28/09/2025 00:05
The Guardian
Follow the day’s news liveGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastPM shrugs off Coalition criticism for attending UK Labour party’s national conferenceReturning to Albanese’s appearance on Sky News this morning, the PM has shrugged off criticism from the Coalition that he is spending too much time engaging in international diplomacy after he attended the UK Labour party's national conference.What I do is work very hard representing Australia.In Liverpool, I’ll be having discussions with ministers, not just with prime minister Starmer, about Aukus and about that progress, taking the opportunity to sit down with government ministersI think you can be strong on borders without being weak on humanity, and that’s what drives my government.And I’m not going to run a running commentary on US domestic politics, because my priority is governing Australia in the interests of Australians.And I expect that to be returned. And certainly, the indications are – we’ve had five either phone conversations or greetings in person now, and they’ve all been warm, constructive, positive and optimistic. And I think that it is in both Australia’s interests and the interests of the United States that we continue to have a good relationship. And I’m sure that we will.So what we’re talking about here is not giving anything to anyone - even our friends. What we are talking about is making sure that we maximise the return to Australia of that, but that we also make sure that we play a role in those international markets. Continue reading...
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