Scott Morrison has once again sought to vanish an inconvenient event,and emerge unmoved and untarnished.
Emmanuel Macron’s political strike on Scott Morrison was not just about submarines - Australia had inadvertently curbed the French President’s broader,global,strategic ambitions.
The federal election will not be fought over the submarines contract. But the Prime Minister’s horror trip to Rome and Glasgow could still shape what comes next.
Today on Please Explain,chief political correspondent David Crowe joins Nathanael Cooper to unpack a dramatic week in foreign relations.
Notwithstanding the bad feeling over the cancelled submarine deal with France,Australia now finds itself at the centre of a geopolitical row which is testing our PM’s diplomatic skills.
At the heart of the collapse of Emmanuel Macron and Scott Morrison’s relationship are two questions.
Leaders and representatives of almost 200 countries have now arrived in Glasgow for two days of talks that many see as the last chance to keep the Paris agreement climate goals alive.
A political storm over the Prime Minister’s integrity has been ignited by French President Emmanuel Macron saying he’d been deceived about the submarine deal.
Political and international editor Peter Hartcher joins Bianca Hall to discuss the outcomes of the G20 summit in Rome,and Australia’s diplomatic stumbles along the way.
If world leaders could not reach a deal in Rome,the outlook for the unwieldy UN summit looks as dismal as the Glasgow weather forecast.
Prime Minister Scott Morrison says Australia will be “slinging the doors open” to Singaporean holidaymakers from November 28.