By Renju Jose and Peter Hobson SYDNEY/CANBERRA (Reuters) -Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said on Monday he had a "warm conversation" with U.S. President Donald Trump on tariffs and the AUKUS defence pact after his centre-left Labor party decisively beat the conservatives in a weekend election.

The prime minister was asked if Australia should review its defence strategy, such as the Aukus pact that includes nuclear-powered submarines. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.

Mining magnate Gina Rinehart is calling for Australia to follow the U.S. lead by embarking on Donald Trump-style leadership to cut government largesse while boosting defence spending and energy security,