Between Xi and Trump, Can PM Afford to Be ‘Relaxed and Comfortable’?

Meeting Xi before Trump? Why Albanese’s diplomatic calendar matters

With pressure mounting at home over a Trump meeting and a forthcoming Beijing trip raising questions about alliance priorities, the PM must show relations run both ways.

Albanese to champion 'Australian independence' within US alliance

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese's speech comes at a delicate moment in Australia's key strategic relationship, with the federal government grappling with an unpredictable White House.

Trump 'keen' to meet Albanese, Wong says, after talks with US top diplomat

When asked about the time and whereabouts of a rescheduled meeting, the foreign minister said her government was "very flexible about those arrangements".

Between Xi and Trump, can PM afford to be ‘relaxed and comfortable’?

Anthony Albanese, like his Liberal predecessor John Howard, doesn’t like to be hurried. But there’s risk in getting the political timing wrong.

Penny Wong sets the ball rolling

Australia’s chief diplomat has touched down in Washington, where a meeting could set the stage for talks between Anthony Albanese and Donald Trump.

Trump ‘Keen’ on Talks With Albanese, Says Wong, But No Date Set

Foreign Minister Penny Wong says the Trump administration is eager to lock in a meeting with Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, though no date has been confirmed. Her remarks come amid ongoing criticism from the Opposition over the delay in securing direct talks with the U.S. president. Wong said U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio conveyed the administration’s willingness to reschedule the cancelled meeting. “The Prime Minister has said we’re ver…