Secretary of Defense Mark Esper, US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, Australian Minister for Foreign Affairs Marise Payne, and Australian Minister for Defence Linda Reynolds at the AUSMIN talks in Sydney.
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Australia is expected to announce the commitment soon as US-Iran tensions remain high.
Linda Reynolds was today sworn in as defence industry minister and promoted into cabinet.
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The prime minister is remaining stoic about the loss of a batch of ministers ahead of this year’s election, but in truth it points to the Coalition’s dim chances of re-election.
Linda Reynolds replaces Steve Ciobo as defence industry minister.
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If the Coalition wins the election, Reynolds will replace the departing Christopher Pyne as defence minister.