An Air Force plane carrying the prime minister home from his meeting with Donald Trump has been forced to make an unscheduled landing after a mid-air incident.

The aircraft touched down in St Louis, Missouri so a RAAF member could be treated after knocking their head.

Travelling media were told the plane would top up its fuel and then continue its journey to Australia.

Anthony Albanese is jetting home from Washington DC, buoyed by his successful meeting with the US president, which ended with a multi-billion-dollar minerals deal and reassurances on AUKUS.

"It was a terrific meeting, it couldn't have gone better," Mr Albanese said on Wednesday.

The prime minister revealed he gave Melania Trump some jewellery and the president a small model of a submarine - a subtle reference to Austral

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