Australia’s new prime minister felt the gravity of the moment as he met with the leaders of the US, India and Japan
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On Monday morning, when Anthony Albanese woke up in his quiet Marrickville bungalow, it could have been any other ordinary day.
But by that evening, as he walked down the steps of the colossal RAAF KC-30 at Haneda airport in Tokyo, Albanese emerged on to the world stage as Australia’s 31st prime minister.