Penny Wong 'confident' Australia ready for Trump presidency
Foreign Minister Penny Wong appeared optimistic on Monday when discussing Australia's future with Donald Trump as US president.
Trump triggered a trade war with Canada and Mexico after he imposed sweeping tariffs on the US's immediate neighbours, with fears Australia could be next.
Wong suggested such a move was not a surprise and Trump is "doing what he said he would do".
While avoiding questions whether Australia will move to stand with Canada, Wong told ABC News Breakfast the Labor government "has confidence in our ability to navigate this" and stressed the current Free Trade Agreement for the US and Australia was beneficial to both.
"I made it clear where Australia sits," she said of her recent trip to the US.