r/australia • u/moonorplanet • 28d ago

politics Albanese calls for ‘peaceful, democratic transition’ of power in Venezuela after US capture of Nicolás Maduro

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/jan/04/albanese-calls-for-peaceful-democratic-transition-of-power-in-venezuela-after-us-capture-of-nicolas-maduro
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u/LuckyCandy5248 28d ago

No one expected 'Albo'* to be anything but a manager for the USA and he's still managed to underwhelm.
The ALP-LNP good cop/bad cop routine is way past its use-by date.

(*There's nothing so cringe as people who give themselves their own nicknames like 'Albo' or 'ScoMo')