(ROUGH CUT ONLY - NO REPORTER NARRATION)<br/> <br />U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and Australian Foreign Minister Bob Carr laid a wreath at the Cenotaph in Perth, Western Australia on Thursday (November 14).<br/> <br />U.S. Defence Secretary Leon Panetta and Australian Defence Minister were also among official present for the wreath laying ceremony.<br/> <br />Clinton is in Perth with Panetta for annual defence talks with the Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard and Australian Defence Minister Stephen Smith.<br/> <br />The Australia-United States Ministerial meetings are set to focus on defence and foreign policies. Military spending as well as the situation in Afghanistan are on the agenda.<br/> <br />Clinton is set to leave Perth and head to Adelaide on Thursday (November 15) before leaving Australia for Singapore on Friday (November 16).
