Australia politics live: Burke says he’s ‘optimistic’ about security relationship with US after quiet meeting with Trump’s FBI chief
by Luca Ittimani (now) and Krishani Dhanji (earlier) from World news | The Guardian on (#6Z0C0)
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Jim Chalmers says delay in US sending new ambassador not unusual'
Moving on to the Today Show, Chalmers is facing more questions about the relationship between the US and Australia.
Well, I'm not sure about that. I think that might be overdoing it but, more broadly, there's a lot of uncertainty in the global economy. We're seeing that play out. Tariffs are part of that. National security considerations are part of that as well.
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