Penny Wong, Foreign Minister: Thanks very much for coming. I had the opportunity today to speak to the UN Association, where I talked about why the United Nations matters to Australia, but also why the UN needs reform, and what we are speaking what we are talking about is an organisation which contributes so much to our common humanity, which contributes so much to the rules that protect us all, but that is in need of reform. We want to be a middle power that engages in the UN and engages in reform, and we are. We're really working with many others. This is an era of amplified middle power diplomacy, and you'll see more of that from Australia. Happy to take questions.
Journalist: On the Trump trip, is Australia now resigned to the fact that the Trump tariffs are now here to stay?
Foreign Minister: On the Prime Minister's meeting with President Trump, that was a great success, and we're really pleased that we saw such a good discussion between the Prime Minister and the President, such a warm discussion. We're really pleased to see the President back in AUKUS and to make clear, we would get the submarines, and we're really pleased to see the announcement with the Prime Minister of a really important critical minerals deal. These are good outcomes for Australia. In terms of tariffs, obviously the Prime Minister raised them. I would make the point that the President made actually, Australia has the best of any other country in terms of the tariffs applied to us. Obviously, we have a view on tariffs. We'll continue to engage on that. But I'm really pleased, and I know the country is really pleased that we saw such a warm and positive and constructive discussion between the Prime Minister and the President of the United States.
Journalist: Do you think the air is now cleared between Kevin Rudd and Donald Trump?
Foreign Minister: The meeting was a great success and in part that great success was as a consequence of Mr Rudd's, Ambassador Rudd's excellent work.
Journalist: I mean, there were compliments all around at that meeting, including when Anthony Albanese told Donald Trump he'd use his praise in his 2028 re-election campaign material. It was only at this year's election that Labor was linking Peter Dutton to Trump and calling him 'Dogey Dutton'. Isn't that all hypocritical?
Foreign Minister: Today is a day where the country together can say, well that was a good outcome for Australia, and that's what we should be focused on. It was a really warm meeting, a really positive meeting, and it's in our interest for there to be a good relationship between the Prime Minister and the President – and what we saw was that on display.
Journalist: Are there any concerns in Canberra now about Australia appearing too close to one side of the US politics?
Foreign Minister: We met with the President of the United States, that's what the Prime Minister of the country does. Thank you.