Federal politics live: PM, Trump will meet in 'not so distance future', Marles insists
Defence Minister Richard Marles says he is "sure" the prime minister will meet face-to-face with the US president in the "not so distant future".
Meanwhile, Anthony Albanese has met with world leaders from Japan and Germany at the G7 summit in Canada.
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