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US President Donald Trump and Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese held a phone conversation overnight, the White House has confirmed. No details have yet been released about what the two leaders discussed.
The news emerged early on Friday, August 14, with several Australian media outlets, including The Australian Financial Review, Nine’s Today show, 2GB and Seven’s Sunrise, reporting that a White House official had confirmed the call.
Washington has not provided further information about the conversation, and no official readout has yet been released.
Call comes at a sensitive international moment
The conversation comes at a particularly delicate time internationally, with Australia seeking to maintain its close strategic relationship with the United States while Washington deals with heightened tensions in the Middle East.
Key issues in the Australia-US relationship continue to include defence cooperation, AUKUS, trade, critical minerals and broader regional security.
Trump and Albanese met at the White House last year, with the two countries continuing to strengthen their political, economic and security ties.
Details still awaited
The overnight phone call is therefore likely to attract significant political attention, particularly if it signals new developments in relations between Canberra and Washington.
For now, however, any suggestion about the subjects discussed remains speculation.
Neither the White House nor the Australian Government has released a detailed account of the conversation.
Further information is expected as the story develops.
