When a leader is on the back foot, small things are telling.
On Monday, Anthony Albanese, who leaves on Thursday for a meeting of the Quad – comprising leaders of the United States, India, Japan and Australia – in Joe Biden’s home state of Delaware, made a point of saying he anticipated staying only one night in the US.
The message to voters full of angst over the cost of living is that the PM doesn’t want to be out of the country more than he has to be.
