Prime Minister Albanese was busy enjoying his right to disconnect tonight as he sidestepped one of the defining moments of this generation. Rather than support President Trump, as Sir Keir Starmer and other world leaders have done, our Prime Minister sent a minion to address the media in the weakest moment of his weak premiership.
While Albo was ‘disconnected’, President Trump saved the world from the ‘Axis of Resistance’ and ensured world peace for at least the next three years. There will be no nuclear weapons for terrorists any time soon.
Like the first Gulf War was to Gen X, President Trump’s strike against Iran is a defining moment of a new era in global politics. Only Australia’s Gen Whatever wouldn’t know it if it punched them in the face. That’s because Australia’s state-owned media, like our Prime Minister, is disconnected from reality.
If you’ve been following the state-owned media on X, you would have thought that Mr Albanese was engaged in 4D chess in diplomacy at the G7 gig in Canada. Until he revealed himself as Elmer ‘Thud’.
The state-owned media reported how PM Albo had met with South Korea’s new president, Lee Jae-myung. Make no mistake, this is an important relationship, but the photo opportunity paled in comparison to what a moment or two with the President of the United States would have done for Australia.
Instead, Albo decided that his Marrickville game was the smart option and led with his best, outlining how he was:
‘…very concerned about the events in the Middle East and continued to urge all parties to prioritise dialogue and diplomacy.’
Was this statement the real reason President Trump had no time for our Prime Minister?
Unbeknown to Albo, he went on to tell the media his shopping list of concerns for the POTUS.
Soon after Albo’s ‘dialogue and diplomacy [but no defence capability or spending]’ statement occurred, the state-owned media tweeted:
‘The US president will leave the G7 summit after tonight’s leader’s dinner, according to the White House, before a planned meeting tomorrow with Anthony Albanese.’
The writing was on the wall. As our esteemed Online Editor Alexandra Marshall wrote:
‘Let us be clear, when the President wants to meet with someone, he finds a way to make it a priority. Failed meetings are not accidents, they are statements.’
Meanwhile, Albo was heard to whisper:
‘Shhh. Be vewy vewy quiet, I’m disconnected fwom my wole.’
When Albo couldn’t get a meeting with President Trump, he took selfies with other B Team members on the sidelines.
But the real kicker was when Albo wasn’t even invited to the G7 dinner.
By this stage, even the state-owned media admitted defeat:
‘Seven months in the making, Anthony Albanese told reporters that he had prepared extensively to finally meet with US President Donald Trump. Then a social media post landed with a thud.’
Yeah, Elmer Thud.
And there we have it, our newly re-elected Prime Minister, leading his peacenik leftie party and representing Australia’s interests abroad, touting:
‘Stronger economies, more jobs, and a more secure world – that’s what we’re working on at the G7. Because when we get that right, Australians benefit. I’ll always stand up for our people and our future.’
And then:
‘When Australian ideas meet global opportunity, everyone benefits.
‘Whether it’s quantum, AI, defence, health, software or space – our business leaders and experts are solving real-world problems and creating new opportunities.’
(If anyone can show me where Australia is doing well in any of the areas Elmer Thud listed, I’m all ears.)
While Elmer Thud claimed he was busy standing up for Australians, he missed all the opportunities to sit down with President Trump.
Despite reports to the contrary, this was entirely Elmer Thud’s fault.
Australia, the once true and determined ally of the United States, has been relegated to the wings of the world stage. And while that’s Elmer Thud’s fault, it’s not the whole story.
A competent opposition would have been all over this nonsense by now. And again, And again.
(Seriously, how many golden opportunities can this weak opposition miss?)
With our Prime Minister now completely disconnected from reality, Australian politics has officially entered the realm of Looney Tunes with Elmer Thud as its lead character. Good luck ever meeting President Trump now.
In the last words of a famous Looney Tunes character:
‘Th-Th… That’s all, folks!’
Dr Michael de Percy @FlaneurPolitiq is the Spectator Australia’s Canberra Press Gallery Correspondent. If you would like to support his writing, or read more of Michael, please visit his website
