Anthony Albanese and Donald Trump Talk for Fourth Time
The leaders discussed critical minerals, economic cooperation, and shared security interests during their fourth phone call, with no confirmed date for an in-person meeting.
- On September 4, 2025, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese revealed a late-night phone call with President Donald Trump via a social media post, which the White House acknowledged without a public readout.
- Amid tariff rows, Australia's push to lift US levies followed Deputy Prime Minister Richard Marles' Washington trip last week, as President Donald Trump imposed 10 per cent baseline and 50 per cent steel tariffs.
- According to Canberra's summary, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and President Donald Trump discussed economic cooperation, trade, and critical minerals in a warm and constructive conversation on September 4, 2025.
- There remains no confirmed in-person meeting between Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and President Donald Trump, but the government hopes to secure one at the United Nations General Assembly in New York later this month.
- Counting this as their fourth call since last year, the United States is reviewing the AUKUS trilateral security alliance while pressing Australia to raise defence spending to 3.5 per cent of GDP.
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Trump and Albanese Share ‘Constructive’ Phone Call
After months of domestic pressure for Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese to secure a meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump, both leaders have shared a phone call. “Tonight I had another warm and constructive conversation with President (Donald Trump),” Albanese wrote on X in the early hours of Sept. 5. “We discussed our trade and economic relationship as well as areas for growth including critical minerals. “We also discussed shared U…
Trump and Albanese have a little chat
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