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FORGOTTEN HISTORY: Australia pledges closer defence ties with philippines | History Defined

Richard Marles has held talks with Philippine National Defence Secretary Gilberto Teodoro. (Lukas Coch/AAP PHOTOS)

Defence ministers for Australia and the Philippines have agreed to expand security partnerships in the Indo-Pacific between the two countries, amid growing regional tensions.

Richard Marles held talks in Canberra with Philippine National Defence Secretary Gilberto Teodoro Jr on Tuesday, the first meeting between the two on Australian soil.

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