Middle Powers Must Work Together, Canadian PM Tells Australian Parliament

Australia and Canada to expand strategic partnership across minerals, defence, artificial intelligence and clean energy.
Middle Powers Must Work Together, Canadian PM Tells Australian Parliament
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney and Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese hold a press conference at federal Parliament House in Canberra, Australia on March 5, 2026. Hilary Wardhaugh/Getty Images
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Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney has urged Australia to work as “strategic cousins” with Canada, arguing that cooperation between “middle powers” will be critical as the global order shifts.

Addressing the Australian Parliament on the second day of his visit on March 5, Carney said the economic and political systems that underpinned decades of global prosperity are now being reshaped by successive crises.

Naziya Alvi Rahman
Naziya Alvi Rahman
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Naziya Alvi Rahman is a Canberra-based journalist who covers political issues in Australia. She can be reached at [email protected].