Macron was furious after Australia cancelled a 37bn dollar deal to build 12 submarines, and instead negotiated a new defense pact with the US and the UK - the so-called Aukus. Morrison denies that he was dishonest. The pair's meeting at the G20 summit was their first since the row erupted in September. On the sidelines of the gathering in Rome, President Macron was asked by an Australian journalist whether he could trust Morrison again.