Foreign relations exist between Australia and Albania. Albania has a resident ambassador in Canberra, whereas Australia has a non resident ambassador in Italy.[1]
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Prime Minister Anthony Albanese's appointment as Prime Minister in Australia following the 2022 Australian federal election made Albanian headlines, due to his last name 'Albanese' translating to 'Albanian' in Italian.[2] His father was an Italian-Albanian man who met his mother during an overseas trip in the 1960s.[3]
The first visit between Albania and Australia occurred in April 2012 when the assistant minister for foreign affairs Richard Marles met with the Albanian prime minister, Sali Berisha. Later that year the Albanian foreign minister, Edmon Panariti visited Australia.[4] Trade between the two countries is small bordering on insignificant, grossing just $3.4m in 2013.[4] The Australian government has called for the protection of ethnic Albanians in Kosovo and Macedonia.[4]
Australian news publications have noted social media manipulation occurring sourced from persons in Albania.[5]
Migration from Albania to Australia has been noted to occur for at least four generations; migrants include members of Albania's Muslim community, some of whom have moved to Shepparton, Victoria; as featured in an Australian documentary film.[6] Some migration stories to Australia have made local news headlines, including in The Chronicle,[7] and AdelaideNow.[8]
In recent years, deportations of some Albanian migrants from Australia has made Australian headlines after visa cancellations following criminal offending.[9][10]
The pretender to the Albanian throne, King Leka, married the Australian schoolteacher Susan Cullen-Ward.[11] The couple spent most of their married life living in Rhodesia and South Africa.[11] Susan is the mother of the current pretender to the Albanian throne, Leka Zogu.[11]
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- ^ Francis, Chantelle (22 May 2022). "Why Albania is thrilled about Anthony Albanese's election win". News.com.au.
- ^ Sales, Leigh (23 August 2016). "Anthony Albanese's long-held family secret". ABC News. Archived from the original on 21 May 2022. Retrieved 9 July 2023.
- ^ a b c "Albania country brief". Archived from the original on 9 July 2023. Retrieved 9 July 2023.
- ^ Workman, Michael; Hutcheon, Stephen (14 March 2019). "Popular Australian Facebook pages manipulated by trolls from the Balkans". ABC News. Archived from the original on 9 July 2023. Retrieved 9 July 2023.
An ABC News investigation has identified at least four popular pages with shared characteristics that are managed by administrators based in Kosovo and the neighbouring countries of Albania and the Republic of Northern Macedonia.
- ^ "Shepparton doco to feature at Melbourne festival". Shepparton News. 3 July 2022. Archived from the original on 26 April 2023. Retrieved 9 July 2023.
- ^ "From Albania to Toowoomba: 'I count my blessings on Australia Day'".
- ^ "Albanian 'blood feud' awaits drug grower upon release". The Advertiser.
- ^ "Outlaw bikie deported from Melbourne to Albania under armed guard". The Guardian. Australian Associated Press. 31 December 2014. ISSN 0261-3077. Archived from the original on 9 July 2023. Retrieved 9 July 2023.
- ^ "Bikie Leonard Gjeka deported to Albania". ABC News. 31 December 2014. Archived from the original on 9 July 2023. Retrieved 9 July 2023.
- ^ a b c "Australia's very own Queen Susan and her life-long fight to have her royal family recognised". honey.nine.com.au. 16 March 2019. Archived from the original on 9 July 2023. Retrieved 9 July 2023.