Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Defence, the Hon Richard Marles MP, and Minister for Foreign Affairs, Senator the Hon Penny Wong with their counterparts US Secretary of State, Antony J. Blinken, and US Secretary of Defense, Lloyd J. Austin III. during the joint press conference of AUSMIN in Annapolis, Maryland, USA. on 6 August, 2024.
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Defence, the Hon Richard Marles MP, and Minister for Foreign Affairs, Senator the Hon Penny Wong, traveled to the United States for the 34th Australia-United States Ministerial Consultations (AUSMIN) on 6 August, 2024 in Annapolis, Maryland. They joined their counterparts, US Secretary of State, Antony J. Blinken, and US Secretary of Defense, Lloyd J. Austin III. AUSMIN is the premier strategic forum for Australia and the United States, and sets the strategic direction for the alliance and partnership to build a peaceful, stable and prosperous Indo-Pacific.