Foreign policy experts say Anthony Albanese’s visit to Paris this week is as much about repairing one of Australia’s oldest partnerships as reviving one of its newest, a powerful asset for competition with China.
In his first month on the world stage Anthony Albanese has received top marks from some in the foreign policy and defence establishment, but he is now facing criticism for chewing over one overseas engagement many might have presumed a slam dunk for any prime minister.
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Labor enters the final days of the campaign within reach of claiming a narrow majority but faces a fraught run home as its support falls and voters desert the major parties.