Richard Marles says he only has ‘good meetings’ with Pete Hegseth

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Defence Minister Richard Marles has spoken about the future of Australia’s relationship with the United States in an interview with SBS International Correspondent Claudia Farhart on the sidelines of the Shangri-La Dialogue.

Asia’s highest-level annual defence forum is taking place in Singapore, with US defence secretary Pete Hegseth also in attendance.

Marles used his speech at the conference to address the increasing vulnerability of undersea infrastructure, without directly naming Australia’s biggest trading partner, China.

Watch the full interview here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BcY4hBLCScc

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