Albanese doesn’t want a bar of Middle East conflict, but that comes at a cost

Albanese government cuts to the heart of the US alliance

A contradictory approach to Canberra’s relations with Washington under Trump serves neither nation well.

Australia out of the loop and off the agenda for US action

The latest escalation in the already messy Middle East conflict doesn’t directly bear on the US-Australia alliance. But it doesn’t give much confidence that any of the tensions already there are easing.

Albanese doesn’t want a bar of Middle East conflict, but that comes at a cost

Make no mistake, there are small but subtle shifts underway now in the US-Australia relationship now that Donald Trump is back in the White House.