Greg Moriarty

But the Australian Labor government would be looking towards those elections in 2028.

And that work really starts with the ambassador on the ground, Greg Moriarty, trying to look at where the Australian relationship moves from here.

It was only this time last year.

Anthony Albanese was sitting alongside Donald Trump inside the White House.

Sally Cray, David Bold, Kerry Pinkstone, and there are others who worked with me in the PMO.

I had great chiefs of staff, Drew Clark, Greg Moriarty, Peter Wolcott, Clive Matheson.

I've had really good people around me and they've stuck with me.

They haven't sort of, my offices have never been a revolving door.

A hearing hosted by the United States trade representative is examining whether the imports have damaged the local industry.

Australia's ambassador to the US, Greg Moriarty, told the hearing restricting lamb imports would increase costs for US consumers and risk a growing demand in the US for lamb, which is a less common protein on American tables.

Fire crews have battled to put out a house fire in South Auckland this afternoon.

Fire and Emergency were called to the fire on Robertson Road in Favona about four o'clock this afternoon.

Now, Australia's ambassador to the United States is preparing to defend $1.6 billion worth of annual lamb exports as the Trump administration considers imposing new tariffs or trade restrictions.

Greg Moriarty will tell a US trade commission tomorrow, Australian time, that Australian lamb isn't responsible for the struggles of American sheep farmers.

Instead, he'll point to drought, declining domestic production, and other factors.

Australia supplies almost 80% of the lamb consumed in the US, and Moriarty will argue that restricting imports is only going to push prices higher for American consumers, but The commission has until November 13 to decide whether imports are harming US producers.