The Australia–US 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 2020, Washington DC

Minister for Foreign Affairs and Minister for Women Marise Payne, Minister for Defence Linda Reynolds, United States Secretary of State Michael Pompeo, and United States Secretary of Defense Mark Esper met in Washington DC on 28 July 2020 for the 30th Australia-US Ministerial Consultations (AUSMIN). The Ministers and Secretaries set a path for the Australia-US Alliance to support regional recovery from COVID-19 and to build a secure, prosperous future for the Indo-Pacific.

• Joint Statement Australia-U.S. Ministerial Consultations (AUSMIN) 2020
• AUSMIN 2020 Global Health Security Statement
• Memorandum of Understanding for International Development Cooperation between the United States Agency for International Development and the Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade

AUSMIN 2019, Sydney

Minister for Foreign Affairs and Minister for Women Marise Payne, Minister for Defence Linda Reynolds, US Secretary of State Michael Pompeo and US Secretary of Defense Mark Esper met in Sydney, New South Wales on 4 August for the Australia-United States Ministerial Consultations (AUSMIN).

• Joint statement AUSMIN 2019
• Australia and the United States: An Alliance for the Future

AUSMIN 2018, Palo Alto

Then-Minister for Foreign Affairs Julie Bishop, then-Minister for Defence Marise Payne, US Secretary of State Michael Pompeo and then-Secretary of Defense James Mattis, met at the Hoover Institution at Stanford University in Palo Alto, California on 23-24 July 2018 for the Australia-United States Ministerial Consultations.

• Joint statement AUSMIN 2018
• AUSMIN 2018 Factsheet

AUSMIN 2017, Sydney

On 5 June 2017, Minister for Foreign Affairs Julie Bishop and Minister for Defence Marise Payne, hosted US Secretary of State Rex W. Tillerson, and Secretary of Defense James Mattis in Sydney for the annual Australia-United States Ministerial consultations.

• Joint statement AUSMIN 2017
• Defence image gallery: AUSMIN 2017
• Media release: Australia-US Ministerial Consultations (AUSMIN) 2017

AUSMIN 2015, Boston

Minister for Foreign Affairs Julie Bishop, Minister for Defence Marise Payne, US Secretary of State John Kerry, and Secretary of Defense Ashton Carter met on 13 October 2015 in Boston for the Australia-United States Ministerial consultations.

• Joint statement AUSMIN 2015
• Foreign Minister's photo gallery: AUSMIN 2015
• Media release: Australia-US Ministerial Consultations (AUSMIN) 2015, 12 October 2015

AUSMIN 2014, Sydney

On 12 August 2014, the Australian Government hosted US Secretary of State John Kerry and Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel in Sydney for the 2014 Australia-United States Ministerial Consultations.

• AUSMIN 2014 Joint Communiqué
• Foreign Minister's photo gallery: AUSMIN 2014
• Transcript: AUSMIN press conference, 12 August 2014
• Article: Alliance with US a boon for Asia , 12 August 2014
• Media release: AUSMIN 2014 - Australian Foreign Minister and Australian Defence Minister, 29 July 2014

AUSMIN 2013, Washington DC

• AUSMIN 2013 Joint Communiqué. 20 November 2013
• Transcript–Joint Press Conference 20 November 2013
• Media release: AUSMIN 2013 - Australian Foreign Minister and Australian Defence Minister, 18 November 2013

AUSMIN 2012, Perth

• AUSMIN 2012 Joint Communiqué. 14 November 2012
• Press conference about the AUSMIN talks held in Perth. 14 November 2012
• Minister for Defence–Defence space cooperation–space situational awareness. 15 November 2012
• Australia-United States Ministerial Consultations. Joint media release, Minister for Defence Stephen Smith and Minister for Foreign Affairs Bob Carr. 20 October 2012

AUSMIN 2011, San Francisco

• AUSMIN 2011 Joint Communiqué, 15 September 2011
• Transcript: Joint press conference, 15 September 2011
• Australia-United States Joint Statement on Cyberspace
• Media release: Cooperation on Cyber–a new dimension of the US Alliance - Australian Foreign Minister and Australian Defence Minister, 15 September 2011
• Speech: The case for American engagement in Asia: the Australian perspective - Australian Foreign Minister at the Asia Foundation, San Francisco, 15 September 2011
• Media release: Australia and the United States strengthen joint development cooperation - Australian Foreign Minister, 17 September 2011
• Media release: AUSMIN 2011 - Australian Foreign Minister and Australian Defence Minister, 14 September 2011
• AUSMIN history fact sheet: AUSMIN 1985-2011: locations and dates

AUSMIN 2010, Melbourne

• AUSMIN 2010 Joint Communiqué, 8 November 2010
• Transcript: Joint press conference, 8 November 2010
• Australia-United States Joint Statement on Space Security
• Space Situational Awareness Partnership fact sheet
• Exchange of Letters relating to Harold E. Holt Naval Communications Station
• Defence Trade Cooperation Treaty fact sheet
• Media release: Australia and US–an enduring partnership, 6 November 2010
• The Melbourne Statement, 6 November 2010
• Joint statement: Australia and the United States partnership to address violence against women globally, 6 November 2010
• Transcript: Joint press conference with Foreign Minister Kevin Rudd and US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, 6 November 2010
• Media release: AUSMIN–8 November 2010 - Australian Foreign Minister and Australian Defence Minister, 23 October 2010
• Media release: AUSMIN 2010 - Australian Foreign Minister and Australian Defence Minister, 18 September 2010

AUSMIN 2009, Washington

• Transcript: Joint Press Conference with Australian Minister for Foreign Affairs Stephen Smith, Australian Minister for Defence Joel Fitzgibbon, U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton and U.S. Secretary of Defence Robert Gates, Washington DC, 9 April 2009
• 2009 Joint Communiqué: Australia–United States Ministerial Consultations, 9 April 2009
• Media release: AUSMIN 2009, Australian Foreign Minister, 7 April 2009

AUSMIN archives

Also see the AUSMIN website by the Embassy of the United States of America in Canberra.

AUSMIN archives