Revealed: how Albanese tried and failed (so far) to get a meeting with Trump

Exclusive: Documents show how fraught the effort was to line up a one-on-one between the Australian and US leaders in June, with the PM again hoping to meet Trump next weekFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAnthony Albanese is anticipating his first face-to-face meeting with Donald Trump next week.If it goes ahead, it will be the culmination of a long and complicated process of diplomatic scheduling, according to documents obtained by Guardian Australia under freedom of information.Their meeting was locked in just days before;Officials’ uncertainty over the status of the meeting;The response among Australian officials when the US president cancelled meetings with Albanese and other world leaders. Continue reading...

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