Overview

• Prime Minister Anthony Albanese departs for the UN General Assembly and is set to attend a reception hosted by President Donald Trump on Tuesday, but no one‑on‑one has been announced.
• Officials brief that any interaction is likely to be a brief pull‑aside at the reception, with no White House‑style meeting or joint press conference expected.
• Canberra seeks in‑principle support from Trump for the AUKUS nuclear‑powered submarine plan as the Pentagon conducts a review led by senior official Elbridge Colby.
• Australia has committed an extra A$12 billion to upgrade a Western Australia shipyard tied to AUKUS submarine maintenance as it faces U.S. pressure to lift defence spending.
• Albanese plans to back Palestinian statehood and discuss Australia’s under‑16 social media ban at UN events, while also pursuing critical‑minerals and trade engagement even as analysts describe the U.S.–Australia relationship as “thin.”