Australia should prepare for incoming president to make changes to US’s direction and focus on his domestic interests, foreign minister says
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The Albanese government has congratulated Donald Trump on his inauguration as US president, but said Australia should be “realistic” about his pledge to implement an “America first” agenda.
Shortly after attending the inauguration in Washington, the foreign minister also sidestepped questions on what Trump’s sweeping and controversial policy platform on trade and social issues could mean for Australia and the work of its diplomats in America.
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