In September 2019, amid former President Donald Trump’s then-escalating scandal with Ukraine, Prime Minister Scott Morrison made a highly publicised trip to the…
Labor leader Anthony Albanese says Prime Minister Scott Morrison has been too focused on becoming close to Donald Trump, which has hurt the US alliance.
Opposition Leader Anthony Albanese is preparing to give a crucial foreign policy speech today calling for Australia to play a more assertive role in its alliance with the US.
Mr Albanese’s speech will coincide with President-elect Joe Biden’s inauguration and it is anticipated the Opposition Leader will rebuke the Prime Minister for his handling of his relationship with President Trump.
The Labor leader has accused the Prime Minister of pandering to the outgoing President and refusing to criticise Mr Trump for inciting the Capitol Hill riots.
"He [Scott Morrison] remains afraid of the far-right extremist fringe dwellers who make up the bedrock of his personal support and who he cultivates through the avatars of Trumpists and conspiracy theorists like Craig Kelly and George Christensen,” Mr Albanese said.