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What representations or correspondence, if any, have the Minister, his office, or the Ministry of Defence received from Australian or Japanese counterparts concerning any trilateral defence ministers' meeting proposed or planned for August 2026; and what was the substance of any such representations?

Answered Question 36959 (2026)
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Damien O'Connor

List MP · Labour Party

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  • What representations or correspondence, if any, have the Minister, his office, or the Ministry of Defence received from Australian or Japanese counterparts concerning any trilateral defence ministers' meeting proposed or planned for August 2026; and what was the substance of any such representations?

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Hon Paul Goldsmith

List MP · National Party · Minister of Defence

Answer

Officials exchanged emails regarding planning and logistical details for the trilateral meeting to foreign counterparts and the Ministers’ Office.