Australian leader won’t say who might attend Tokyo summit

By ROD McGUIRK
Associated Press

CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Australia’s opposition leader Anthony Albanese says he will begin rebuilding trust in his nation if he wins weekend elections and attends a summit with U.S., Indian and Japanese leaders in Tokyo just three days later. Albanese says he would be “completely consistent” with the current administration on Chinese strategic competition in the region if he travels to the summit of the Indo-Pacific strategic alliance known as the Quad. Prime Minister Scott Morrison will not say who might represent Australia in Tokyo. Morrison said there were “conventions in place” to deal with the election but it’s not clear what happens if the results are close. Albanese said he’d want to take office as soon as Sunday or Monday in order to attend the summit.