Aug 13, 2026 – 8.00pmIn July 2022, two months after being elected as Australia’s 31st prime minister, Anthony Albanese was at the Elysee Palace in Paris, bending the knee to French President Emmanuel Macron.Less than a year before, on the sidelines of the G20 summit in Rome in late 2021, Macron had sensationally branded Albanese’s predecessor Scott Morrison a liar.Subscribe to gift this articleGift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe.Subscribe nowAlready a subscriber? Fetching latest articles