Kevin07 is back.
Kevin Rudd has declared Australia ‘is ready’ to work closely with Donald Trump and his new administration to bolster an alliance which has never been more important or relevant.
Australia’s ambassador in Washington said that in a world of ‘many challenges’ Australia welcomed an active and engaged United States in the Indo Pacific and was ready to deepen that regional engagement under the new president.
In his first detailed public comments since Mr Trump’s election, Mr Rudd portrayed Australia as an ally that was willing to actively pursue closer ties with the new US administration and to be seen to be proactively contributing to the broader alliance.
The problem is, it’s not up to him, is it?
Kevin07 can work as hard as he likes but if the White House is actively ignoring Australia’s brightest bulb, where does that leave the national interest?
When was the last time we had a vociferous Xi Jinping critic heading the Beijing mission?
Send Rudd to the Holy See now.
