Malcolm Turnbull will "catch up and have a chat" with former US president Barack Obama when he visits Australia.
Mr Obama has been in New Zealand visiting former prime minister John Key and current leader Jacinda Ardern, but is due to arrive in Sydney on Friday.
"I look forward to catching up with President Obama when he's visiting," Mr Turnbull told reporters on Thursday.
"Of course, he'd be a very welcome visitor, albeit briefly, to Australia.
"We're just going to catch up and have a chat."
Mr Obama is a guest of the New Zealand-United States Council, which is hosting an event in Sydney on Friday.
After arriving in New Zealand on Tuesday night, Mr Obama was whisked away for a game of golf with Mr Key.
The two former politicians, who have teed off together several times before, headed to Kauri Cliffs, a par 72 championship golf course ranked 39th in the world by Golf Digest.
Mr Key said hosting the former US president would lead to tourism benefits.
"He's still one of the most influential people on the planet," Mr Key told NZ radio.
"From a New Zealand-US perspective [this is] really important, and from a tourism perspective the reality is there's 100 million people [who] follow him."
Actor Sam Neill is hosting Mr Obama in a private dinner on Thursday night.
Mr Obama is on a week-long tour of Australia, New Zealand, Singapore and Japan, with Tokyo the next stop after Sydney.
