PM Anthony Albanese’s coming China visit is aimed at resetting bilateral ties that have been strained by a laundry list of issues ranging from tariffs to the pandemic’s origins.
The Albanese-Biden official friendship has not yet stretched to the WikiLeaks founder’s cause, despite the two nations’ leaders often meeting since Albanese became PM last year.
In his new role as envoy to the US, former Australian prime minister Kevin Rudd will have to refit his controlling leadership style to suit working for political masters who once served as his ministers.