From www.abc.net.au: Anthony Albanese and Peter Dutton’s recent announcements regarding domestic beer tax indexation coincide with a crisis in the Australian-US alliance, exacerbated by Donald Trump’s controversial treatment of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.

Albanese unequivocally condemned Russia while avoiding direct comments on Trump’s behaviour, indicating a reluctance to confront the shifting dynamics of their alliance with the US.