PM Anthony Albanese arrived in Singapore yesterday for a 4-day whirlwind trip around Southeast Asia. But he’s not escaping the winter blues – he’s there to talk defence, trade and investment in his first official visits to Singapore and Vietnam. On the PM’s agenda are annual bilateral talks with Acting PM Lawrence Wong (because PM Lee Hsien Loong has COVID…), where they will focus on strengthening ties and implementing the landmark Green Economy Agreement signed last October. Tonight, Albanese will give a keynote address to the Shangri-La Dialogue, which is one of the region’s key defence summits. And over the weekend, he’ll be in Vietnam for more talks focusing on boosting trade, education and business ties, with this year marking the 50th anniversary of diplomatic relations between the 2 countries. There’s no rest for the wicked/top politicians…