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Carney meeting with Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese

  • Anja Karadeglija

  • Canadian Press

  • March 4, 2026

Defence Minister David McGuinty talks with Prime Minister Mark Carney as they walk to a news conference in Sydney, Australia, Wednesday, March 4, 2026 in Sydney. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld

CANBERRA -- Prime Minister Mark Carney is meeting with Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese at the Australian Parliament in Canberra.

The prime minister arrived in the Australia capital at about 4 p.m. ET on Wednesday -- Thursday morning in Australia -- and participated in a welcome ceremony at Parliament House shortly after.

He is set to address the Australian Parliament later today.

Carney took his middle-powers speech from the World Economic Forum earlier this year to an audience in Australia on Wednesday, urging middle powers to band together.

Carney said Canada and Australia share the advantages of legitimacy and trust and pointed out that Europe, Australia, Canada, Japan and South Korea have a combined GDP larger than that of the United States.

Carney visited India before arriving in Australia and will head to Japan for the third and final stop of his 10-day trip.

This report by The Canadian Press was first published March 4, 2026.