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 War, 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 2025, Washington DC
Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Secretary of War Pete Hegseth hosted Minister for Foreign Affairs Penny Wong and Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Defence Richard Marles on 8 December in Washington D.C. for the 35th Australia-United States Ministerial Consultations (AUSMIN 2025), marking 40 years since consultations began.
Joint Fact Sheet Australia-U.S. Ministerial Consultations (AUSMIN) 2025
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
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).
Joint Statement Australia-U.S. 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).
Joint Statement Australia-U.S. Ministerial Consultations (AUSMIN) 2022
AUSMIN archives
Please see the AUSMIN archives for information on past AUSMINs.