Australia PM Albanese speaks to Trump as ambassador deletes...

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

55% : Albanese said he had spoken to Trump on Thursday morning about security ties including the AUKUS deal, which will see Australia buy U.S. nuclear submarines next decade and develop a new class of nuclear powered submarines with the U.S. and Britain.
53% : Albanese discussed security ties with Trump, including the AUKUS deal*Foreign Minister Wong confident in alliance with U.S., bipartisan support for AUKUS*Ambassador Rudd deletes previous disparaging comments about Trump(Updates with bullet points, detail on Prime Minister Albanese speaking with Trump)By Kirsty Needham and Lewis JacksonSYDNEY, Nov 7 (Reuters) - Australia's Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said he had spoken with Donald Trump on Thursday after the Republican's U.S. election win, as Australia's U.S. ambassador deleted comments he previously made about Trump, saying they did not reflect the view of the Australian government.
38% : "He won't be there long if that's the case," Trump said.
36% : Rudd had previously made disparaging comments about Trump in his capacity as the head of a U.S.-based think tank, a statement on his personal website said.
18% : Among the deleted comments, Rudd had in 2020 described Trump as "the most destructive president in history".
16% : Trump, when asked about Rudd's comments in a British TV interview in March, said Rudd was "not the brightest bulb" and "nasty".

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