
Bob Carr discusses Trump's opposition to global order and calls Aukus pact a diplomatic fig leaf
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Donald Trump's mixed messages about his war on Iran continue in the aftermath of the Democratic landslide in the US midterm elections. The prime minister, Anthony Albanese, will have a timely meeting with Trump at their Quad leaders' summit next week.
Donald Trump’s mixed messages about his war on Iran continue in the aftermath of the Democratic landslide in the US midterm elections. As the US president continues to upend global order, the prime minister, Anthony Albanese, will have a timely meeting with Trump at their Quad leaders’ summit next week.
Political editor Tom McIlroy speaks with former Labor foreign minister and NSW premier, Bob Carr, about how Trump is ‘directly opposing’ global order and why the Aukus pact is a ‘diplomatic fig leaf’
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Anthony Albanese will meet Donald Trump at the Quad leaders' summit next week
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