Australia defends Quad's relevance despite Biden's absence | Video
US President Joe Biden's decision to cut short his trip to Asia and return to Washington for negotiations on the debt ceiling will disappoint politicians in Australia, where the Quad summit was due to be held on May 24. But while it will now take place on the sidelines of the G7 meeting in Japan, the Quad itself continues to prove its worth in the region, as Roger Maynard reports from Sydney.
US President Joe Biden's decision to cut short his trip to Asia and return to Washington for negotiations on the debt ceiling will disappoint politicians in Australia, where the Quad summit was due to be held on May 24. But while it will now take place on the sidelines of the G7 meeting in Japan, the Quad itself continues to prove its worth in the region, as Roger Maynard reports from Sydney.