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Sunrise's Nat Barr has confronted Minister for Social Services Tanya Plibersek over Prime Minister Anthony Albanese's perceived anti-Trump speech to honour wartime Labor leader John Curtin. Albanese spoke in Sydney to mark 80 years since Curtin's death, saying he would pursue Australia's national interest, even when they differ from those of the United States. Curtin was known for his resistance to pressure from the British and Americans, who wanted him to deploy troops to Burma, now Myanmar, after the fall of Singapore in World War II. Know the news with the 7NEWS app: Download today The speech was widely reported…
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