An adroit Albanese?

November 12, 2025

Geoff Raby suggests in his interesting and informative article that Albanese has been “adroit” in his “diplomatic positioning of Australia with both the Trump administration and China’s leaders”, while Australia’s defence and foreign ministers “appear to be both out of step and out of time”. This assessment deserves more detailed clarification and explanation on the points of difference between Albanese, Wong and Marles. Where are the signs of tension or disagreement, given the strong evidence of unity re AUKUS, US bases, massive funding of the US military, special deals on mineral resources, closer relations with the UK, NATO, EU, support for genocide, and effective downgrading of connection with Asian neighbours? I hope Geoff Raby can elaborate on his assessment.