In its first month in power, foreign policy and national security have played a major part of the new government’s activities.
Very soon after the election, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese attended the Quadrilateral Security Initiative (Quad) leaders’ meeting in Tokyo. Foreign Minister Penny Wong has made trips to the South Pacific and Indonesia. And this month, Defence Minister Richard Marles met ministers and other key figures in Singapore and Japan.
Marles’ historic trip sheds some light on the new government’s approach to national security matters.
