Far more Australians think Donald Trump's second term as US president is bad news than those who think it's positive, but they aren't ready to call for a rethink of the relationship with our most important ally.

Ahead of Trump's meeting with Prime Minister Anthony Albanese next week, the Sydney-based United States Studies Centre has released new polling, providing a snapshot of how the US and its president are viewed on this side of the Pacific.

The poll of more than 1000 respondents revealed that while 16 per cent of Aussies think Trump's second term has been either good or very good for Australia, more than triple that figure – 56 per cent – think it's been bad or very bad.

The proportion of Australians who view the United States as mostly harmful in Asia has also surged s

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