Malcolm Turnbull (Wentworth, Liberal Party, Prime Minister) Share this | Hansard source

I thank the honourable member for her question. Like the foreign minister, I do not anticipate any changes to the Australia-US Free Trade Agreement, which has now some considerable tenure, 10 years old indeed. In the discussion with President-elect Trump, we dealt largely with strategic matters that I have mentioned. We did discuss the TPP. We did not discuss the Australia-US Free Trade Agreement and, as I said, like the foreign minister, I do not anticipate any changes being sought to that agreement. It is one that is manifestly in the interests of both countries.

The important thing for all honourable members to remember is, as I said earlier today, the relationship between our two nations is based on our enduring national interests and that is what drives so many of our arrangements. Our ANZUS Treaty, our alliance are driven by enduring national interests and they will be the guide for the upcoming Trump administration just as they have been for the Obama administration and its many predecessors.

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