4 h. ago Trump says AUKUS is ‘full steam ahead’ and three other key takeaways from Albanese meeting

Donald Trump says he intends to honour and expedite the nuclear-submarine pact as Australia and the US signed a rare-earths agreement.

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10 h. ago As it happened: US president vows speedy delivery of AUKUS submarines to Australia, tells Rudd ‘I don’t like you either’

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese finally had his long-awaited White House meeting with US President Donald Trump.

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11 h. ago ‘Full steam ahead’: Four key takeaways from Albanese’s warm meeting with Trump

Donald Trump says he intends to honour and expedite the nuclear-submarine pact as Australia and the US signed a rare earths agreement.

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14 h. ago Trump tells Rudd ‘all is forgiven’ – but the Opposition wants him gone as ambassador

While the US president showered the PM with praise at the White House, his feelings for Australia’s man in Washington were very different.

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17 h. ago Trump vows to uphold AUKUS pact, signs rare earths deal with Albanese in warm visit

Donald Trump says he intends to honour and expedite the nuclear-submarine pact as Australia and the US signed a rare earths agreement.

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31 h. ago Whatever Trump decides on AUKUS, Australia’s subs are far from guaranteed

Anthony Albanese will be seeking the US president’s commitment to the submarine pact on which Australia’s maritime defence depends, but it means nothing unless production of the vessels is ramped up.

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5 d. ago The deadly war raging on Australia’s doorstep that Trump won’t touch

Credit where it’s due, the US president has been making things happen in the Middle East. But there is another brutal conflict no one will touch, even as the UN pleads for help.

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1 week ago Defence officials warn Australia could see more Chinese naval activity

The alert comes as the White House weighs up Australia's nuclear submarine pact.

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3 w. ago ‘AUKUS is safe’: Pentagon backs plan to sell submarines to Australia, report says

The US review is said to have endorsed the pact and it will be finalised before Prime Minister Anthony Albanese meets US President Donald Trump next month, according to a report from Nikkei Asia.

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