During this Partnerships for a Healthy Region GEDSI Community of Practice, Dr Judy Scoble from CSIRO’s Biotherapeutics Program shared insights from their work in Thailand and Malaysia and their GEDSI mainstreaming efforts.

Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Defence, Richard Marles, and Minister for Foreign Affairs, Penny Wong travelled to Europe and the United Kingdom to strengthen Australia's relationships and discuss opportunities for cooperation in order to build regional resilience, deepen defence strategic alignment, enhance economic prosperity, and security in the Indo-Pacific. The Federal Minister for Foreign Affairs of Germany, Dr. Johann Wadephul, and the Federal Minister of Defence of Germany, Boris Pistorius, welcomed the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Defence of Australia, the Hon Richard Marles MP, and the Minister for Foreign Affairs of Australia, Senator the Hon Penny Wong, welcomed the pair to Berlin. The Foreign Minister travelled to Paris to meet with her counterpart Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs Jean-Noël Barrot and in the United Kingdom, the Minister’s were joined by Defence Secretary John Healey, and Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper, for the 16th Australia-United Kingdom Ministerial Consultations (AUKMIN). The visit took place from the 8-11 of June 2026.

Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Defence, Richard Marles, and Minister for Foreign Affairs, Penny Wong travelled to Europe and the United Kingdom to strengthen Australia's relationships and discuss opportunities for cooperation in order to build regional resilience, deepen defence strategic alignment, enhance economic prosperity, and security in the Indo-Pacific. The Federal Minister for Foreign Affairs of Germany, Dr. Johann Wadephul, and the Federal Minister of Defence of Germany, Boris Pistorius, welcomed the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Defence of Australia, the Hon Richard Marles MP, and the Minister for Foreign Affairs of Australia, Senator the Hon Penny Wong, welcomed the pair to Berlin. The Foreign Minister travelled to Paris to meet with her counterpart Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs Jean-Noël Barrot and in the United Kingdom, the Minister’s were joined by Defence Secretary John Healey, and Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper, for the 16th Australia-United Kingdom Ministerial Consultations (AUKMIN). The visit took place from the 8-11 of June 2026.