Penny Wong (SA, Australian Labor Party, Minister for Foreign Affairs) Share this | Hansard source

(—) (): Australia, the United States and the United Kingdom are self-evidently united by many things including shared values and our shared interest—although, I can say, after attending a football game, that maybe AFL is not one of them. We all want to promote a free and open Indo-Pacific in a region which is peaceful, stable and prosperous, and the AUKUS submarines, by design, will incorporate technology from all three nations. Australia's military and civilian personnel will embed with the US Navy and Royal Navy and, through pillar 2, AUKUS partners are deepening cooperation on a range of security and defence capabilities. We are working together to ensure each nation is equipped to defend against rapidly evolving threats. We are pleased, very appreciative, of them being able to take place in Australia, particularly the visit to Adelaide. (Time expired)