication and ensure Australia and China are \u201cboth working in support of regional energy security\u201d. 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He has been charged with unlawful killings during Australia\u2019s military campaign in Afghanistan.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">He was held at Silverwater correctional centre overnight and designated as a high-profile detainee, so was allotted a single cell, although he was technically not in solitary confinement.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">He is expected to apply for bail at the hearing. Roberts-Smith has always denied any wrongdoing in Afghanistan.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">The charges against Roberts-Smith, 47, comes after a landmark civil ruling in 2023.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">In that defamation case, which Roberts-Smith himself initiated against the Sydney Morning Herald, the Age, and the Canberra Times, a federal court judge found to the civil standard of substantial truth that the soldier had been involved in four murders while deployed in Afghanistan.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">However, that defamation trial is irrelevant to the criminal proceedings. The standard of proof required for a criminal conviction (beyond reasonable doubt) is far higher than that needed in a civil case (balance of probabilities).<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">Those findings included the 2009 killing of a handicapped man at a compound known as Whiskey 108 and the 2012 kicking of a handcuffed prisoner, <strong>Ali Jan<\/strong>, off a cliff in Darwan.<\/p>\n<footer class=\"dcr-3i7iba\"><gu-island name=\"ShareButton\" priority=\"feature\" deferuntil=\"visible\" props=\"{&quot;size&quot;:&quot;xsmall&quot;,&quot;pageId&quot;:&quot;australia-news\/live\/2026\/apr\/08\/ben-roberts-smith-court-anthony-albanese-labor-angus-taylor-matt-canavan-liberal-national-coalition-fuel-prices-oil-crisis-iran-war-ntwnfb&quot;,&quot;hash&quot;:&quot;block-69d4d9298f08cb2e4bb03ecf&quot;,&quot;queryParams&quot;:{&quot;page&quot;:&quot;with:block-69d4d9298f08cb2e4bb03ecf&quot;},&quot;webTitle&quot;:&quot;Australia news live: Albanese talks fuel crisis with Chinese premier; Ben Roberts-Smith to front court&quot;,&quot;format&quot;:{&quot;design&quot;:11,&quot;display&quot;:0,&quot;theme&quot;:0},&quot;context&quot;:&quot;LiveBlock&quot;}\"><a href=\"mailto:?subject=Australia news live: Albanese talks fuel crisis with Chinese premier; Ben Roberts-Smith to front court&amp;body=https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/australia-news\/live\/2026\/apr\/08\/ben-roberts-smith-court-anthony-albanese-labor-angus-taylor-matt-canavan-liberal-national-coalition-fuel-prices-oil-crisis-iran-war-ntwnfb?CMP=share_btn_url&amp;page=with%3Ablock-69d4d9298f08cb2e4bb03ecf#block-69d4d9298f08cb2e4bb03ecf\" type=\"button\" class=\"dcr-1mulgdf\">Share<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewbox=\"-3 -3 30 30\" focusable=\"false\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><path fill-rule=\"evenodd\" clip-rule=\"evenodd\" d=\"M19 16c1.675 0 3 1.35 3 3 0 1.675-1.325 3-3 3a2.97 2.97 0 0 1-2.975-3c0-.125 0-.275.025-.375L7.1 14.15a2.9 2.9 0 0 1-2.075.825C3.325 14.975 2 13.65 2 12a3.004 3.004 0 0 1 3.025-3.025c.775 0 1.5.35 2.075.875l8.95-4.475c-.025-.1-.025-.225-.025-.4A2.966 2.966 0 0 1 19 2c1.675 0 3 1.325 3 2.975C22 6.65 20.675 8 19 8c-.8 0-1.475-.325-2.05-.825l-8.975 4.45C8 11.7 8 11.825 8 12s0 .3-.025.375l8.975 4.45c.575-.5 1.25-.825 2.05-.825m0-12.8c-.975 0-1.8.775-1.8 1.775S18.025 6.8 19 6.8c1 0 1.825-.825 1.825-1.825S20 3.2 19 3.2m0 17.6c1 0 1.825-.825 1.825-1.8 0-1-.825-1.8-1.825-1.8-.975 0-1.8.8-1.8 1.8 0 .975.825 1.8 1.8 1.8\"\/><\/svg><\/a><\/gu-island><\/footer>\n<\/article>\n<aside data-ad-slot=\"true\" class=\"ad-slot-container dcr-jko40v\"\/>\n<article id=\"block-679b43ab8f08d7cb6f3007fa\" class=\"block dcr-1os4bxs\">\n<header class=\"dcr-88va8u\">\n<h2 class=\"dcr-1wl2b6o\">Welcome<\/h2>\n<\/header>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">Good morning and welcome to our live news blog. I\u2019m <strong>Martin Farrer<\/strong> with the top overnight stories and then it\u2019ll be <strong>Nick Visser<\/strong> with the main action.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\"><strong>Anthony Albanese<\/strong> spoke to Chinese premier, <strong>Li Qiang<\/strong>, over the phone last night to discuss energy security, as the prime minister <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/australia-news\/2026\/apr\/07\/fuel-prices-petrol-australia-singapore-albanese-trip\" data-link-name=\"in body link\">prepares to travel to Singapore<\/a> as part of efforts to secure fuel supplies with nations across Asia. More coming up.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\"><strong>Ben Roberts-Smith,<\/strong> Australia\u2019s most decorated living soldier, will appear at a Sydney local court today <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/australia-news\/2026\/apr\/07\/ben-roberts-smith-arrested-brs-australian-soldier-sas-alleged-war-crimes-ntwnfb\" data-link-name=\"in body link\">charged with five war crime murders<\/a>. 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