Albanese says Trump call ‘very constructive’ as Dutton calls US president-elect ‘not somebody to be scared of’
by Paul Karp and Sarah Basford Canales from World news | The Guardian on (#6S1FQ)
PM fully briefed on potential outcomes' of US election and says Australia is prepared for Trump's policies on security, economic and other issues
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Australia will advocate for free trade and climate action - despite Donald Trump's agenda against both - and persist with the Aukus alliance including nuclear submarine acquisition, the Albanese government has indicated.
Under fire from conservative media about his comments in 2017 that Trump scares the shit" out of him, the prime minster, Anthony Albanese, was asked if he owed an apology to the president-elect.
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