Washington and Canberra officials have confirmed US President Joe Biden won't visit Australia and Papua New Guinea after the G7 meeting in Japan.
Prime Minister Anthony AlbaneseUS President Joe Biden's planned visit to Australia next week has been cancelled.
It would have been the first visit by a US president to Australia in almost a decade and the fifth time a US president had addressed MPs and senators."Regrettably, this conflicts with the President's visits to Sydney and Canberra - including the Quad Summit scheduled for 24 May." It would have been the first visit by a US president to Australia in almost a decade and the fifth time a US president had addressed MPs and senators.
"Once those discussions are concluded, we will make a further announcement on their travel," he added. The wrangling in Washington between the White House and Congress Republicans revolves around a deal to raise the US government's $US31.4 trillion debt ceiling and avert an economically catastrophic default.The US debt ceiling is set to expire on 1 June, with the Treasury Department warning the US government will be unable to pay its bills beyond that date unless the White House and Congress agree to raise it.
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