Anthony Albanese has said he has no issues swearing allegiance to King Charles III during a public oath at this weekend’s historic coronation service and warned republicans that staging a vote on Australia’s future head of state was not imminent.
The Australian prime minister met the King during a private audience at Buckingham Palace in London on Tuesday, in what was described as an “insightful and rewarding” meeting, where he reiterated there was an invitation for the royals to visit Australia next year.
Asked if he would accept the invitation from the Archbishop of Westminister, Reverend Justin Welby, during next Saturday’s service, Albanese said he would do what was “entirely appropriate as the representative of Australia”. In an expansive interview that lasted almost 50 minutes, Albanese said he was concerned about creeping “cancel culture”, referring to the treatment of the late Australian actor and performer Barry Humphries by the Melbourne Comedy Festival.
Albanese said he believed Joe Biden’s age should not stop him from seeking a second term as United States President, saying he was doing a “fantastic job”, and declined to answer whether he would be able to deal with Donald Trump should he return to the White House after the next election.
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