Politics latest: ‘Air has been cleared’ insists ex-mandarin, as Labor plays down Trump’s spray at Rudd

Former top public servant Dennis Richardson says any bad blood between the ambassador and the US President is now in the past. The White House scolding came amid a warm meeting with Anthony Albanese and the inking of a $13bn critical minerals deal.

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