Trump may push Albanese on defence spending, but Australia has leverage it can use, too
- Written by Thomas Corben, Research Fellow, Foreign Policy and Defence, University of Sydney
Ahead of a prospective meeting between Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and US President Donald Trump at the G7 Summit Canada, two key developments have bumped defence issues to the top of the alliance agenda.
First, in a meeting with Deputy Prime Minister Richard Marles late last month, US Secretary of Defence Pete Hegseth urged Australia to boost...
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