Senator The Hon. Penny Wong, Australian Minister for Foreign Affairs (via video) introduced by His Excellency Phillip Green
Senator Wong referred to 2023 as a watershed moment for the Australia-India ties as more than half of Australia’s cabinet visited India during the year, demonstrating Australia’s commitment to India. Developing clean technology, and security are all on the agenda in Australia and India’s shared vision for a peaceful and prosperous Indo-Pacific region. Senator Wong noted that the dynamic bilateral relationship was propelled by the Indian diaspora in Australia, the business community driving trade and investment between our countries and the million Indian tourists and students that visit Australia each year.