WASHINGTON, Dec. 10 -- The U.S. State Department issued the following remarks on Dec. 8, 2025, by Secretary Marco Rubio, Secretary of War Pete Hegseth, Australian Deputy Prime Minister and Defense Minister Richard Marles and Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong ahead of 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 - that I  more