A Mystifying Obama Climate Slap at a U.S. Ally

In Brisbane, the president went out of his way to undermine Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott. Why?


The president was in Australia for the G-20 Summit in Brisbane. Unlike Britain’s David Cameron, China’s Xi Jinping and India’s Narendra Modi, he apparently had no interest in speaking to the Australian Parliament or making a formal, bilateral visit to Australia while in town.