Albanese is killing democracy, not defending it

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Appearing at the UK Labour Party conference over the weekend, Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese vowed to “defend democracy itself” alongside “my mate”, British Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer.

Albanese said he shared a “determination” with the UK leader and an “absolute resolve to stand together and defend democracy itself”.

“We all know this is a time when trust in governments and institutions is under challenge”, he said.

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Leith van Onselen is Chief Economist at the MB Fund and MB Super. He is also a co-founder of MacroBusiness. Leith has previously worked at the Australian Treasury, Victorian Treasury and Goldman Sachs.