This week in politics was all about productivity while the health minister blindsided the states and Israel's prime minister criticised Anthony Albanese.

Israeli PM Netanyahu criticizes Australian PM Albanese over Palestinian state recognition, sparking diplomatic tensions and personal attacks.

The path for Anthony Albanese to make amends with Netanyahu has been laid out by senior Jewish Liberal MP Julian Leeser, after Albanese was called a “weak man” by Israel’s Prime Minister.

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese says he does not want to "get into semantics" over categorising South Australia's devastating algal bloom as a national disaster but will "provide support as requested".

Kangaroo Island Mayor Michael Pengilly has lashed the Prime Minister’s secret visit to the island in the midst of the state’s algal bloom crisis.

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has declared he treats leaders of other countries with respect, after Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu called him “weak”.

Resurfaced footage shows Australian prime minister Anthony Albanese channelling his inner Gen Z by using a popular slang word that has just been added to the Cambridge Dictionary in parliament.

Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. If there is one question about Anthony Albanese asked by commentators, critics, his own MPs and members of the public more than any other, it is this: “Why isn’t he more ambitious ...