Labor must assert itself to counter Trump’s unpredictability, former Turnbull advisor says

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The Albanese government must urgently guardrail its strategic interests to avoid falling victim to Donald Trump’s “unpredictability” if he successfully retakes power at the end of 2024, a former Turnbull advisor has cautioned. Donald Trump officially launched his bid for a second presidential term after he clinched the Republican Party’s nomination on March 13, pitting him against current US president and Democrat rival Joe Biden. The 77-year-old quickly established his tone in his plans to maintain a US alliance with Canberra after threatening to have Australia’s ambassador Kevin Rudd thrown out of Washington in response to being described as “nuts”...