Albanese secures October meeting with Trump after delays in New York and G7
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The news: Anthony Albanese will hold his first face-to-face meeting with Donald Trump in Washington on 20 October, the White House confirmed to media.
The context: The stand-alone meeting will be Albanese’s third trip to the United States in six months and comes after he was left off Trump’s schedule in New York this week and a planned G7 meeting in June was cut short when Trump returned to Washington.
Albanese and Trump are expected to discuss the AUKUS nuclear submarine deal, Trump’s demands for Australia to spend as much as 3.5% of GDP on defence, and trade tariffs imposed by the US.
Confirmation of the meeting followed Trump’s 57-minute address to the UN general assembly in which he dismissed moves by allies including Australia to recognise Palestinian statehood, described climate change as “the greatest con job ever perpetrated on the world,” attacked migration, and mocked the UN itself.
While in New York, Albanese and Penny Wong represented Australia at the general assembly and were scheduled to attend a cocktail reception hosted by Trump and his wife, with more than 100 world leaders expected.
Albanese also used a Macquarie investment forum to promote the government’s Future Made in Australia agenda and plans for a critical minerals summit.
