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Newsroom edition: the PM goes prime time, but is he still going soft on Trump? - podcast
By Featuring Josephine Tovey, Patrick Keneally, Gabrielle Jackson, and Patrick Commins. Video production by Bertin Huynh, with audio production by Daniel Semo. The executive producer is Miles Herbert.

<strong>Jo Tovey</strong> speaks with <strong>Patrick Keneally</strong>, <strong>Gabrielle Jackson</strong> and <strong>Patrick Commins</strong> about Anthony Albanese’s rare national address, cost of living relief and whether the prime minister has done enough to distance Australia from Donald Trump

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Newsroom edition: the PM goes prime time, but is he still going soft on Trump? – Full Story podcast

Jo Tovey speaks with Patrick Keneally, Gabrielle Jackson and Patrick Commins about Anthony Albanese’s rare national address, cost of living relief and whether the prime minister has done enough to distance Australia from Donald Trump

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