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Albanese is a politician who has relied on luck. Finally he seems to be making his own

Shaun Carney Columnist October 23, 2025 — 5.00am

As Anthony Albanese headed home from Washington, DC, at the most triumphant point of his long political career, did he reflect on how much he owes Donald Trump?

A large proportion of Australians cannot abide Trump and are alarmed by his disruptive ways. The Labor Party won a massive parliamentary majority at the May 3 election in part because Albanese was the safe, known option running against Peter Dutton, who stood by while one of his frontbench favourites, Jacinta Nampijinpa Price, championed Trump and promised to Make Australia Great Again during the campaign.

Tuesday’s meeting showed that Tru

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