Australia-US relations

The prime minister said his only motive for opposing the president-elect’s tariff plans is Australia’s national interest.

Anthony Albanese and Prabowo Subianto have met at the APEC leaders summit in Peru.

The Labor government has also said AUKUS will continue to progress.

While U.S. tariffs on imports from China will cause problems for Beijing, the flow-on effect for Australia is not likely to be that great, according to experts.

The Australia Institute has told a Senate Committee that the lack of planning for AUKUS is ‘deeply worrying.’

Australian and United States defence and foreign affairs officials have warned that Beijing’s actions in the Indo-Pacific put stability at risk.

While senior Labor figures back an appointment many had misgivings over, the Coalition backpedals on its earlier support for the acerbic former PM.