Courtney Meets with Australian Parliament Delegation to the United States

July 14, 2026 Press Release WASHINGTON, DC – Yesterday, Congressman Joe Courtney (CT-02), Ranking Member of the House Seapower and Projection Forces Subcommittee and Co-Chair of the bipartisan Friends of Australia Caucus, welcomed Australian Speaker of the House Milton Dick MP, a delegation of Australian Members of Parliament and Senators, and Australian Ambassador Greg Moriarty to Washington, DC for the Australian American Leadership Dialogue. The group met in Congressman Courtney’s office on Capitol Hill. “It was an honor to welcome Speaker Dick, his colleagues in Parliament, and Ambassador Moriarty to my office for a discussion on AUKUS, particularly the work ahead to strengthen our submarine industrial base in both nations,” Courtney said. “Our longstanding alliance is stronger than ever today under AUKUS.” Image Left to right: Hon Zaneta Mascarenhas MP, Senator James Paterson, Senator Susan McDonald, Senator Jonathon Duniam, Congressman Joe Courtney, Hon Milton Dick MP, Hon Alison Penfold MP, Senator Raff Ciccone, Ambassador Greg Moriarty ### Issues : AUKUS News