WASHINGTON, Dec. 8 -- The U.S. Department of War issued the following transcript: * * * Secretary of War Pete Hegseth and Secretary of State Marco Rubio, Australian Deputy Prime Minister and Defense Minister Richard Marles, and Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong Remarks Before the Australia-U.S. Ministerial Consultations * SECRETARY RUBIO: Thank you. Thank you for covering us here today. I want to welcome our colleagues from Australia in this ministerial meeting. It's the first one in -   more