Statement on Australia-UK Ministerial Consultations (AUKMIN) July 2025

1 . On 25 July 2025, the Minister for Foreign Affairs Senator the Hon Penny Wong and the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Defence the Hon Richard Marles MP hosted the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs the Rt Hon David Lammy MP and the Secretary of State for Defence the Rt Hon John Healey MP for the Australia-UK Ministerial Consultations (AUKMIN) in Sydney.

2 . Ministers famous the worldwide safety setting had turn into extra harmful and unpredictable since they final met in December 2024. They recognised the elevated significance of the enduring Australia-UK relationship in responding collectively to handle these challenges.

3 . Ministers agreed to considerably improve their cooperation to bolster Australia and the UK’s defence and nationwide safety, improve financial safety and mitigate and deal with the impacts of local weather change. Ministers agreed on the enduring significance of the UK-Australia relationship in delivering financial development to our peoples and globally.

4 . Ministers underscored the function Australia and the UK play in upholding the principles, norms and establishments, together with respect for common human rights, that underpin international prosperity and safety, and famous their deep, clear and longstanding dedication to the multilateral system. They dedicated to contemplate joint initiatives and advocacy on multilateral reform, together with on the UN Secretary-General’s UN80 Initiative, to make sure the multilateral system is ready to proceed to ship on essential core capabilities and mandates.

Closer cooperation within the Indo-Pacific

5 . Ministers reaffirmed that the safety, resilience and prosperity of the Indo-Pacific and Euro-Atlantic areas are interconnected. They dedicated to proceed to develop efforts to safeguard internationally agreed guidelines and norms and respect for sovereignty. Ministers agreed on the necessity to form a world characterised by adherence to guidelines and norms, quite than energy or coercion.

6 . Ministers dedicated to additional strengthen cooperation, bilaterally and with regional companions, to make sure a peaceable, steady and affluent Indo-Pacific. Ministers agreed the UK and Australia’s enduring engagement within the Indo-Pacific was vital to shaping a beneficial strategic steadiness within the area.

7 . Recognising the deteriorating geostrategic setting, Ministers emphasised the necessity for all nations to handle strategic competitors responsibly, and the significance of dialogue and sensible measures to scale back the dangers of miscalculation, escalation and battle.

8 . Ministers reiterated their sturdy opposition to coercive or destabilising actions by China’s Coast Guard, naval vessels and maritime militia within the South China Sea, together with sideswiping, water cannoning and shut manoeuvres which have resulted in accidents, endangered lives and created dangers of miscalculation and escalation. Ministers agreed to proceed cooperating to help freedom of navigation and overflight within the area, together with via participation in joint actions. They additionally reiterated their concern concerning the state of affairs within the East China Sea.

9 . Ministers emphasised the duty of all states to stick to worldwide legislation, notably the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS), which offers the excellent authorized framework for all actions within the ocean and seas. They agreed that maritime disputes should be resolved peacefully and in accordance with worldwide legislation. Ministers reaffirmed that the 2016 South China Sea Arbitral Tribunal resolution is last and binding on the events. They emphasised any South China Sea Code of Conduct should be in keeping with UNCLOS and never undermine the rights of States below worldwide legislation.

10 . Ministers agreed on the essential significance of peace and stability throughout the Taiwan Strait. They known as for the peaceable decision of cross-Strait points via dialogue and never via the risk or use of power or coercion, and reaffirmed their opposition to unilateral adjustments to the established order. They expressed concern at China’s destabilising army workouts round Taiwan. Ministers recognised that the worldwide group advantages from the experience of the individuals of Taiwan and dedicated to help Taiwan’s significant participation in worldwide organisations the place statehood just isn’t a pre-requisite or as an observer or visitor the place it’s. They reiterated their will to proceed to deepen relations with Taiwan within the financial, commerce, scientific, technological, and cultural fields.

11 . Ministers strongly condemned the DPRK’s ongoing nuclear and ballistic missile packages and known as for the whole, verifiable and irreversible denuclearisation of the DPRK. Ministers additionally expressed grave concern over the DPRK’s malicious cyber exercise, together with cryptocurrency theft and use of employees overseas to fund the DPRK’s illegal weapons of mass destruction and ballistic missile packages.

12 . Ministers emphasised their dedication to ASEAN centrality and recognised the essential function of ASEAN-led structure in selling peace, stability and prosperity within the area. They reaffirmed their ongoing dedication to help the sensible implementation of the ASEAN Outlook on the Indo-Pacific.

13 . Ministers underscored their dedication to deepen engagement on commerce and funding diversification in Southeast Asia, together with via Invested: Australia’s Southeast Asia Economic Strategy to 2040, Australia’s AUD 2 billion Southeast Asian Investment Financing Facility and devoted Southeast Asia Investment Deal Teams, and the UK’s enhanced financial engagement. Ministers agreed to proceed to strengthen coordination on clear vitality transition in Southeast Asia and cooperation to bolster the area’s financial resilience via the mobilisation of personal finance for local weather goals and inexperienced infrastructure, exploring collaboration on financing of low-carbon vitality initiatives, and coordination of help to the ASEAN Power Grid.

14 . Ministers reaffirmed their dedication to fight individuals smuggling, human trafficking and trendy slavery in South and Southeast Asia, recognising that ladies and ladies have been most impacted, with a concentrate on trafficking into rip-off centres.

15 . Ministers reiterated their dedication to the Indian Ocean Rim Association (IORA) because the premier ministerial-level discussion board within the Indian Ocean area. They agreed to proceed collaboration on shared priorities within the Indian Ocean, together with maritime safety.

16 . Ministers reiterated their severe concern on the deepening humanitarian disaster and escalating violence in Myanmar, compounded by the devastating earthquake in March. They strongly condemned the Myanmar regime’s violent oppression of its individuals, together with the continued bombardment of civilian infrastructure. They known as for all events to prioritise the safety of civilians. They known as on the regime to instantly stop violence, launch these arbitrarily detained, enable secure and unimpeded humanitarian entry, and return Myanmar to the trail of inclusive democracy. Ministers reiterated their help for ASEAN’s efforts to resolve the disaster, together with via the Five Point Consensus and the work of the ASEAN Special Envoy and UN Special Envoy. They welcomed ASEAN leaders’ current name for an prolonged and expanded ceasefire, and inclusive nationwide dialogue.

17 . Ministers highlighted their dedication to proceed to work with Pacific island nations via present regional structure, recognising the centrality of the Pacific Islands Forum. They agreed on the significance of pursuing Pacific priorities as set out within the 2050 Strategy for the Blue Pacific Continent. Ministers joined Pacific associate requires elevated entry to local weather finance, together with additional help to Pacific-owned and led mechanisms such because the Pacific Resilience Facility. Ministers welcomed ongoing reform of multilateral local weather funds, together with the Green Climate Fund (GCF), to offer higher outcomes for Pacific island nations, noting encouraging progress made concerning the accreditation of Direct Access Entities and GCF regional presence. Ministers welcomed the UK’s continued contributions to Pacific safety via their help within the removing of explosive remnants of warfare by way of their participation within the Australian-led Operation Render Safe. Ministers agreed to proceed to work collectively to advance clear and high-quality improvement in step with the Pacific Quality Infrastructure Principles (PQIPs), together with via the Pacific Business Club. Ministers dedicated to work collaboratively on respective approaches to the Multilateral Development Banks (MDBs) to encourage reform in keeping with the PQIPs. Ministers underscored our shared dedication to cyber coordination and capacity-building within the Pacific together with via help to the inaugural Pacific Cyber Week in August 2025, an idea endorsed by the Pacific Islands Forum. Ministers emphasised the significance of sharing experience and strengthening people-to-people hyperlinks for a extra cyber-resilient Pacific.

Ambitious companions, going through international challenges collectively

18 . Ministers unequivocally condemned Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine and known as on Russia to instantly withdraw its troops from Ukraine’s internationally recognised territory, and cling absolutely to its obligations below worldwide legislation, together with in relation to the safety of civilians and therapy of prisoners of warfare. They reiterated their dedication to creating positive that Ukraine will get the army and monetary help it must defend itself within the battle now and agreed to step up motion in opposition to Russia’s warfare machine. They emphasised the significance of taking additional motion in opposition to Russia’s shadow fleet, acknowledging the sanctions each nations had imposed on this regard. They additionally known as on Russia to instantly stop their unlawful deportation of Ukrainian youngsters and reunify these already displaced with their households and guardians in Ukraine.

19 . Ministers reiterated their deep considerations concerning the function of third nations in supporting Russia’s unlawful warfare in Ukraine and the related affect for the safety of the Indo-Pacific. They known as on China to forestall its corporations from supplying dual-use elements to Russia’s warfare effort, and train its affect with Russia to cease Moscow’s army aggression and enter negotiations to finish the warfare in good religion. Ministers strongly condemned the DPRK’s help for Russia via the provision of munitions and deployment of DPRK personnel to allow Russia’s warfare efforts. Ministers known as on Iran to stop all help for Russia’s unlawful warfare in opposition to Ukraine and halt the switch of ballistic missiles, UAVs and associated know-how.

20 . Ministers agreed deepening army cooperation between Russia and the DPRK was a harmful enlargement of Russia’s warfare that has important implications for safety within the Indo-Pacific area. They expressed deep considerations about any political, army or financial help Russia could also be offering to the DPRK’s nuclear and ballistic missile packages. Ministers affirmed their dedication to cooperating with worldwide companions to strengthen efforts to carry the DPRK to account for violations and evasions of UN Council Resolutions (UNSCRs) together with as founding members of the Multilateral Sanctions Monitoring Team (MSMT). Ministers acknowledged the discharge of the MSMT’s first report, which shines a light-weight on illegal DPRK-Russia army cooperation together with arms transfers and Russia’s coaching of DPRK troops. Ministers urged all UN Member States to abide by their worldwide obligations below the UNSCRs to implement sanctions, together with the prohibition on the switch or procurement of arms and associated materials to or from the DPRK.

21 . Ministers known as on Iran and Israel to stick to the ceasefire and urged Iran to renew negotiations with the US. Ministers said their willpower that Iran mustn’t ever develop a nuclear weapon. It is important that Iran act promptly to return to full compliance with its safeguards obligations, cooperate absolutely with the International Atomic Energy Agency, and chorus from actions that might compromise efforts to handle the safety state of affairs within the Middle East. Ministers condemned Iran’s unjust detention of overseas nationals and raised ongoing considerations over the human rights state of affairs in Iran, notably the escalation of the usage of the dying penalty as a political device in the course of the 12-day battle, and the continuing repression of girls, ladies and human rights defenders.

22 . Ministers reiterated their help for Israel’s safety and condemnation of Hamas’ horrific assaults on 7 October 2023, and underlined that Israeli actions should abide by worldwide legislation. They known as for a direct ceasefire in Gaza, an finish to Israeli blocks on help, and the pressing and unconditional launch of all hostages.

23 . Ministers reaffirmed their conviction that a direct and sustained ceasefire, alongside pressing steps in direction of a reputable and irreversible pathway to a two-state answer are the one methods to ship lasting peace, safety and stability for Israelis, Palestinians and the broader area.

24 . Ministers expressed grave considerations on the horrific and insupportable state of affairs in Gaza. They proceed to be appalled by the immense struggling of civilians, together with Israel’s blocking of important help. They reiterated their name for Israel to instantly allow full, secure and unhindered entry for UN companies and humanitarian organisations to work independently and impartially to avoid wasting lives, finish the struggling and ship dignity. Ministers additionally condemned settler violence within the West Bank, which has led to deaths of Palestinian civilians and the displacement of complete communities, and expressed opposition to any try and develop Israel’s unlawful settlements.

25 . Ministers expressed their deep concern for the security and safety of humanitarian personnel working in battle settings around the globe. They reaffirmed their dedication to finalise a Declaration for the Protection of Humanitarian Personnel and implement sensible actions to make sure larger respect for and safety of humanitarian personnel. Ministers additionally known as on all nations to endorse the Declaration as soon as launched and to reaffirm their accountability to uphold humanitarian ideas and guarantee respect for worldwide humanitarian legislation. Ministers mentioned the important function of the humanitarian system which is essential to saving lives and livelihoods and avoiding mass displacement. Ministers famous that the core work of the UN, the Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement, and worldwide, nationwide and native humanitarian organisations, should be preserved. Ministers additionally reiterated help for the Emergency Relief Coordinator’s humanitarian reset.

26 . Ministers dedicated to proceed shut collaboration on defending and selling gender equality internationally and countering rollback of rights, together with via Australia-UK Strategic Dialogues on Gender Equality and progressing subsequent agreed commitments, such because the UK-Australia Gender Based Violence MoU.

27 . Ministers reaffirmed their dedication to the complete implementation of the Women Peace and Security (WPS) agenda. They acknowledged the twenty fifth anniversary of UN Security Council Resolution 1325 and agreed to proceed working collectively on implementing the WPS agenda, selling the complete, equal, significant and secure participation and management of girls in battle prevention, mediation and backbone, and dealing collectively on stopping conflict-related sexual violence and ending impunity.

28 . Ministers reiterated their severe shared considerations about human rights violations in China, together with the persecution and arbitrary detention of Uyghurs and Tibetans and the erosion of their non secular, cultural, training and linguistic rights and freedoms. They expressed their deep concern with the switch of a cohort of 40 Uyghurs to China in opposition to their will in February this yr. Ministers shared grave considerations concerning the ongoing systemic erosion of Hong Kong’s autonomy, freedom, rights and democratic processes, together with via the imposition of nationwide safety laws and the prosecution of people equivalent to British nationwide Jimmy Lai and Australian citizen Gordon Ng. They shared their deep concern over the actions of Hong Kong authorities in focusing on pro-democracy activists each inside Hong Kong and abroad, together with in Australia and the UK.

29 . Ministers expressed rising concern over overseas data manipulation and interference (FIMI) and makes an attempt to undermine safety and democratic establishments and processes. They dedicated to working intently to analyse and reply to FIMI as a way to elevate the prices for malign actors, and construct collective responses to FIMI, together with in multilateral fora, and to advertise resilient, wholesome, open and fact-based environments.

30 . Ministers acknowledged the unprecedented alternatives introduced by essential and rising applied sciences, together with synthetic intelligence, and the necessity to mitigate harms to construct belief and confidence. They dedicated to collaborate on reciprocal data sharing on superior AI capabilities and analysis, together with between Australian companies and the UK AI Security Institute, and dealing collectively to seize the alternatives of AI via the bilateral Cyber and Critical Technology Partnership.

31 . Australia welcomed the UK’s new Laboratory for AI Security Research (LASR) and regarded ahead to exploring the alternatives for cooperation between our nations. The lab will pull collectively our world-class business, academia and authorities companies to make sure we reap the advantages of AI, whereas detecting, disrupting and deterring adversaries who would use it to undermine our nationwide safety and financial prosperity.

32 . Ministers expressed shared concern over the persistent risk of malicious cyber actions impacting our societies and economies and agreed to proceed to work intently on leveraging all instruments of deterrence, together with the usage of attributions and sanctions to impose reputational, monetary prices and journey bans on these actors. Our respective statements calling out the egregious exercise of Russia’s GRU on Friday 18 July is an efficient instance of such cooperation.

33 . The UK is happy to welcome Australia as a associate to the Common Good Cyber Fund, designed to strengthen cybersecurity for people most in danger from digital transnational repression. The Fund was first launched by the Prime Ministers of the UK and Canada below the G7 Rapid Response Mechanism. This participation underscores the rising dedication amongst G7 companions and like-minded nations to counter this risk and to ship help to those that could also be focused.

34 . Ministers reiterated their dedication to the Commonwealth as a singular platform for cross-regional dialogue and cooperation. They famous the significance of the Commonwealth in elevating the voices of small creating states on points of worldwide significance. Ministers took notice of the vital function of the Commonwealth Small States Offices in New York and Geneva, and dedicated to wanting into choices for enlargement of this provide.

Building shared defence functionality

35 . Ministers welcomed the continued development within the bilateral defence relationship together with the deployment of a British Carrier Strike Group to Australia for Exercise Talisman Sabre 2025 as a part of an Indo-Pacific deployment. HMS Prince of Wales is the primary UK plane provider to go to Australia since 1997 and the deployment demonstrates the UK’s ongoing dedication to extend interoperability with Australia within the Indo-Pacific following important contributions to Exercises Pitch Black and Predator’s Run in 2024. Ministers stay up for future alternatives in Australia and the broader area, together with leveraging the Royal Navy’s (RN) offshore patrol vessels persistently deployed within the Indo-Pacific.

36 . Ministers additionally welcomed the success of the inaugural Australia-UK Staff Level Meeting, with the second assembly set to happen in Australia later this yr. This discussion board will proceed to progress joint strategic and operational goals, supporting the evolution of the bilateral relationship.

37 . Ministers reaffirmed their enduring dedication to the generational AUKUS partnership, which is supporting safety and stability within the Indo-Pacific and past, enhancing our collective deterrence in opposition to shared threats. This functionality and know-how sharing partnership will ship army benefit to discourage adversaries and promote regional safety. The partnership additionally offers new pathways for innovation, boosting interoperability between companions and strengthening our mixed defence industrial base.

38 . Ministers introduced their intent to signal a bilateral AUKUS treaty between the UK and Australia on Saturday, 26 July. The Treaty is a landmark settlement, which can underpin the subsequent 50 years of UK-Australian bilateral cooperation below AUKUS Pillar I.

39 . The Treaty will allow complete cooperation on the design, construct, operation, sustainment, and disposal of our SSN-AUKUS submarines; help the event of the personnel, workforce, infrastructure and regulatory techniques required for Australia’s nuclear-powered submarine program; and realise elevated port visits and the rotational presence of a UK Astute Class submarine at HMAS Stirling below Submarine Rotational Force – West.

40 . The Treaty will allow our two nations to ship a cutting-edge undersea functionality via the SSN-AUKUS, at the side of our associate the US. Through working collectively we’re supporting stability and safety within the Indo-Pacific and past for many years to come back, creating 1000’s of jobs, strengthening our economies and provide chains, constructing our respective submarine industrial bases and offering new alternatives for business companions.

41 . Ministers welcomed the numerous progress made in direction of delivering Pillar I, together with the entry into power of the AUKUS Naval Nuclear Propulsion Agreement between Australia, the UK and US on 17 January 2025 and the progress in design of the SSN-AUKUS submarines that will likely be operated by the RN and the Royal Australian Navy (RAN).

42 . Ministers welcomed the UK’s June dedication, in its Strategic Defence Review, to construct as much as 12 SSN-A submarines, and steady submarine manufacturing via investments in Barrow and Raynesway that may enable the UK to provide a submarine each 18 months, and recognised the UK’s extra funding to remodel the UK’s submarine industrial base.

43 . Ministers reaffirmed Australia and the UK’s sturdy and ongoing dedication to the supply of the AUKUS Optimal Pathway. Reflecting the UK’s enduring dedication to this partnership, and long-standing engagement within the Indo-Pacific, Ministers welcomed the deliberate deployment of a RN submarine to undertake a port go to to Australia in 2026, delivering a diverse programme of operational and engagement actions. The go to will help preparations for the institution of the Submarine Rotational Force – West from as early as 2027, and represents one other step ahead on the shared path in direction of the supply of SSN-AUKUS – guaranteeing our navies are prepared, built-in, and able to working collectively to advertise safety and stability within the area.

44 . Ministers underscored the significance of guaranteeing Australia’s acquisition of a conventionally-armed, nuclear-powered submarine functionality units the very best non-proliferation commonplace, and endorsed continued shut engagement with the International Atomic Energy Agency.

45 . Ministers affirmed their dedication below AUKUS Pillar II to proceed to ship tangible superior capabilities to our defence forces and welcomed progress up to now. By leveraging superior applied sciences, our forces turn into greater than the sum of their elements. They underlined the significance of Pillar II in streamlining functionality acquisition and strengthening our defence innovation and business sectors.

46 . As a part of Talisman Sabre 25, AUKUS companions participated in Maritime Big Play actions in addition to groundbreaking AI and undersea warfare trials. The companions examined the distant operation of the UK’s Extra Large Unmanned Underwater Vehicle, Excalibur, managed from Australia whereas working in UK waters. The train as soon as once more accelerated interoperability between our forces and the accelerated integration of distant and autonomous techniques.

47 . Ministers famous the profitable UK E-7A Seedcorn coaching program in Australia. The program, which is ready to conclude in December 2025, was established to protect a core of Airborne Early Warning and Control experience inside the Royal Air Force (RAF) and to put a robust basis for the introduction of the UK’s personal Wedgetail plane. Thanks to the distinctive help of the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF), since its inception in 2018, 30 RAF personnel – together with pilots, mission crew, engineer officers, plane technicians, and operations specialists – have benefited from world-class coaching and publicity to the Wedgetail functionality.

48 . Ministers welcomed the upcoming deployment of a RAAF E-7A Wedgetail to Europe in August below Operation Kudu to assist shield very important provide traces for humanitarian help and army help into Ukraine. Delivering upon the imaginative and prescient for true interchangeability detailed within the Wedgetail Trilateral Joint Vision Statement in 2023, this deployment will see the Wedgetail collectively crewed by Australian and British service members in a reside operational setting.  Ministers additionally welcomed Australia’s resolution to increase help for coaching Ukrainian personnel below Operation Interflex, via Operation Kudu, to the top of 2026. Australia and the UK may also proceed to work intently collectively to share insights and observations from the battle.

49 . Ministers reiterated their nations’ continued funding within the Five Power Defence Arrangements (FPDA) as a singular multilateral association that performs a constructive function in constructing habits of cooperation and enhancing the warfighting capabilities of its members. They stay up for Exercise Bersama Lima 2025 which can characteristic high-end warfighting serials and next-generation property equivalent to Australia’s F-35s and the UK’s Carrier Strike Group.

50 . Ministers affirmed their shared ambition to conduct a bilateral defence business dialogue at each the Senior Official and Ministerial ranges, offering a discussion board to deepen defence business collaboration, improve joint functionality improvement, and cooperate on procurement reform to make sure improved effectivity in functionality acquisition and sustainment.

51 . Ministers agreed to deepen cooperation on utilizing Active Electronically Scanned Array (AESA) radar know-how in each nations. This contains exploring the potential of utilizing Australian AESA radar applied sciences for UK built-in air and missile defence functions. They agreed to undertake a sequence of focused threat discount actions within the close to future to tell future selections.”

52 . Ministers agreed to progress personnel exchanges that help the longer term fight effectiveness of the Australian Hunter Class and British Type 26 Frigates. To help the introduction of those platforms into service, the RAN and RN will undertake a sequence of maritime platform familiarisation actions that allow our individuals to realize expertise in essential capabilities, together with underwater and above water weapon techniques, main acoustical intelligence evaluation, and general signature administration.

53 . Ministers agreed to strengthen their sovereign defence industries via nearer collaboration between the UK’s Complex Weapons Pipeline and Australia’s Guided Weapons and Explosive Ordnance Enterprise. As a primary step the Ministers introduced a collaborative effort to develop modular, low price elements for next-generation weapon techniques.

54 . Ministers acknowledged the shared legacy and the contribution of veterans to the bilateral relationship. They reaffirmed their dedication to establish avenues for nearer collaboration on bettering veterans’ well being and transition companies.

Partnering on commerce, local weather and vitality

55 . Ministers agreed to work intently to safeguard and strengthen the function that free and truthful commerce and the rules-based multilateral buying and selling system performs in financial prosperity and constructing resilience in opposition to financial shocks.

56 . Ministers reaffirmed the significance of the rules-based multilateral buying and selling system, with the World Trade Organization (WTO) at its core, to financial safety and prosperity. Ministers agreed to deepen cooperation to reform and reposition the Organization, and the broader international buying and selling system, to satisfy the commerce challenges of the brand new financial and geopolitical setting. Ministers agreed to proceed working collectively to beat blockages in multilateral rulemaking, together with by working in smaller and extra agile plurilateral groupings to handle up to date challenges, equivalent to non-market insurance policies and practices, which may complement ongoing multilateral efforts. They welcomed cooperation on plurilateral rulemaking, together with efforts to have the E-Commerce Agreement integrated into WTO structure and introduced into power as quickly as potential. They reaffirmed the significance of restoring a fully-functioning dispute settlement system as quickly as potential, welcoming the UK’s resolution to hitch the Multi-Party Interim Appeal Arbitration Arrangement (MPIA) whereas our nations work to repair the system.

57 . Ministers welcomed the entry into power of the UK’s accession to the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) in December 2024 and welcomed Australia as 2025 Chair. Ministers affirmed the necessity to work cooperatively collectively to make sure the CPTPP stays excessive commonplace and fit-for-purpose in addressing evolving challenges via continued progress on the CPTPP General Review and enlargement of the membership. They regarded ahead to deliberate CPTPP commerce and funding dialogues with the EU and with ASEAN.

58 . Ministers welcomed the second assembly of the Australia-United Kingdom Free Trade Agreement (A-UKFTA) Joint Committee on 3 June which celebrated the sturdy and rising commerce and funding relationship between the UK and Australia and the sturdy uptake of the settlement’s advantages.

59 . Ministers welcomed shut engagement on financial safety below the annual United Kingdom-Australia Economic Security Dialogue, noting that its institution by AUKMIN in 2023 was well timed in getting ready for future wants. They mirrored on the nearer integration of our evaluation capabilities and dedicated to a joint-funded monitor 1.5 to generate sensible insights and casual coverage dialogue that may inform our joint financial safety efforts.

60 . As each nations proceed to develop their bilateral partnership via the UK-Australia FTA, the Economic Security Dialogue, and different fora, Ministers dedicated to deepening cooperation in key sectors of mutual curiosity. Ministers view this as a possibility to discover new areas of collaboration and share finest practices within the pursuits of boosting bilateral commerce and funding, facilitating innovation and analysis, and supporting our mutual financial safety and resilience. This yr, officers in related departments will examine approaches with the intention to establish areas of widespread curiosity or complementary energy and talk about additional alternatives for associated cooperation. This might embody initiatives to advance provide chain resilience, frontier analysis, funding promotion, public finance cooperation, and efficient regulation.

61 . Ministers affirmed the calls within the Global Stocktake below the Paris Agreement for nations to come back ahead of their subsequent NDCs with formidable emissions discount targets aligned with retaining 1.5 levels inside attain. In that context, Ministers recognised the immense financial alternatives in formidable local weather motion and a fast transition to renewable vitality. Ministers welcomed the UK’s formidable NDC and regarded ahead to Australia’s NDC and Net-Zero Plan. Ministers additional welcomed the report launched by the UN Secretary General titled ‘Seizing the Moment of Opportunity: Supercharging the new energy era of renewables, efficiency, and electrification’ that highlighted the compelling financial case for the quickly declining price of renewable vitality, and the quickly rising function of the clear vitality financial system in powering jobs and financial development. Ministers affirmed their willpower to fulfil multilateral local weather commitments and reiterated the significance of reforming the finance system and bettering entry to local weather finance for creating nations. Ministers recommitted to constructing nature-positive economies to help a central theme of Brazil’s COP Presidency. The UK reiterated its help for Australia’s bid to host COP31 in partnership with the Pacific and expressed the hope {that a} resolution would quickly be reached. Ministers welcomed UK sharing its internet hosting expertise and agreed to discover secondments to help COP31 planning. The UK and Australia welcome the shut collaboration between our nations within the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee (INC) negotiations for a world legally binding instrument on plastic air pollution, together with via our shared membership of the High Ambition Coalition to End Plastic Pollution. At this essential juncture forward of INC-5.2, the ultimate alternative to safe an settlement, we name upon all members of the INC to recommit to working constructively to attain an efficient complete settlement that addresses the complete lifecycle of plastic. We recognise that Commonwealth nations are notably affected by plastic air pollution and in that regard we renew our dedication to collaborating via the Commonwealth Clean Ocean Alliance, to deal with plastic air pollution within the commonwealth. Ministers pledged to deepen collaboration via the UK-Australia Climate and Clean Energy Partnership.

62 . Ministers welcomed shut cooperation to help the event of resilient essential mineral provide chains ruled by market ideas. This contains creating a roadmap to advertise a standards-based market to mirror the actual prices of accountable manufacturing, processing and commerce of essential minerals as agreed on the current G7 assembly on 17 June. Ministers agreed upon the significance of the sustainable and accountable extraction and processing of essential minerals for the vitality transition, and dedicated to working collectively on options. These embody the brand new Critical Minerals Supply Finance developed by UK Export Finance (UKEF) which might present finance help to abroad essential minerals initiatives that offer the UK’s high-growth sectors. UKEF has as much as £5bn in finance help obtainable for initiatives in Australia and can work intently with Export Finance Australia. Ministers additionally undertook to make sure the UK is consulted on the design and implementation of Australia’s Critical Minerals Strategic Reserve.

63 . Ministers mentioned the main roles being performed by Australia and the UK within the full and efficient implementation of the Biodiversity Beyond National Jurisdiction (BBNJ) Agreement welcoming particularly Australia’s function as Co-Chair of the Preparatory Commission. Ministers have been inspired by every nation’s progress in direction of ratification of the treaty, which is a landmark settlement for cover of the world’s ocean.

64 . Ministers mentioned the rising geostrategic, climatic, and useful resource pressures on the Antarctic and Southern Ocean area and reaffirmed their shared and long-standing dedication to the Antarctic Treaty System (ATS). Ministers dedicated to upholding collectively the ATS guidelines and norms of peaceable use, scientific analysis, worldwide cooperation and environmental safety, and to deepen understanding of the affect of local weather change on the oceans and the world via Antarctic analysis together with within the context of the International Polar Year of 2032/33. Ministers welcomed the United Kingdom’s chairing of CCAMLR for 2024-5 and 2025-6.

65 . Ministers agreed on the significance of guaranteeing all youngsters have the precise to develop up in a secure and nurturing household setting. Ministers recognised the transformative affect on youngsters’s well being, capability to be taught and financial prospects that rising up in a family-based setting can have. Ministers acknowledged the UK’s Global Campaign on Children’s Care Reform and agreed to work collectively to drive worldwide consciousness and display their dedication to youngsters’s care reform.

66 . Ministers reiterated their dedication to upholding shared values and persevering with to spend money on sustainable improvement, gender equality, incapacity fairness and social inclusion, which underpin international prosperity. To help sustainable improvement, Ministers agreed to deepen cooperation with rising donors of improvement help, to diversify funding, improve improvement effectiveness, share classes and construct belief and transparency with companions. Ministers dedicated to work collectively to ship sustainable options for Small Island Developing States (SIDS), recognising their distinctive vulnerabilities and to make sure significant engagement in worldwide processes, together with ODA commencement.