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Good morning and welcome to our live news blog. I’m Martin Farrer with the top overnight stories before your morning blogger gets into the chair.
Anthony Albanese said he had a “warm and constructive conversation” with Donald Trump last night in which they discussed trade and shared security interests. The prime minister is hoping to have an in-person meeting with Trump when he travels to New York later this month for the UN general assembly.
In a busy evening for Albanese, he also joined a virtual meeting with world leaders signed up to a new coalition of the willing for Ukraine.
Plus: a tragic story from Melbourne, where two women have died after being hit by a car while trying to help an injured animal. More on that soon.