Australian PM says he trusts Trump on defence ties
- Australia's Prime Minister Anthony Albanese trusts U.S. President Donald Trump to support the defence relationship despite having "different views, different values" on trade.
- A recent poll shows only 36 percent of Australians trust the United States, marking a 20-point drop over the past year.
- Both Albanese and Peter Dutton pledged to visit the U.S. If they win the upcoming elections.
- Both Albanese and Peter Dutton have expressed confidence in the U.S.-Australia alliance, emphasizing bipartisan support from U.S. Lawmakers.
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Albanese and Dutton Say Australia Can Trust Trump in Times of Conflict
Both Australian political leaders have backed the U.S. President Donald Trump to support Australia if there was any outbreak of conflict, during the final leaders’ debate on April 27. Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said a clear “yes” when asked if the United States could be trusted to have Australia’s back. The comments come as Australian leaders wrangle with the Trump administration’s decision to implement 10 percent tariffs on Aussie imports.…

Australian PM says he trusts Trump on defence ties
Australia's prime minister said Sunday he trusts US President Donald Trump to support the two countries' defence relationship despite their "different values" on trade, in a final television debate before May 3 elections.
Uncertain allies • Graeme Dobell
A striking moment in Australia’s election campaign came when David Speers asked the prime minister and the opposition leader if they trust the president of the United States. Normally a trust-in-the-alliance question would be met with gush about shared values, one hundred years of mateship and the wonderful nature of the great and powerful friend. This time the prime minister offered a limp vote of confidence defined by negatives: “I have no rea…
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