French President Emmanuel Macron says his offer to cooperate with Australia on submarines is still "on the table," almost a year after a bitter row between the two sides over a cancelled contract threatened bilateral ties.

Aboriginal Australian Senator Lidia Thorpe on Monday branded Britain's Elizabeth II a “colonizing” queen after taking the oath of office as a recently-elected lawmaker.

Australia's Prime Minister Anthony Albanese says gaining Indigenous Voice in parliament depends on winning a referendum in this regard.

China has congratulated newly-elected Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, ending three-year freeze in diplomatic contact between the two countries.

Anthony Albanese, who defeated Scott Morrison's conservative party in a tightly-contested election on Saturday, has been sworn in as Australia's new prime minister.