Penny Wong (SA, Australian Labor Party, Minister for Foreign Affairs) Share this | Hansard source

Since we came to office, we have been working to make Australia more secure in a world that is much less predictable, and at the heart of that effort is strengthening and diversifying our relationships—what I've described as 'amplified middle-power diplomacy'. In these uncertain times, we work to shape a world where no country dominates and no country is dominated. We are pursuing new alignments to better secure our collective security and prosperity, as we have seen this month with Europe and with Canada. Our deepening partnership with the European Union across economics, security, defence, research and innovation demonstrates to Australians, to our region and to the world that, when we can all work together, we all benefit. The coalition might be focused on internal matters about who they should be swapping preferences with and how they outflank One Nation, but Labor and this government are delivering for Australians in a less predictable world.