British submarines are set to frequent Australia more often as discussions ramp up over the nuclear-powered boat deal, with additional military rotations also on the cards.
Defence Minister Peter Dutton said there would be more visits, not from just the UK, but also the United States and potentially Germany along with some other European nations, as eyes shift towards China in the Indo-Pacific.
"We're seeing greater interest from even the Germans and other European nations, more people understand what is happening in terms of the coercion and bullying taking place within the Indo-Pacific," Mr Dutton said following the AUKMIN talks in Sydney on Friday.
"There are many countries who have that interest in making sure that they have a presence and that they express their own view about freedom and the continuation of what we know in the Indo-Pacific at the moment."
There is no proposal to base a UK submarine in Australia, he confirmed.
UK Defence Secretary Ben Wallace said Britain, the US and Australia were joined at the hip on delivering nuclear-propelled submarines under the AUKUS agreement.
"The strategic capability that Australia wishes is a step change that will absolutely set them apart as a leader in their field in this part of the world," Mr Wallace said.
"It's really important, that the UK and the US lean in as much as possible."
Mr Wallace said "nothing is off the table" in terms of expanding the cooperation.
The UK foreign secretary said Australia was an "inspiration" and deepening cooperation would come through "pushing forward the AUKUS agreement to deliver a fleet of nuclear-powered subs for Australia".
"By building closer ties with our friends and drawing other countries closer to the orbit of free-market democracies, will ultimately make us all safer and freer in the years to come," Elizabeth Truss said.
Ms Truss says democracies need to respond to global threats amid global tensions not seen since the Cold War, including Britain expanding and deepening ties in the Indo-Pacific region.
"We are modernising our partnership for a new age. The reality is that threats are rising across the world," she said.
"China is using its economic muscle against Australia and other allies like Lithuania. We're standing shoulder to shoulder in defence of freedom and democracy, and we're determined to face down these growing threats."
Australia and the UK agreed to "modernise" their partnerships amid threats to global peace, including Russian aggression, China's economic coercion and Iran chasing a nuclear weapon.
Strengthening economic security, infrastructure investment in the Pacific and enhanced cooperation on cyber and defence formed the bulk of the AUKMIN discussions.
Foreign Minister Marise Payne said the four discussed how the two countries can work more closely to counter authoritarian states seeking to undermine security and stability.
"Our values ... don't allow for assertiveness or aggression by authoritarian states who would deny others that sovereignty or their own strategic choices," Senator Payne said.
Ms Truss said global tech standards needed to be shaped by the free world and not authoritarian regimes.
"We are modernising our partnership for a new age. The reality is that threats are rising across the world," she said.
"Technology has enabled incredible freedoms, but it is also being used to promote fear, and we can't allow the technologies of the future to be exploited for malign ends."
The head of the ANU National Security College says the strategic meetings in Australia amid the enormous tensions in the Europe are of obvious significance.
"We're more focused on the Indo-Pacific, but in the past 12 months, Britain has clearly rediscovered the Indo-Pacific and the impact of China in particular as quite central to its long-term security," Rory Medcalf told the ABC.