US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton arrived in Australia for talks about the joint mission in Afghanistan, broader security issues, climate change and trade. The chief US diplomat, who travelled to the southern city of Melbourne from New Zealand as she winds up a seven-country tour of Asia, was expected to meet new Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard and Foreign Minister Kevin Rudd. Their meetings will pave the way for annual security consultations on Monday that will also involve US Secretary of Defence Robert Gates and his Australian counterpart Stephen Smith. Rudd welcomed Clinton, saying her visit underlined the "enduring nature" of the alliance between Australia and the United States. Australia is the last country on an Asia Pacific tour that has taken Clinton to New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, Malaysia, Cambodia, China and Vietnam.
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