Australia does not have the luxury of defending against a hypothetical adversary. We have to plan for a very real one.
Defence Minister Richard Marles said the Chinese navy’s unsafe use of sonar pulses against Australian divers highlighted the importance of the AUKUS pact.
Taro Aso also warned that Chinese spies could be infiltrating Western countries,and defended his country’s strict migration policies.
Australia will create the military equivalent of a free trade zone with the US and UK,but research organisations fear it will stifle collaboration elsewhere.
It will be essential for Australia’s political system to hold strong if Donald Trump wins the 2024 election. That’s a task for both major parties,but particularly for the Libs.
Women’s reproductive rights took centre stage at the latest heated clash between Donald Trump’s biggest White House rivals.
US Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin said Australia and the US had to deal with “China’s bullying and destabilising actions”.
The prime minister’s message to sceptical members of US Congress that Australia can be trusted with nuclear-powered submarines was backed by naval commanders.
As a manhunt for a mass shooter continues in Maine,Vice President Kamala Harris praised Australia for its gun reforms in a speech marking the final day of Anthony Albanese’s four-day blitz of Washington.
Albanese was going to address Congress,but the mayhem in American politics played havoc with Australian plans,raising doubts about stability in DC.
Biden welcomed Prime Minister Anthony Albanese to the White House with a call for a stronger alliance that would defend the “international rules of the road”.