Anthony Albanese doesn't have much choice over whether to attend a series of conferences and summits overseas. But as the Australian economy shudders under another interest rate rise, the timing couldn't have been worse. newsiviewlistenLoading ABC NewsNews HomeWhile Albanese represents Australia overseas at CHOGM, issues back home pile upShareShare articleanalysis. Anthony Albanese was under pressure to justify his trip to the Caribbean as Australians were hit with another rate hike this week.