Australian PM shrugs off questions about Donald Trump as other world leaders congratulate him

<p>Anthony Albanese gets back to work after celebratory brunch in Sydney – saying, ‘We’ve got a big job to do’</p><ul><li><a href="https://theguardian.com/australia-news/live/2025/may/04/federal-election-2025-live-results-australian-labor-won-coalition-anthony-albanese-peter-dutton-updates">Australian federal election 2025 LIVE – latest Australia news and updates</a></li><li><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/ng-interactive/2025/may/04/election-results-2025-live-tracker-australian-federal-poll-who-won-is-winning-votes-count-seats-latest">Election 2025 results LIVE: Australia votes tracker and federal seat counts</a></li><li><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/australian-election-2025">See our full coverage of the Australian election</a></li><li>Get our <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/email-newsletters?CMP=cvau_sfl">breaking news email</a>,<a href="https://app.adjust.com/w4u7jx3">free app</a> or <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/series/full-story?CMP=cvau_sfl">daily news podcast</a></li></ul><p>Anthony Albanese says his job is to “represent Australia’s national interest” after his thumping election win, shrugging off questions about when he might visit the United States to speak to Donald Trump about tariffs and trade.</p><p>The re-elected prime minister said he had spoken to the leaders of Papua New Guinea, New Zealand, France and the UK, and looked forward to calls with the presidents of Indonesia and Ukraine.</p><p><strong><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/email-newsletters?CMP=copyembed">Sign up for the Afternoon Update: Election 2025 email newsletter</a></strong></p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/may/04/australian-pm-shrugs-off-questions-about-donald-trump-as-other-world-leaders-congratulate-him">Continue reading...</a>