The British foreign and defence secretaries are due to arrive in Sydney ahead of formal talks with Marise Payne and Peter Dutton.
Closer military cooperation and possible basing of British defence assets in Australia will be discussed when ministers from both nations hold long-awaited face-to-face talks in Sydney this week.British and Australian ministers will discuss the nuclear submarine deal and emerging security threatsScott Morrison will host the British ministers at Kirribilli House ahead of the talks
The British foreign and defence secretaries are due to arrive on Thursday ahead of their formal AUKMIN talks with their Australian counterparts on Friday. This year's Australia–United Kingdom Ministerial Consultations is expected to be dominated by the recentAs members of the Five Eyes intelligence-sharing network, both nations will also discuss threats to cyber security and other critical technology.following the British government's decision to allow Chinese telco Huawei into the country's 5G network, a move which was eventually overturned.
British Foreign Secretary Liz Truss and Defence Secretary Ben Wallace are flying to Australia as the United Kingdom and other NATO allies grow increasingly alarmed at aFriday's meeting in Sydney will be the first in-person AUKMIN meeting to take place since the pandemic began, as well as the first 2+2 ministerial meeting hosted in Australia since the emergence of COVID-19.
Foreign Minister Marise Payne said she and Defence Minister Peter Dutton were looking forward to the timely discussions.
Australia Latest News, Australia Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Coronavirus news live: Poland enters fifth Covid wave; Australia reports record daily death tollAustralia reports deadliest day of pandemic so far with record number of 74 deaths; Poland says it expects case numbers to hit new highs in coming weeks
Read more »
Djokovic lands in Serbia amid concerns he'll be barred from French OpenA new law that will exclude unvaccinated people from sports venues will apply to anyone who wants to play in the French Open. 9News
Read more »
First cases of myocarditis linked to boostersAustralia’s medicines regulator has confirmed the first cases of rare heart inflammation after booster vaccines.
Read more »
Hammered at home, admired abroad: Djokovic lie Australia can’t swallowThe Novak Djokovic saga has drawn plenty of attention to Australia, but the notion it has damaged our reputation abroad is rubbish.
Read more »
Australian billionaires double their collective wealth during the COVID-19 pandemic: reportOxfam Australia's Chief Executive said the divide between the megarich and poor has blown out during the global crisis. 9News
Read more »