Aug 14, 2026 – 10.04amAnthony Albanese has pushed Donald Trump to drop his latest tariff hike on Australia and quizzed the US president on the status of the war against Iran that has again caused fuel prices to spiral, during a 40-minute phone call overnight Friday.A day after US Under Secretary of Defence for Policy Elbridge Colby stopped short of guaranteeing three secondhand US nuclear power submarines would be delivered as scheduled next decade, Albanese said Trump assured him the AUKUS compact was “full steam ahead”.Subscribe to gift this articleGift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe.Subscribe nowAlready a subscriber? Fetching latest articles