The Malaysia Australia Business Council congratulates Anthony Albanese

KUALA LUMPUR 25 May - The Malaysia Australia Business Council (MABC) congratulates Anthony Albanese on becoming Australia's 31st Prime Minister following the recent federal election.

“We look forward to working with the incoming ministerial team to further enhance business relationships, cross-border trade, two-way investment, and technical collaboration”, said Dinesh Nambiar, Chairman of MABC.

As Malaysia plays an important role within ASEAN, the MABC welcomes the Prime Minister’s recent appointment of a special envoy to ASEAN and an additional AUD470 million in foreign aid over the next four years.

On the business level, the MABC looks forward to working towards further strengthening the Comprehensive Strategic Partnership between Malaysia and Australia and empowering shared priorities between the two countries.

Australia's new centre-left Prime Minister Anthony Albanese took office Monday a few hours before flying out to attend an international summit in Tokyo.

Albanese, who says Australia is willing to engage with the world on climate change, will join a summit Tuesday with the US, Japanese and Indian leaders, known as the Quad.

The 59-year-old new prime minister was sworn in at a brief ceremony lasting in Government House, Canberra.

Other members of his team to take office included Foreign Minister Penny Wong, who will join Albanese at the Quad summit, Treasurer Jim Chalmers and Finance Minister Katy Gallagher. - DagangNews.com