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As It Happened: China Reacts to Albanese-Trump Minerals Deal; Wild Weather in NSW, Victoria; Ley Walks Back Rudd Dismissal Call

Prime Minister Albanese praised Ambassador Rudd's efforts supporting the Aukus submarine deal and downplayed tensions after Trump's critical remarks during the US election campaign.

  • On Oct 21, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese endorsed Kevin Rudd as performing a `fantastic job` and described Donald Trump's remarks as light-hearted in a Nine interview in Washington.
  • After remarks during the 2024 US presidential election campaign, the opposition Liberal Party called for Rudd to be sacked following Trump's critical comments at a Washington briefing on Oct 20.
  • Looking at Rudd's history, he labelled Donald Trump highly critical in 2020 before deleting the comment and served as prime minister from 2007 with intermittent terms until 2013.
  • A US official announced President Donald Trump's planned meeting with Vladimir Putin in Budapest is on hold, and Volodymyr Zelenskyy, President of Ukraine, reiterated readiness for a ceasefire.
  • The long‑range capability issue now looms as observers say Russia lost interest in diplomacy once Ukraine’s long‑range capabilities became less immediate, framing peace prospects around deep‑strike capabilities.
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SBS News broke the news in Sydney, Australia on Tuesday, October 21, 2025.
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