Prime Minister ScottMorrisonMP said there has “never been a more important time” for Australia to be at the table during a major foreign policy speech ahead of his trip to Cornwall for the G7 summit.
PM: 'Never been a more important time' for Australia to be at the table for G7 summitPrime Minister Scott Morrison said there has “never been a more important time” for Australia to be at the table during a major foreign policy speech ahead of his trip to Cornwall for the G7 summit. “We very much need to be there because there is a lot at stake, for Australia, for our region and indeed for the world,” he said.
The global pandemic, of course, the recession it has caused, and the business-led global recovery the world now needs to restore lives and livelihoods. “A global trading system and a rules-based order that is under serious strain and threat. “A new global energy economy is rising with profound implications for Australia, as the world deals and addresses climate change.
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