Most Australians believe it is important for Prime Minister Anthony Albanese to secure a meeting with United States President Donald Trump to advance the US-Australia relationship as the number of days for the pair to meet this month dwindles.

New polling conducted exclusively for this masthead also shows most Australians support, or at least accept, the AUKUS nuclear-powered submarine pact and are evenly split on the Albanese government’s decision to recognise Palestinian statehood.

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and US President Donald Trump. Credit: Nathan Perri

Albanese has yet to lock in his first face-to-face meeting with Trump as he prepares to head to New York this weekend for the UN General Assembly on a trip where the prime minister also hopes to build support for the AUK

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