Anthony Albanese told journalists to ‘chill out’ over the comments filmed in the wings of the Pacific Islands Forum
The Australian prime minister has been caught on camera in Tonga joking with a senior US official about going “halvies” on the cost of a
Campbell said the Australia-backed initiative was “fantastic”. The senior US official recounted a conversation he had with “Kevin”, most likely a reference to the Australian ambassador to the US, Kevin Rudd. Albanese said he was not prepared to give any insight into what initiative Australia had asked the US not to pursue in the region.Our Australian afternoon update breaks down the key stories of the day, telling you what’s happening and why it matters“No,” Albanese told reporters. “It was a jovial conversation, a friendly one. You know, it is what it is. People try and read something into it – you must be pretty bored.
Hours before the deal was announced, the prime minister of Vanuatu, Charlot Salwai, said the region should ensure the plan was “framed to fit our purposes and not developed to suit the geostrategic interests and geostrategic denial security postures of our big partners”.
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