Anthony Albanese will meet the leaders of Fiji, Papua New Guinea, Tonga and India in a busy week for the Prime Minister.
He signed a new defense alliance with Fiji on Monday, furthering the government’s strategy to limit China’s influence in the Pacific region. Albanese will also host the leaders of PNG and Tonga at State of Origin in Brisbane this weekend.
Meanwhile, back home, Albanese’s team is dealing with criticism of the Prime Minister for comments he made about Kylie Minogue on a popular podcast.
Noor Haider spoke to political editor Tom McIlroy On the Prime Minister’s strategy to strengthen Australia’s ties to the region, what he hopes to achieve from rugby diplomacy and whether comments made on the podcast could cost international relations
