Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has defended his recent travel schedule, saying the media either thinks he should "do more" or "do less" overseas visits.

The Prime Minister faced the Australian press pack on Thursday in Seoul, talking up APEC’s trade benefits with little appetite for less formal questions.

He gladly told reporters about the “opportunity to develop relationships further” in South Korea and said the world would like to see less trade tensions and more strategic cooperation following President Trump's meeting with President Xi Jinping .

However, he began to lose his enthusiasm as a reporter asked how he was invited to President Trump and South Korean President Lee Jae-Myung’s Hilton dinner on Wednesday night .

“We received the invitation in the usual way, and we engag

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