Australia news live: Wong says meeting between Trump and Albanese a ‘great success’; Cash calls on PM to condemn Chinese jet incident

Coalition describes South China Sea action as ‘dangerous’. Follow today’s news liveGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastWong says Australia in ‘best position possible’ under Trump’s tariff regimeWong went on to say Australia was in the “best position possible” under Trump’s tariff regime, but said the country would continue to advocate for a shift in policy.As the president said, he described our tariffs as low in the meeting overnight with the prime minister. Having said that, obviously we have a different position.Australia will continue to engage with the United States in relation to the tariffs. … We’re in the best position, relatively, that we could be. Obviously, Australia remains a country that does believe in open, predictable trading markets.The president said he loved Australia. He affirmed Aukus and confirmed that we will get the subs. And of course, prime minister Albanese and the president announced an historic critical minerals deal worth about US$8.5bn. So this was a very good outcome and reaffirms the approach that the government has taken, a calm, mature approach in the national interest.President Trump could not have been clearer on the submarines. He was very clear about his support for Aukus. He was very clear that Australia will get the subs. He was also very clear that the project was on track and how much work we had done as both governments for this project. Continue reading...