Penny Wong will make the case for a face-to-face meeting between Donald Trump and Anthony Albanese directly to her counterpart Marco Rubio, even as plans firm for the Prime Minister to meet with Chinese leader Xi Jinping again before securing a meeting with the US President.

USSC Director of Research Jared Mondschein was quoted in the article saying it was crucial Ms Wong push for a meeting between Mr Albanese and the President, highlighting tariffs, the AUKUS review and security in the Indo-Pacific.