Mike Cherney

Albanese successfully sold an argument to voters that he was a pair of stable hands and best suited to deal with some of this Trump-related disruption. His conservative opponent, Peter Dutton, to many voters perhaps came off as a little bit too Trump-like. Dutton did support some Trump-like policies like slashing the government workforce and ending working from home for some government employees.

Albanese successfully sold an argument to voters that he was a pair of stable hands and best suited to deal with some of this Trump-related disruption. His conservative opponent, Peter Dutton, to many voters perhaps came off as a little bit too Trump-like. Dutton did support some Trump-like policies like slashing the government workforce and ending working from home for some government employees.

And I think in the end, that did put off some centrist voters.

And I think in the end, that did put off some centrist voters.

Albanese did have to walk a fine line with Trump during the campaign because he's now going to have to work with Trump on trade talks to try to reduce Australia's tariff rate to zero. Australia also plans to buy nuclear-powered submarines from the U.S., And there are some concerns about whether the U.S. has the shipbuilding capacity to make that happen.

Albanese did have to walk a fine line with Trump during the campaign because he's now going to have to work with Trump on trade talks to try to reduce Australia's tariff rate to zero. Australia also plans to buy nuclear-powered submarines from the U.S., And there are some concerns about whether the U.S. has the shipbuilding capacity to make that happen.

So Albanese is going to have to figure out a way to make sure that the Trump administration continues to support that plan.

So Albanese is going to have to figure out a way to make sure that the Trump administration continues to support that plan.

Thank you.

Thank you.