{"id":7681,"date":"2024-03-22T00:07:14","date_gmt":"2024-03-21T13:07:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/aidn.org.au\/?p=7681"},"modified":"2024-03-22T00:07:14","modified_gmt":"2024-03-21T13:07:14","slug":"australia-and-the-united-kingdom-commit-to-modernising-our-defence-relationship","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aidn.sparkweb.cloud\/australia-and-the-united-kingdom-commit-to-modernising-our-defence-relationship\/","title":{"rendered":"Australia and the United Kingdom commit to modernising our defence relationship"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The Hon Richard Marles MP<\/strong>
Deputy Prime Minister
Minister for Defence<\/p>

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MEDIA RELEASE<\/strong><\/p>

Today, the Deputy Prime Minister, the Hon Richard Marles MP, and United Kingdom Secretary of State for Defence, the Rt Hon Grant Shapps MP, signed a new defence and security cooperation agreement at Parliament House, Canberra, updating the partnership to meet contemporary challenges.<\/p>

The agreement includes a status of forces agreement, making it easier for the respective forces to operate together in each other\u2019s countries \u2013 as seen in the joint training of Ukrainian troops in the UK, and as the UK will do through its contribution to Submarine Rotational Force-West in Australia.<\/p>

The agreement also formalises the established practice of consulting on issues that affect our sovereignty and regional security.<\/p>

The new agreement was signed following annual ministerial defence talks as part of the Australia-UK Ministerial consultations (AUKMIN).<\/p>

Ministers also agreed a range of initiatives to give immediate effect to this deepening cooperation, including:<\/p>

* The UK\u2019s contribution to the Combined Intelligence Centre \u2013 Australia, within the Defence Intelligence Organisation
* Commitment to develop a joint climate action plan by AUKMIN 2025
* Continued cooperation on capability development, including through AUKUS
* Establishment of elevated joint staff talks, to ensure our operational cooperation meets contemporary challenges
* Closer collaboration on undersea warfare, autonomous sea mine clearance, science, technology, and our workforces
* The UK\u2019s contribution to exercises Talisman Sabre, Pitch Black, and Predators Run
* Australia\u2019s support for the UK\u2019s Littoral Response Group-South and a carrier strike group visit to the Indo-Pacific in 2025.
* The signing of this agreement delivers on a commitment made at AUKMIN 2023 to refresh the bilateral defence treaty.<\/p>

Quote attributable to Deputy Prime Minister, the Hon Richard Marles MP:<\/strong><\/p>

\u201cAustralia\u2019s relationship with the UK is dynamic and enduring. From the UK\u2019s leadership of support for Ukraine and efforts to address the Houthi threat, to increasing contributions in the Pacific and the Indo-Pacific, we continue to work closely together to support a global rules-based order.<\/p>

\u201cAs the world becomes more complex and uncertain, we must modernise our most important partnerships.<\/p>

\u201cThe agreements we reached today will secure this outcome into the future.\u201d<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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