Scott Morrison accused of 'pandering' to Trump and damaging relations with Biden

Labor’s Anthony Albanese criticises the prime minister’s handling of the US alliance, saying he ‘went too far’ in cultivating the president

The Australian prime minister, Scott Morrison, put his personal affinity with Donald Trump ahead of the national interest, damaging relations with the incoming Biden-Harris Democratic team, the Labor opposition party says.

In a speech ahead of Joe Biden’s inauguration as the 46th president of the United States, the Labor leader, Anthony Albanese, has taken aim at Morrison’s handling of the alliance and key challenges including climate change.

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