I’d say in this case milquetoast Albanese is exactly what the nation wants. Lyons can look after himself, he’s a capable journo, Albanese has the national interest to think about.

A meeting derailed by a fight over a journo’s questions isn’t whats wanted by Australia, even if it would be satisfying to see those cunts get a serve. The Australian media should do what only they and the English can do best, satirise what they see, ask reasonable sounding questions with ridiculous premises, satirise them. The Americans in power won’t understand it, the rest will have a good giggle.

For example,

A reporter could ask him how fast his new plane from the Qataris is?

Does he think his new plane could outrun Air Force 1?

Would it be crazy to think a race between the two to decide which plane should be the real Air Force 1 would be awesome?

Maybe it could be a race from Greenland to the Panama canal, then up to Ontario? Wow that’d really be something Mr President.

See how far you get, theough it, see how ridiculous you can make the propositions, enjoy how he reacts, there is literally no reaction he can give that wouldn’t be funny. And, all the while you’re highlighting the extravangances , thoughtlessness and threats this cheezel-dictator has made over the last few months.