No great leap forward beyond stabilisation for PM in China

'Find a way through' For Albanese, two other forces are at work on this China visit. The first is that foreign policy appears to be offering him some respite from mounting domestic political pressures. While all prime ministers tend to find their amour propre on the world stage, Albanese found his from day one. The dent to his prestige after the failed Voice referendum does not seem to follow him abroad. The second is that his emphasis on dialogue with China has been there from the start. Speaking as Labor leader in October 2020, Albanese declared the Morrison government needed…