Anthony Albanese has made a calculated gamble in sending Kevin Rudd to Washington as Australia’s chief diplomat.
- in the capital of our most consequential allies and guarantees Australia has a direct line to the White House.
But the risks of the Rudd appointment are also manifest and surfaced immediately at the press conference Albanese and Foreign Minister Penny Wong held on Tuesday. Albanese’s calculation will be that his own close relationship with Rudd will be a check on those impulses.
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