Can PM tame Trump on trade? Perhaps,but we need to talk about Kevin

Can PM tame Trump on trade? Perhaps,but we need to talk about Kevin

Preparing for the new US president,Anthony Albanese is attempting to walk an agreeable but assertive Australian path. It will take more than tough talk.

  • byDavid Crowe

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Ditching Rudd over Trump insults would be ‘worst possible signal’:Turnbull

Ditching Rudd over Trump insults would be ‘worst possible signal’:Turnbull

US ambassador Kevin Rudd last week scrubbed critical comments about Donald Trump from his online record.

  • byMatthew Knott
Will Trump be disastrous for our economy? I doubt it

Will Trump be disastrous for our economy? I doubt it

While the US prepares for a bout of serious self-harm that will affect the rest of the world economy,Australia is unlikely to be in the firing line.

  • byRoss Gittins
Fear of a Trump planet:Poll reveals Australia on edge after US result

Fear of a Trump planet:Poll reveals Australia on edge after US result

The exclusive findings also reveal Opposition Leader Peter Dutton gaining a big boost on his personal performance,drawing level with Prime Minister Anthony Albanese as preferred leader.

  • byDavid Crowe
‘Whitewash’:New Zealand foreign minister blasts Australian COVID inquiry
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‘Whitewash’:New Zealand foreign minister blasts Australian COVID inquiry

Winston Peters says his country’s pandemic royal commission will ask hard questions about Jacinda Ardern’s tough approach.

  • byMatthew Knott
When Trump gets nasty,Albanese cannot afford to play nice

When Trump gets nasty,Albanese cannot afford to play nice

Trump’s motto is America First,which means Australia will be put in its place. Albanese said of Trump in 2017:“He scares the shit out of me.”

  • byDavid Crowe
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Morrison backs Rudd as Australia’s man in DC despite Trump sledges

Morrison backs Rudd as Australia’s man in DC despite Trump sledges

Anthony Albanese gets Donald Trump on the phone to talk submarines as ambassador Kevin Rudd deletes all his past criticisms of the US president-elect.

  • byMatthew Knott andOlivia Ireland
Caroline Kennedy calls for ‘AUKUS visa’ as Canberra braces for election result

Caroline Kennedy calls for ‘AUKUS visa’ as Canberra braces for election result

As video emerged of Anthony Albanese in 2017 saying Donald Trump “scares the s--t out of me”,deputy Liberal leader Sussan Ley accused Labor of rooting for a Kamala Harris victory.

  • byMatthew Knott
In the job seven days,Asia’s newest leader is already standing up to China

In the job seven days,Asia’s newest leader is already standing up to China

Prabowo Subianto hadn’t even lived a day of his presidential honeymoon period when China started harassing a state-owned ship. What’s it all about?

  • byZach Hope
King Charles sidesteps problems from past as he warns of bleak climate future

King Charles sidesteps problems from past as he warns of bleak climate future

The King has warned climate change is imperilling “lives,livelihoods and human rights” across the Commonwealth in a speech to 50 world leaders.

  • byDavid Crowe
‘Airbus Albo’ has forgotten he has his own plane

‘Airbus Albo’ has forgotten he has his own plane

The immediate decision before Albanese was how to deal with two important heads of state asking for attention at almost the same time. Why couldn’t he satisfy both?

  • byPeter Hartcher