AUKUS 2.0: Australia, New Zealand Pledge Deeper Defence Ties

Published on February 1, 2024

The Australian and New Zealand governments have agreed to work more closely together on defence operations during a meeting in Melbourne. Australia’s Deputy Prime Minister Richard Marles and Foreign Minister Penny Wong met with New Zealand’s Foreign Minister Winston Peters, and Defence Minister Judith Collins. The consultations, dubbed “ANZMIN 2024,”  aimed to advance shared interests with Pacific partners, deepen defence cooperation, and strengthen the partnership between the two nations. Speaking  to reporters following the joint meeting, Mr. Marles described the talks on Feb. 1 as a “huge step forward.” “We have committed to working much more closely together in terms of defence operations to give effect to deterrence,” he said....

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