The prime minister will use a week-long trip to South America to pitch Australia as a safe and reliable country to invest in, especially if the incoming US president follows through on his climate threats.

  • In short: Anthony Albanese will seek to exploit Donald Trump’s pledge to slash investment in the United States’ clean energy industries.

  • The prime minister is using meetings in South America to pitch Australia as a safe and reliable trading partner in the hope it could lure billions that otherwise would have been invested in the US.

  • Mr Albanese will also seek to meet with China’s president during his visits to Peru and Brazil.

  • PetulantBandicootOPEnglish
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    1 month ago

    I thought the same when I first saw it. Was probably written that way intentionally to garner more clicks.