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US President Donald Trump (right) met Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese (centre) at the White House on Oct 20.
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Jonathan Pearlman and Lim Min Zhang
- Mr Albanese secured Mr Trump's support for AUKUS, ensuring Australia receives US nuclear-powered submarines despite US shipbuilding capacity concerns.
- A deal was cemented on critical minerals to reduce US reliance on China, with significant US investment planned in Australian mining.
- China's export controls on rare earths have put pressure on Mr Trump to find alternative suppliers.
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SYDNEY – Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese’s top priority at a much-anticipated first official meeting with US President Donald Trump at the White House on Oct 20 was to avoid a confrontation with the leader of Australia’s closest security ally.
But Mr Albanese – who Mr Trump said was doing a “fantastic job” – achieved much more at the meeting than attracting warm praise from the President.
