Richard Marles eyes meeting with US defence secretary at Singapore forum
by Daniel Hurst Foreign affairs and defence correspon from World news | The Guardian on (#5ZZJR)
Defence minister's attendance at high-level security conference the latest in flurry of diplomatic activity by new Labor government
Australia's new defence minister, Richard Marles, is preparing to travel to Singapore next week for a high-level security conference and a potential first meeting with his US counterpart.
The trip is the latest in a flurry of diplomatic activity by the new Labor government. The minister for foreign affairs, Penny Wong, has just wound up visits to three Pacific countries and the prime minister, Anthony Albanese, is preparing to fly to Indonesia on Sunday.
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