Albanese’s visits to key allies have borne early fruits of fuel and fertiliser but ‘resilience’ is on the budget agenda
by Josh Butler from World news | The Guardian on (#750KP)
The prime minister has weathered the crises - for now - and there is a growing recognition that Australia is too vulnerable to world events
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Anthony Albanese's fuel diplomacy tour of Asia has already started paying dividends, but the real test could still be to come.
After last week's rush to Singapore and pulling forward a planned visit, the prime minister dashed back to Australia from Malaysia on Thursday, to survey the damage at one of the nation's only remaining fuel refineries. The hastily arranged trips, were to show a leader on the job; to demonstrate Albanese's attention to the fuel crisis.
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