If Trump attacks Greenland, Albanese must move beyond denialism

One of the challenges facing our diplomats as a result of Trump’s presidency is to find a replacement for the single worst cliché of Australian foreign policy: the “international rules-based order”.

According to a quick perusal of media sites, Anthony Albanese has used the phrase or its variants almost 80 times since becoming prime minister; Foreign Affairs Minister Penny Wong talked about this 180 times; Albanese’s deputy, Richard Marles, was particularly addicted to the phrase, using it more than 80 times in his speeches alone and 140 times when speaking to the media.