Overview

• Downing Street’s readout said both leaders restated their commitment to AUKUS and agreed to pursue new opportunities to harness Australia’s critical minerals for defence and technology supply chains.
• The UK and Australia noted their recent recognition of the State of Palestine and discussed efforts to end the fighting, free hostages and secure a durable peace, with continued backing for Ukraine also underscored.
• Albanese met former UK prime minister Tony Blair and said he was open to Blair playing a constructive role in post‑war Gaza planning, while stressing he would not pre‑empt any formal processes reported in Israeli and US media.
• At the Global Progress Action Summit, Albanese coordinated with like‑minded leaders and later warned against the rise of far‑right populism, declining to meet Reform UK’s Nigel Farage and emphasizing the need for practical solutions over division.
• The prime minister’s UK program includes an audience with King Charles III and an address to the Labour Party conference in Liverpool, ahead of a confirmed October 20 bilateral with President Donald Trump in Washington.