How can these long-standing allies more effectively deploy resources in the region to achieve shared objectives?

Canberra and Westminster recently renewed their commitment to preserving peace and stability in the Indo-Pacific, agreeing to ramp up collaboration across a number of security initiatives.

This included the signing of a Cyber and Critical Technology Partnership, aimed at shaping a positive technology environment and thwarting mounting cyber threats.

The agreement was signed during AUKMIN discussions between Australian Minister for Foreign Affairs Marise Payne, Minister for Defence Peter Dutton, and their UK counterparts, Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs Elizabeth Truss and Secretary of Defence Ben Wallace.