Sydney (AFP) - US Vice President Mike Pence will try make a disastrous first telephone call between Donald Trump and Malcolm Turnbull ancient history when he meets the Australian prime minister on Saturday.
After a surly first conversation between the two leaders in January that rattled the United States and Australia's long-standing alliance, Pence will take a more amiable approach and try to focus on cooperation on trade, defence and more.
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