Live: Albanese and US President Donald Trump speak in overnight phone call

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has spoken with US President Donald Trump in a phone call overnight.Follow all the updates in our live blog.Fri 14 Aug 2026 at 7:43amFri 14 Aug 2026 at 7:43amAnthony Albanese held 'lengthy and substantial' call with Donald TrumpPrime Minister Anthony Albanese has just stepped up to speak at in the PM's Courtyard here at Parliament House in Canberra.The prime minister says he had a "productive, constructive, lengthy and substantial" phone call with the US President Donald Trump overnight.He says the leaders exchanged views on a number of global and regional issues, including the conflict in the Middle East."This included briefing the president on the recent alliances that we have established, the coming into force of the alliance with Papua New Guinea, the signing of the alliance with Fiji, and the other arrangements that we have made right across the Pacific and Southeast Asia," Albanese says.Albanese says the leaders discussed the 75th anniversary of the US-Australia alliance.He says the leader reviewed the "significant progress" of AUKUS which the PM says remains "full steam ahead".Fri 14 Aug 2026 at 7:31amFri 14 Aug 2026 at 7:31amWe're standing by for the PMFri 14 Aug 2026 at 7:20amFri 14 Aug 2026 at 7:20am'We agree with change': Chris Bowen pushes back on One NationForeign Minister Penny Wong is set to deliver a speech today to say the rise of populism threatens Australia's national security.Without saying One Nation's name, Wong is expected to use the Lowy Institute speech to say the "melancholic fantasy of monoculture" risks making Australia "lonely in a dangerous world".Speaking to ABC News Breakfast, Energy Minister Chris Bowen says multiculturalism is an important part of Australia."You can't claim to love Australia if you don't love all the elements of it including the contribution made by people who have come from many, many lands," Bowen says."People might be attracted to populist politics because they want change and we agree with change. We're delivering change."On the PM's phone call with US President Donald Trump? He says Anthony Albanese will update us later.Fri 14 Aug 2026 at 7:14amFri 14 Aug 2026 at 7:14amAnthony Albanese to hold a press conference soonWe've just received notice that Prime Minister Anthony Albanese will be holding a press conference at 7:30am AEST.It follows his call with US President Donald Trump overnight.We'll bring you his press conference here live right here on the federal politics blog!Fri 14 Aug 2026 at 7:09amFri 14 Aug 2026 at 7:09amPM and Donald Trump hold phone call overnightPrime Minister Anthony Albanese has held a phone call with US President Donald Trump overnight.The Prime Minister's Office and the White House haven't released any details of the phone conversation.Albanese has spoken to Trump at least five times since becoming prime minister and they've met in person.We'll bring you any details on that call as soon as we get them!Fri 14 Aug 2026 at 6:59amFri 14 Aug 2026 at 6:59amGood morning 👋Hello and welcome to our federal politics live blog! It's lovely to have you join us early this Friday morning.I'm Josh Boscaini joining you live from Parliament House in Canberra, here and ready to give you all of today's federal politics news.Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has held a phone call with US President Donald Trump overnight. We're chasing down more details for you.And the treasurer is set to hold a meeting with his state and territory counterparts today where building is expected to be on the agenda.Let's get this day underway and see where it leads us!