<div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Far more Australians think </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/donald-trump" rel="" target="" title="Donald Trump's"><span>Donald Trump's</span></a><span> second term as US president is bad news than those who think it's positive, but they aren't ready to call for a rethink of the relationship with our most important ally.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Ahead of Trump's meeting with </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/anthony-albanese" rel="" target="" title="Prime Minister Anthony Albanese"><span>Prime Minister Anthony Albanese</span></a><span> next week, the Sydney-based United States Studies Centre has released new polling, providing a snapshot of how the US and its president are viewed on this side of the Pacific.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The poll of more than 1000 respondents revealed that while 16 per cent of Aussies think Trump's second term has been either good or very good for Australia, more than triple that figure – 56 per cent – think it's been bad or very bad.</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/national/atm-closures-australia-2024-25-apra-data/7a5617be-1c91-4825-9ff4-842a7e55e945"><strong><span>Hundreds of closures cutting off Aussies' access to cash</span></strong></a><strong><span></span></strong></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The proportion of Australians who view the United States as mostly harmful in Asia has also surged since Trump returned to the White House, up from 21 per cent last year to 33 per cent.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Despite that displeasure with the president, the research made clear that Australians remain supportive of the alliance with the US.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"Despite widespread unease about President Trump's second term, Australians remain committed to the alliance," USSC chief executive Dr Michael Green said. </span></div></div><div><div class="OUTBRAIN" data-reactroot="" data-src="//www.9news.com.au/national/australian-attitudes-donald-trump-meeting-anthony-albanese/42f41846-b56c-4af8-855e-4a7866303c8d" data-widget-id="AR_5"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"This underscores the resilience of the relationship beyond any single administration, but there are warning signs."</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/national/camping-found-after-nine-day-search/9c64827f-2e7a-49b6-9e96-3eee8735d93d"><strong><span>Missing camper tells of miracle rescue after nine-day ordeal</span></strong></a><strong><span></span></strong></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Far more of the survey's respondents thought the alliance makes Australia more secure than those who think it makes us less secure, and more than half disagreed with the idea of withdrawing from the alliance, compared to 17 per cent who agreed.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>However, support for the United States in both questions had fallen from the year prior, when Joe Biden was president.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"Over the past four years, the majority of Australians consistently believed that the US alliance makes Australia more secure," the study found. </span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"In 2025, only 42 per cent of Australians share this sentiment — a 13 percentage point drop from 2024 (55 per cent) and the lowest levels since USSC polling in 2022. </span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"Nearly a third of Australians (29 per cent) now believe the alliance makes Australia less secure — a figure that has almost doubled since 2024."</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/technology/are-we-in-an-ai-tech-bubble-what-happens-if-it-bursts-explainer/c11d1f63-a085-419d-bc62-030911459304"><strong><span>Are we in an AI tech bubble and what happens if it bursts?</span></strong></a><strong><span></span></strong></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The polling was released ahead of Albanese's trip to Washington, where he will finally sit down with Trump in a formal, bilateral meeting.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>While the AUKUS pact, Australian defence spending levels, tariffs, and security in the Indo-Pacific region could all be raised during the summit, critical minerals could also emerge as a key talking point for the two leaders.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"When it comes to critical minerals, Australia has so much to offer the world," Treasurer Jim Chalmers said in Washington this morning. </span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"We know that American companies desperately need critical minerals, and Australia is very well placed to service that need…</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"No doubt it will be part of the discussions that Prime Minister Albanese has with President Trump next week."</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/how-to-follow-9news-digital/29855bb1-ad3d-4c38-bc25-3cb52af1216f" target="_blank"><strong><em><span>DOWNLOAD THE 9NEWS APP</span></em></strong></a><strong><em><span>:</span></em></strong><span> </span><em><strong><span>Stay across all the latest in breaking news, sport, politics and the weather via our news app and get notifications sent straight to your smartphone. 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