US-Australia relationship will thrive, say PM and Dutton

Phillip Coorey and Andrew Tillett

Nov 6, 2024 – 7.35pm

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Anthony Albanese and Peter Dutton say the US-Australia relationship will continue to thrive despite a change of president, while domestically the American election result reinforced concerns inside Labor over the role inflation played in Donald Trump’s victory.

“Not easy reading for incumbents,” texted a minister who was one of many MPs following the count during Question Time on Wednesday as Trump surged to victory over Kamala Harris.

Phillip Coorey is the political editor based in Canberra. He is a two-time winner of the Paul Lyneham award for press gallery excellence.

Andrew Tillett writes on politics, foreign affairs, defence and security from the Canberra press gallery.