“Every Australian government in office at a time where a new administration has come in has had to navigate those trade policy issues. This is no different,” she told reporters in Washington.

“It’s been really clear that the Trump administration understands the strategic imperative around AUKUS, which is why the government is so committed to it,” she said.

“We are committed to strengthening regional maritime, economic and technology security in the face of increasing threats, as well as promoting reliable and resilient supply chains.”

“We want to work constructively with the United States because it’s the underpinning of our security in this country in a very uncertain century, and it’s also a very important people-to-people relationship,” he told reporters in Goulburn on Wednesday.