Australia news live: Liberal shadow minister calls net zero target a ‘distraction’ and denies row is destabilising Ley | Australia news

Good morning and welcome to our live news blog. I’m Martin Farrer bringing you the top stories this morning and then my colleague Nick Visser will take the reins.

Donald Trump has indicated he is set to meet Anthony Albanese in the coming weeks. Responding to a question from an Australian ABC reporter at the White House as he left for the UK, Trump said Albanese was coming to see him “very soon”. More coming up.

As the opposition leader prepares to deliver a major speech on the economy, another member of Sussan Ley’s shadow ministry has defended the Coalition’s internal debate over climate action and rejected net zero targets as a “distraction”. More shortly.