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The Northern Beaches Council says early test results show mysterious grey ball-shaped debris which closed nine beaches are similar to those which washed up on eastern suburbs beaches last year.
The council are waiting on the full analysis of the testing they commissioned but the preliminary results show traces of hydrocarbons and other materials which appear to be consistent with some of the chemicals found by NSW EPA tests at other Eastern Suburbs beaches last year.
I had a very constructive discussion with the incoming President when I wished him well on his election. I made the point to President Trump that the United States has enjoyed a trade surplus with Australia since the Truman presidency.
It’s been there for a long time, and the United States is, of course, a major investor here in Australia, and the relationship between our two economies is so important. So I’m very confident that we will work these issues through because they’re in the interests of both Australia and the United States.
But no explicit assurance at this stage. By the sounds of things?
Well, to be fair, he hasn’t been through the inauguration yet, but very clearly it was a positive discussion that we had. He said that we will have a perfect relationship, and I expect that the relationship between Australia and the United States will remain strong.
