Malcolm Turnbull has led the praise for Anthony Albanese ranking his meeting with Donald Trump “10 out of 10”.

The former prime minister was among current and former politicians to congratulate Mr Albanese on his diplomatic success in Washington.

“Trump lavished Anthony Albanese with praise and Albanese lavished back without appearing sycophantic,” Mr Turnbull said in an opinion piece after the meeting.

“He maintained his dignity with charm and good humour. It was definitely a 10/10 in diplomatic and political terms.”

Fellow ex-Liberal PM Scott Morrison also echoed Mr Turnbull’s praise but labelled the US commitment to AUKUS “not surprising”, adding its importance was “rightly acknowledged”.

“AUKUS has now been confirmed by 2 US Presidents, 3 UK PMs and 2 Australian PMs. This is

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