Singapore – On his first international deployment since being sworn in as Australia’s deputy prime minister and defence minister, Richard Marles attended an important regional security summit in Singapore, known as the Shangri-La Dialogue.
The three-day conference, organised by the London-based International Institute for Strategic Studies, attracted defence chiefs from around the Asia-Pacific region. Less than a month after being sworn in, Australia’s new government has escalated its diplomatic efforts to engage with its neighbours.
