The G7 summit starting today in the Canadian Rockies town of Kananaskis marks the first major global gathering of Trump’s second term.

“We do have a meeting scheduled,” Albanese told reporters, adding that he expected “a constructive engagement”.

“We’ll raise tariffs, we’ll raise the importance as well of Aukus, and we will have a discussion as two friends should,” he said from Seattle, as he makes his way to the G7 summit.

The 2021 Aukus deal joins Australia, the UK and the US in a multi-decade effort to balance China’s growing military might.

The deal aims to arm Australia with a fleet of cutting-edge, nuclear-powered submarines from the US and provides for cooperation in developing an array of warfare technologies.

The Trump administration put the pact under review last week, but Australian officials said it was “perfectly natural for an incoming administration to do”.

“The context of the Aukus discussions will be what Australia contributes, the potential that Aukus has to allow for a range of benefits to the US,” he said.

Australia, a close US ally, has been slugged with a blanket 10% tariff on goods exported to the US – rising to 50% on steel and aluminium – as part of Trump’s sweeping global duties

“I will put forward Australia’s interests respectfully, because it is also in the interest of the US for Australia to be treated appropriately,” Albanese said.