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Trump repeats he is 'not happy with Australia' as Hormuz crisis continues
Donald Trump took questions from Australian reporters outside the White House. (Reuters: Jessica Koscielniak)
Donald Trump says he is "not happy with Australia" because Australia was "not there when we asked them to be there" in regards to the Strait of Hormuz.
Treasurer Jim Chalmers, who is visiting Washington, says he is not aware of any formal request from the US for Australian assistance in the strait.
Australia will join dozens of other countries for talks about the blockade of the Strait of Hormuz on Friday, Paris time.
Donald Trump has again accused Australia of refusing to help the US in the Strait of Hormuz, but the Australian government maintains there has been no formal request for help from the US.
LIVE UPDATES: Trump renews criticism of Australia; Prime Minister visits fire-hit oil refinery; Reaction to Israel-Lebanon ceasefire announcement
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US President Donald Trump has renewed his criticism of Australia, this time over the Strait of Hormuz.
Earlier, the president announced Israel and Lebanon have agreed to a 10-day ceasefire.
At home, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has visited the Viva oil refinery in Geelong a day after the facility was hit by fire. He says it will continue to produce diesel and jet fuel at 80 per cent capacity.
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Albanese says he has spoken to the workers at the oil refinery near Geelong after a large fire at the facility, which supplies half of Victoria’s fuel and 10% of Australia’s.
He said the fire has temporarily affected the plant’s production capability and did not give a timeline on when it would be back to normal.
The blaze at the Viva Energy facility in Corio – one of two refineries left in the country – broke out just after 11pm Wednesday, with Fire Rescue Victoria alerted to the blaze by multiple calls to triple zero reporting explosions and flames.
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