Overview

• Calling the India relationship “deep, strong, trusted,” the foreign minister cited strategic convergence on Indo-Pacific goals.
• She said Australia does not support tariffs and pointed to the country’s growth from open trade as 50% U.S. duties took effect.
• Canberra voiced firm backing for the Quad, emphasizing shared objectives while leaving any India–U.S. frictions to bilateral channels.
• Wong described China as a great power asserting its interests, noting scope for cooperation alongside differences managed in the national interest.
• She expressed solidarity after the Pahalgam attack and highlighted education reforms to improve quality and stabilise international student numbers.