Prime minister claims ‘significant progress in the Pacific’ and implicitly rejects criticism of his international travel
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Anthony Albanese has declared Australia is not trying to “hold back a changing world or isolate ourselves from it” as it pursues the Aukus pact while also rebuilding the country’s standing in the Pacific.
The prime minister used a keynote foreign policy speech on Tuesday night to claim “significant progress in the Pacific” since his government was elected one-and-a-half years ago, including a security agreement with Papua New Guinea.
Continue reading…Prime minister claims ‘significant progress in the Pacific’ and implicitly rejects criticism of his international travelGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastAnthony Albanese has declared Australia is not trying to “hold back a changing world or isolate ourselves from it” as it pursues the Aukus pact while also rebuilding the country’s standing in the Pacific.The prime minister used a keynote foreign policy speech on Tuesday night to claim “significant progress in the Pacific” since his government was elected one-and-a-half years ago, including a security agreement with Papua New Guinea.Sign up for Guardian Australia’s free morning and afternoon email newsletters for your daily news roundup Continue reading…