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Senator the Hon Marise Payne was sworn in as Minister for Foreign Affairs on 28 August 2018.

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Press conference: Eighth Japan-Australia 2+2 Ministerial Dialogue. Subjects: The Eighth Japan-Australia 2+2 Ministerial Dialogue. 10 October 2018
Interview with Sabra Lane, ABC AM programme. Subjects: Japan 2+2, South China Sea, Nikki Haley. 10 October 2018
Transcript of doorstop, Washington DC. 3 October 2018
Doorstop, Washington DC. Subjects: Sulawesi earthquake and tsunami; submarines; Iran. 30 September 2018
Transcript of doorstop. Subjects: UN New York Leaders Week, Bilateral relations, China, Myanmar, modern slavery, Julie Bishop, MH17, South China Sea. 25 September 2018