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U.S.-Australia ministerial meeting took place in Washington on Dec. 8, 2025

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Official records or announcements confirm a U.S.-Australia Ministerial meeting occurred in Washington on December 8, 2025.

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Deputy Secretary of State Christopher Landau met with Australian Secretary of Defense Greg Moriarty on January 15, 2026, to build on the December 8, 2025 U.S.-Australia Ministerial. They reaffirmed commitments to deepen bilateral defense cooperation aimed at promoting security and stability in the Indo-Pacific. Landau welcomed Australia’s recent defense treaty with Papua New Guinea and its expanded security ties with Indonesia, and the officials discussed increased engagement with Pacific Island countries.
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Official U.S. government records confirm that the annual Australia–U.S. Ministerial Consultations (AUSMIN) 2025 took place in Washington, D.C. on December 8, 2025. A joint fact sheet issued by the U.S. Department of State and the Australian government states that Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Secretary of War Pete Hegseth hosted Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong and Deputy Prime Minister and Defence Minister Richard Marles "on December 8 in Washington, D.C." for the 35th AUSMIN consultations. A subsequent State Department readout explicitly refers to this as a "U.S.-Australia Ministerial meeting held in Washington on December 8, 2025." Taken together, these official documents directly support the statement that a U.S.-Australia ministerial meeting was held in Washington on that date.

The verdict is True because multiple primary U.S. government sources explicitly state that the U.S.-Australia ministerial consultations (AUSMIN 2025) were held in Washington, D.C. on December 8, 2025.

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  1. Update · Jan 16, 2026, 01:18 PMTrue
    Official U.S. government records confirm that the annual Australia–U.S. Ministerial Consultations (AUSMIN) 2025 took place in Washington, D.C. on December 8, 2025. A joint fact sheet issued by the U.S. Department of State and the Australian government states that Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Secretary of War Pete Hegseth hosted Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong and Deputy Prime Minister and Defence Minister Richard Marles "on December 8 in Washington, D.C." for the 35th AUSMIN consultations. A subsequent State Department readout explicitly refers to this as a "U.S.-Australia Ministerial meeting held in Washington on December 8, 2025." Taken together, these official documents directly support the statement that a U.S.-Australia ministerial meeting was held in Washington on that date. The verdict is True because multiple primary U.S. government sources explicitly state that the U.S.-Australia ministerial consultations (AUSMIN 2025) were held in Washington, D.C. on December 8, 2025.
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