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Did the Minister consult or inform the Prime Minister, the Minister of Foreign Affairs, or any other Minister before deciding that he would not attend a planned trilateral defence ministers' meeting with Australia and Japan in Canberra, Australia, in August 2026; if so, whom did he consult or inform, and on what date?

Answered Question 37110 (2026)
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Damien O'Connor

List MP · Labour Party

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  • Did the Minister consult or inform the Prime Minister, the Minister of Foreign Affairs, or any other Minister before deciding that he would not attend a planned trilateral defence ministers' meeting with Australia and Japan in Canberra, Australia, in August 2026; if so, whom did he consult or inform, and on what date?

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Hon Paul Goldsmith

List MP · National Party · Minister of Defence

Answer

Not directly, as it was my decision to make.