Canada's Carney arrives in Australia for meeting of 'middle powers' - Reuters

"I know Mr Moriarty very well, and I have been impressed by the dignified way in which he handles himself."

— Anthony Albanese , Politician

"He is deeply familiar with AUKUS and will be a critical leader in driving AUKUS to implementation."

— Kevin Rudd , Politician

"Mr Moriarty has a proven track record of advancing Australia's national interest under both Labor and Liberal governments."

— Sussan Ley , Politician

"NATO-allied troops stayed a little off the front lines."

— Donald Trump , Politician

"One of the most important things in building coalitions and alliances is mutual respect, and a really important virtue in a leader is restraint."

— Andrew Hastie , Politician

"We shouldn’t have fantasies about the world that we might have been in."

— James Paterson , Politician

"The Prime Minister has a laser-beam focus on attracting capital to Canada, not playing to the Indian diaspora back home."

— Goldy Hyder , Executive

"No country will ever have a pass in terms of the domestic safety and security of this country."

— Anita Anand , Politician

"This is not merely the renewal of a relationship; it is the expansion of a valued partnership with new ambition, focus and foresight – a partnership between two confident countries charting our own course for the future."

— Mark Carney , Politician

"Growing cooperation in the field of defence and security is a symbol of our deep mutual trust and the maturity of our relationship. We will work to enhance defence industries, maritime domain awareness and military exchanges."

— Narendra Modi , Politician

"The Indo-Pacific is where the centre of gravity for geopolitics and economic growth … is increasingly converging."

— Vina Nadjibulla , Academic

"Whether he comes back with deals that do significantly enhance Canada’s economic relationship or security relationship with any of these countries, that remains to be seen."

— David Welch , Academic

"We both decided that this is too important a relationship to let go, for it to meander the way it was meandering."

— Dinesh Patnaik , Other

"Very clearly there is a desire to close the previous chapter or whatever happened with the previous government … and to start afresh."

— Sushant Singh , Academic