ANZMIN talks kick off as Australia looks to shore up regional security

Foreign and defence ministers from Australian and New Zealand have met to discuss regional security.

(L-R) Australia Foreign Minister Penny Wong, New Zealand Foreign Minister Winston Peters, Australia Defence Minister Richard Marles and New Zealand Defence Minister Judith Collins speak to media in Melbourne, Thursday, February 1, 2024. (AAP Image/Joel Carrett) NO ARCHIVING Source: AAP / JOEL CARRETT/AAPIMAGE

It is the first time the four have convened since New Zealand's change of government last year.

The new setting is the called the Australia-New Zealand Foreign and Defence Ministers Consultations, known as ANZMIN.

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