Alex is always keen to promote Cheltenham to an international audience. So after inviting the German ambassador earlier in the year, Alex invited the High Commissioner of Australia to the UK to Cheltenham.
HE Stephen Smith and Alex got to know each other when Alex was Minister of Defence Procurement and worked with the Australians on the AUKUS nuclear SSN submarine collaboration.
The high commissioner also visited GCHQ of course, which is a key pillar of the Five Eyes intelligence alliance.
HE Stephen Smith was really impressed by Cheltenham - as visitors usually are!