澳大利亚外交部长黄英贤将在洛伊研究所发表演讲，直指分裂主义言论威胁国家安全[1]。黄英贤表示，"我们的多元文化社会，加上我们的经济和民主制度，是我们韧性的关键要素，提高了那些试图强制我们的人的代价"[1]。她进一步警告道，"那些为了点击率和选票而试图分裂我们的人应该知道，他们让我们在国内更脆弱，在世界上更易受伤害"[1]。
黄英贤的演讲强调地区外交是工党政府的首要优先事项[1]。澳大利亚已与印度尼西亚、东帝汶、斐济、巴布亚新几内亚、瓦努阿图、图瓦卢和瑙鲁签署多项协议[1]。超过100万澳大利亚人的家庭溯源至东南亚[1]，彰显多元文化背景与地区联系的重要性。一国党领导人汉森曾在6月提议澳大利亚应成为单一文化社会[1]，与黄英贤的立场形成对比。
Australia's Foreign Minister Penny Wong will deliver a speech at the Lowy Institute on Friday, using the platform to counter political divisions by framing multiculturalism as central to national security and resilience [1]. Wong will directly challenge single-culture proposals, arguing that those seeking to exploit social divisions for political gain undermine Australia's standing globally.
In her address, Wong plans to emphasize the strategic importance of Australia's multicultural composition, stating that "our multicultural society, along with our economy and our democratic institutions, are essential elements of our resilience and raise the costs for those who seek to coerce us" [1]. She will further contend that "those who seek to divide us for clicks and votes should know that they make us weaker at home and more vulnerable in the world" [1]. The remarks appear aimed at One Nation leader Pauline Hanson, who proposed in June that Australia should become a monocultural society [1].
Wong's speech reflects the Labor government's emphasis on regional diplomacy as its top foreign policy priority [1]. She will highlight Australia's deepening ties across the Indo-Pacific, noting that the country has concluded multiple agreements with Indonesia, Timor-Leste, Fiji, Papua New Guinea, Vanuatu, Tuvalu, and Nauru [1]. Additionally, more than one million Australians have family heritage tracing back to Southeast Asia, underscoring the region's demographic significance [1].