The Australia–United States Ministerial Consultations (AUSMIN) is the principal forum for bilateral consultations with the United States. Held regularly, alternating between Australia and the United States, AUSMIN brings together the Australian Ministers for Foreign Affairs and Defence with the US Secretaries of State and Defense, along with senior officials from both portfolios.
The consultations provide a major opportunity to discuss and share perspectives and approaches on major global and regional political issues, and to deepen bilateral foreign security and defence cooperation.
AUSMIN fact sheet: dates and locations
AUSMIN 2024, Annapolis
Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin hosted Minister for Foreign Affairs Penny Wong and Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Defence Richard Marles on 6 August in Annapolis, Maryland for the 34th Australia-United States Ministerial Consultations (AUSMIN 2024).
- Joint Statement Australia-U.S. Ministerial Consultations (AUSMIN) 2024
- Memorandum of Understanding Between the Government of Australia and the Government of the United States of America on Countering Foreign State Information Manipulation
AUSMIN 2023, Brisbane
Minister for Foreign Affairs Penny Wong and Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Defence Richard Marles hosted Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin on 29 July in Brisbane for the 33rd Australia-United States Ministerial Consultations (AUSMIN 2023).
AUSMIN 2022, Washington DC
Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin hosted Minister for Foreign Affairs Penny Wong and Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Defence Richard Marles on 6 December in Washington D.C. for the 32nd Australia-United States Ministerial Consultations (AUSMIN 2022).
AUSMIN archives
Please see the AUSMIN archives for information on past AUSMINs.