<div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>New details about a conversation between President Donald Trump and the ambassador to the US, Kevin Rudd have been revealed.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade confirmed the pair met face-to-face in January.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"Ambassador Rudd met President Trump in the dining room of the Trump International Golf Club in West Palm Beach, Florida, on 11 January, 2025," it said.</span></div></div><div><div id="adspot-mobile-medium"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE:</span></strong><span> </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/world/texas-floods-victims-faces-of-the-devastating-tragedy/9795e553-a367-4d8e-a1de-6d83f48c8c4a" target="_blank"><strong><span>The faces of the Texas flooding tragedy</span></strong></a></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The department released the details in response to a Senate Estimates probe.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The coalition is seeking to clarify what was discussed in the meeting, NSW Deputy Opposition Leader Ted O'Brien said.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"I don't understand why there's such secrecy around this," O'Brien.</span></div></div><div><div class="OUTBRAIN" data-reactroot="" data-src="//www.9news.com.au/national/kevin-rudd-details-emerge-around-rudd-and-trumps-secret-meeting/73e14c48-a47c-4d34-9e78-304122c56dc3" data-widget-id="AR_5"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"We don't know if the meeting between Kevin Rudd and the president was a formal meeting.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"It was in a dining room, we don't know if it was just a matter of Kevin Rudd waving at the president, nobody knows."</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>O'Brien said Albanese "needs to prioritise" a meeting with President Trump.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE:</span></strong><span> </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/world/jane-birkin-original-hermes-bag-sells-at-auction-for-whopping-86-million-euros/c2ae1a37-feee-47ac-9247-5731ea5f8b39" target="_blank"><strong><span>Jane Birkin's original Hermès bag sells at auction for whopping €8.6 million</span></strong></a></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Independent MP Dai Le said the meeting was "a small step" in the right direction.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"Can I say a secret or no secret...at least there's (was) a meeting," Le said.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"At least...Trump is speaking with somebody from our government, so at least it's a small step forward.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"The journey of a thousand miles begins with one small step."</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has been trying to meet with the president since Trump's re-election.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The pair were supposed to meet at the Group of Seven (G7) summit in Canada last month, but the US President left early to oversee a US strike on Iranian nuclear assets.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Since then, no firm date has been set for a meeting between the two world leaders, with Albanese opting not to attend the recent NATO summit.</span></div></div>