The Albanese government is feeling a lot of pain from pincers
- Written by Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
When a leader is on the back foot, small things are telling.
On Monday, Anthony Albanese, who leaves on Thursday for a meeting of the Quad – comprising leaders of the United States, India, Japan and Australia – in Joe Biden’s home state of Delaware, made a point of saying he anticipated staying only one night in the US.
The...





