Australia news live: Albanese touches down for Singapore talks; search for missing fisherman suspended in NSW

Anthony Albanese says Singapore and Australia are “strategically aligned” on fuel and energy, ahead of his meeting with Lawrence Wong later today.But the Australian prime minister said the conflict in the Middle East would have “a long tail”, warning of “a difficult period ahead”.double quotation markThere’s been substantial damage in the Gulf and that will have consequences for a period of at least months ahead.Albanese will meet his Singaporean counterpart for an annual leaders’ meeting and they will hold a joint press conference this afternoon, after Albanese tours petrol refining facilities on Jurong Island.Arriving into Singapore last night, Albanese said the two countries were important partners, with Singapore providing around a quarter of Australia’s refined fuels and Australia providing around a third of Singapore’s LNG.double quotation markWe share values and we share a relationship of trust between each other. And that is why it’s so important that at difficult times in the world we can rely upon each other.It’s unclear whether Albanese’s meeting will directly secure any new fuel supplies for Australia, but he says the meeting is important to bolster the bilateral relationship.double quotation markThis is a relationship of trust and of mutual interest as well. We know that it is in both of our countries’ interests to engage with each other to make sure that we are both reliable suppliers.We have each other’s word and indeed we have each other’s back at this time.Good morning, and happy Friday. Nick Visser here to pick up the blog. Let’s get to it.A search for a fisherman who disappeared in waters off Coffs Harbour has been suspended, police said last night.Emergency services were called to Emerald Beach, Coffs Harbour, on Monday following reports that a 32-year-old man had been washed off rocks while fishing.Coffs Harbour water police, assisted by the Westpac Rescue Helicopter, carried out an extensive search in the past four days he could not be found and the operation was suspended yesterday afternoon.Water police and other agencies will continue to search the waters off Emerald Beach in the coming days.Anthony Albanese says Singapore and Australia are “strategically aligned” on fuel and energy, ahead of his meeting with Lawrence Wong later today.But the Australian prime minister said the conflict in the Middle East would have “a long tail”, warning of “a difficult period ahead”.double quotation markThere’s been substantial damage in the Gulf and that will have consequences for a period of at least months ahead.Albanese will meet his Singaporean counterpart for an annual leaders’ meeting and they will hold a joint press conference this afternoon, after Albanese tours petrol refining facilities on Jurong Island.Arriving into Singapore last night, Albanese said the two countries were important partners, with Singapore providing around a quarter of Australia’s refined fuels and Australia providing around a third of Singapore’s LNG.double quotation markWe share values and we share a relationship of trust between each other. And that is why it’s so important that at difficult times in the world we can rely upon each other.It’s unclear whether Albanese’s meeting will directly secure any new fuel supplies for Australia, but he says the meeting is important to bolster the bilateral relationship.double quotation markThis is a relationship of trust and of mutual interest as well. We know that it is in both of our countries’ interests to engage with each other to make sure that we are both reliable suppliers.We have each other’s word and indeed we have each other’s back at this time.Good morning and welcome to our live news blog. I’m Martin Farrer with the top overnight stories and then Nick Visser will take the news reins.Anthony Albanese says Singapore and Australia are “strategically aligned” on fuel and energy, ahead of his meeting with Lawrence Wong later today. More coming up in a minute.And locally, a search for a fisher who disappeared in waters off Coffs Harbour has been suspended, police said last night. More details coming.