PoliticsChina relationsPrint articleOpinionAlbo dancing a diplomatic two-step to control tensions with ChinaRather than adopt Scott Morrison’s He-Man approach, Anthony Albanese has taken Kevin Rudd’s advice and turned down the volume of Australia’s Sino strategy.Lidija IvanovskiFormer Labor adviserJul 10, 2025 – 10.36amSaveLog in or Subscribe to save articleShareCopy linkCopiedEmailLinkedInTwitterFacebookCopy linkCopiedShare via...Gift this articleSubscribe to gift this articleGift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe.Subscribe nowAlready a subscriber? LoginOn the Sunday before this year’s federal election, Anthony Albanese and Peter Dutton faced each other for the fourth and final debate of the campaign.By that point, the prime minister would have been confident he was cruising to victory, and Dutton would have realised he was in dire straits.Loading...Lidija Ivanovski is a partner at Brookline Advisory and former chief of staff to Richard Marles.SaveLog in or Subscribe to save articleShareCopy linkCopiedEmailLinkedInTwitterFacebookCopy linkCopiedShare via...Gift this articleSubscribe to gift this articleGift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe.Subscribe nowAlready a subscriber? LoginLicense articleIntroducing your NewsfeedFollow the topics, people and companies that matter to you.Find out moreRead MoreChina relationsOpinionWorld electionsAnthony AlbaneseXi JinpingChinaLatest In PoliticsFetching latest articlesMost Viewed In PoliticsThe Australian Financial Review MagazineWhat OpenAI’s Sam Altman suggests you do to keep your jobPaul SmithThis Australian watch reseller is making its move on London and NYCMonica Lewinsky might be the most influential feminist in 30 yearsBOSS Financial ReviewThe 3 traits that stand out among this year’s BOSS Young ExecutivesSally PattenHow this elite child gymnast leapt to the top of SportsbetWhat 18-hour days on a farm taught this NAB exec about bankingLife & LeisureThe secret to Oroton’s $123m turnaround successJessica BeresfordMaison Balzac glassware and bendy candlesticks to light up your homeStep inside this modernist penthouse with 360-degree viewsRich ListThree decades of PMs, fashion icons and the odd person headed for jailBrook TurnerFortescue near settlement with US tycoon after energy deal bust-upAustralia’s 50 Richest Bosses revealed
