Up next the chief political reporter for sky News Australia hosted program wrapping up the most recent session of the australian parliament. Many members of the Australian Senate and house of representatives focus the question to Chamber Leaders on a strange relationship with the u. S. And the Trump Administration asking about recent australian diplomatic overtures to the white house and recent shift in american Climate Change policy that clash with australian policies. The parliament was expected to sit next to midmay of 2070. This is 30 minutes. Hello and welcome. Like most important allies of the United States, australia has had a big focus on the duration of the Trump Administration early in his presidency. Thank you, mr. President. My question is also to the attorney general. Can he advised the senate what steps members of the campbell government have taken to engage with the new Trump Administration . The attorney general . Yes, yes, i can. Thank you very much indeed, centered. I
Much, indeed, senator faucet. In the 58 days since President Trump was inaugurated, the Turnbull Government has been swift to engage with key figures in the administration. As we know, the Prime Minister has spokessen with the president. Spoken with the president. The president s honoring an agreement with america to accept refugees, an important outcome for australia. Already three nsclevel ministers have had face to face meetings with their counterparts and other officials. Last month the secretary of state and the defense minister, also last month [inaudible] this morning i returned from the United States after a visit to washington and new york in which i had meeting with attorney general jeff sessions, the new director of the cia, mike pompeo, the director to have fbi, james comey, the white House Homeland Security adviser and the chairman of the Senate Intelligence committee, senator burr. While in new york, i met with the undersecretary general of the United Nations for Politica
Govement taken to engage with the new Trump Administration . Yes, i can. Thank you very much indeed. In the 58 days since President Trump was inaugurated, the government has been swift to engage with key figures in the new administration. As we know, prime mr. Turnbull has spoken with the president. The outcome of that president was the accepting refugees. An important outcome for australia. Ministers have had face to face meetings with cabinet level counterparts and other senior officials. Bishopnth, for mr. Traveled to washington last month, foreign minister bishop traveled to washington. Also last month, the defense minister held meetings with the new secretary of defense general mattis. This morning i returned from the United States after a visit to washington and new york. During which i had meetings with, among others, attorney general jeff sessions, the new director of the cia, mike pompeo, the director of the fbi, james comey, the white House Homeland Security adviser, and the
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