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

She will join other foreign ministers from the Quad group in talks with new US Secretary of State Marco Rubio.

Australia’s argument to avoid Donald Trump’s tariffs and maintain the AUKUS pact was successfully delivered on the first full day of his administration in his top diplomat’s first foreign engagements.

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

Opposition Leader Peter Dutton has criticised Foreign Minister Penny Wong’s attendance at the inauguration of US President Donald Trump.

Fresh from attending Donald Trump’s inauguration ceremony inside the Capitol Rotunda in Washington, Foreign Minister Penny Wong will hold meetings with US National Security Adviser Mike Waltz and Secretary of State Marco Rubio.

US president-elect Donald Trump has an “opportunity” to stabilise the Middle East amid a fragile truce in Gaza, Foreign Minister Penny Wong says.

Australia and the United States maintain a strong economic relationship, the foreign minister says, as Donald Trump retakes office as president and spikes concerns about trade tariffs. Penny Wong attended Mr Trump's inauguration in Washington DC on Tuesday (AEDT) and said it was "such a privilege and honour to be the first Australian foreign minister to be invited and to attend an inauguration".

US President-elect Donald Trump's inauguration will be attended by Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong as well as other foreign dignitaries as Australia seeks to dodge punishing tariffs promised by the populist leader.

The Donald Trump administration hit the ground running as the new US Secretary of State, Marco Rubio, hosted the Quad Foreign Ministers’ Meeting (FMM) hours after the oath ceremony. The meeting saw the leaders agree to New Delhi’s plan to host the Summit-level meeting of the grouping in India.

Foreign Minister Penny Wong has met new US Secretary of State Marco Rubio and other leads of the Quad in Washington.

The Quad meeting was also attended by foreign ministers, Penny Wong from Australia and Takeshi Iwaya from Japan