Washington go-ahead means Albanese to visit US twice before Christmas

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But with focus group research and talkback radio reflecting simmering public unrest over the amount of time the prime minister spends abroad, Mr Albanese said he was accepting the invitation “on behalf of all Australians”. “Our alliance with the United States has long been at the heart of our foreign policy.” The government had been hoping the US would co-ordinate the visit with the APEC summit to be held in San Francisco in mid-November, so Mr Albanese would only have to fly to the US once this year. Concessions As well, the prime minister will travel to Indonesia and India...