Foreign Minister Penny Wong has held one-on-one talks for the first time with newly sworn-in US secretary of state Marco Rubio.

Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong met her Indian and Japanese counterparts in Washington and said the invitation for Quad foreign ministers to attend President-elect Donald Trump's inauguration showed an "iron-clad commitment" to close cooperation in the Indo Pacific region.

Speaking in Washington, where she will attend Donald Trump’s inauguration, the foreign minister said Beijing would top the agenda in talks with the new administration.

By Simon Lewis, David Brunnstrom and Trevor Hunnicutt WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said a meeting in Washington with counterparts from Australia, India and Japan on Tuesday will stress the importance of working with allies "on the things that are important to America and Americans.

Penny Wong and Donald Trump hardly sound like a match made in political heaven. Yet, there was Australia’s foreign minister, in prime position.

Foreign Minister Penny Wong is travelling to the US to attend the inauguration of Donald Trump. In a statement on Sunday, the minister said she would use her trip to Washington DC to meet with members of the Trump Administration and Congress.

Foreign Minister Penny Wong met with other members of the Quadrilateral Security Dialogue in Washington, including US Security of State Marco Rubio.

Foreign Minister Penny Wong described her first meeting with the new US Secretary of State as “very warm and constructive”.

Foreign Minister Penny Wong has been mercilessly mocked for cosying ... who is a member of the party's left faction, has been in Washington DC as the Australian government's representative at ...

Australia’s argument to dodge Donald Trump’s plan for universal tariffs has been laid out by Foreign Minister Penny Wong ahead of talks with senior members of his new administration.

Foreign Minister Penny Wong has used her first bilateral meeting with America’s top diplomat, Marco Rubio, to build support for the AUKUS partnership and promote closer economic security under a new Trump administration whose agenda has already unnerved close allies.

Australia's foreign minister, Penny Wong, is preparing for key talks in Washington in a move to fortify the country's relationship with the incoming president. The Trump administration has invited the foreign ministers of the QUAD nations to attend the presidential inauguration.