Washington DC | United States Secretary of State Marco Rubio says building diversity into critical minerals supply chains has become the central way that Australia can work with its top ally as both countries work together to contain Beijing’s ambitions in the Indo-Pacific.

Rubio and Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth met with Foreign Minister Penny Wong and Defence Minister Richard Marles in Washington DC on Monday (Tuesday AEDT) for annual talks known as AUSMIN.

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