The mid-point of Anthony Albanese’s second term has been marked by a high-profile political blunder of his own making and some progress on the floors of both houses of parliament.The prime minister faced criticism for playing along on a podcast with an inappropriate melon joke about Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi. He finally admitted that his appearance was an “error”, although he stopped short of an actual apology to his Japanese counterpart. This hopefully draws a line under the matter.Subscribe to gift this articleGift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe.Subscribe nowAlready a subscriber? Fetching latest articles
$1trn debt is the bill for political cowardice
Returning to low debt feels like a pipe dream when politicians lack both the appetite for austerity and the honesty to level with voters about the trade-offs.
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