U.S. President Donald Trump has called Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese a “good man” following their latest phone call.
The brief remark, captured by Nine Entertainment, comes after Albanese described their exchange as “warm and constructive,” while covering areas like trade, economics and security.
It was the fourth call between the two leaders since Trump’s return to the White House, while a face-to-face meeting awaits.
“Tonight I had another warm and constructive conversation with President (Donald Trump),” Albanese wrote on X.
“We discussed our trade and economic relationship as well as areas for growth including critical minerals. We also discussed shared U.S.-Australia security interests.”
Albanese will travel to New York later this month for the U.N. General Assembly.
Opposition Presses Albanese on Meeting
Opposition has maintained that it has been close to 300 days since President Trump won the election, and has continued to press Albanese on when he will secure a meeting.Shadow trade spokesman Kevin Hogan said Canberra was “missing out” on tariff carve-outs.
“While the prime minister is prioritising face-to-face meetings in Beijing, he hasn’t shown the same drive to meet with the U.S. president and resolve key trade issues affecting Australian exporters,” Hogan said in a statement issued last month.
He added that Albanese must show the same urgency with America as he does on Beijing.
Labor ministers insist the relationship is intact, pointing to the frequency of calls.
Cabinet Minister Amanda Rishworth told Sunrise that the exchanges showed “what is already a warm relationship between the two of them.”
Australia’s U.S. Ambassador Kevin Rudd went further, posting on X: “Great to have the president and the prime minister in another call this morning—their fourth since the president was elected.”
