New Zealand Prime Minister Christopher Luxon is in Australia to deepen defence and security ties and meet with Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese. Luxon expressed interest in joining a part of the AUKUS defense pact and emphasized the importance of trade and business links between the two countries. The leaders aim to engage in energetic and ambitious cooperation while acknowledging healthy competition. Luxon's visit underscores the countries' close relationship and shared regional security concerns amid China's Pacific ambitions.
New Zealand and Australia's trade and business links are crucial to both our economies. Meeting face to face helps us to understand what’s important to trans-Tasman businesses and how we can create the conditions for them to thrive. I was glad to do just that in Sydney this… https://t.co/dN0Jo4gpDN
New Zealand's new prime minister, Christopher Luxon, said he would look into the benefits of joining a part of the AUKUS defense pact that focuses on shared military technology amid a ‘more challenging’ world order https://t.co/LLbKdXA8UI
New Zealand and Australia are more than just friends, we're family. It was a pleasure to meet with my closest counterpart, Prime Minister @AlboMP in Sydney. We look forward to energetic and ambitious engagement between our Governments, and a healthy dose of competition too. https://t.co/xFlRaW9JjQ
New Zealand Prime Minister Christopher Luxon met with his Australian counterpart Anthony Albanese in Sydney as part of the newly elected leader’s first official trip overseas https://t.co/l8ulLc1QDy
Exclusive: New Zealand’s new government has a “single-minded” focus on lowering inflation so interest rates can start falling, the country’s new prime minister Christopher Luxon tells @bloombergtv https://t.co/SIFQhKykZc
NZ PM Luxon is in Australia to deepen defence and security ties. Read today's Australia Briefing, by @ByMattBurgess for your daily dose of the best of Bloomberg from Down Under and around the world. https://t.co/3bcsJ2jtsl
NZ PM Chris Luxon heads to Australia to deepen defence and security ties. Read today's Australia Briefing, by @ByMattBurgess for your daily dose of the best of Bloomberg from Down Under and around the world. https://t.co/fwcazcHjRv
The prime ministers of New Zealand and Australia will hold talks Wednesday on regional security amid ongoing concerns about China’s ambitions in the Pacific https://t.co/0MXOFMBbGq