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Download IPFS The 15th Australia-United Kingdom Ministerial Consultations (AUKMIN) took place in Sydney on 25 July 2025, with Australian and UK ministers advancing defence and economic cooperation amid ongoing global tensions. The talks reinforced the Australia-United Kingdom-United States (AUKUS) partnership, although some critics have raised concerns about the economic costs[Read More…]

Download IPFS Defence Minister Richard Marles and Foreign Minister Penny Wong will host UK Foreign Secretary David Lammy and Defence Secretary John Healey in Sydney on 25 July 2025 for the Australia–United Kingdom Ministerial Consultations (AUKMIN). This marks the second AUKMIN held since the UK’s Labour Government, led by Prime[Read More…]