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Australia won’t pre-commit troops to future wars: Labor
Elbridge Colby, a senior Trump administration official, has pushed Australia to make clear what role it would play if the US ...
Australia will not commit troops in advance to any conflict, minister says
SYDNEY - Australia will not commit troops in advance to any conflict, Defence Industry Minister Pat Conroy said on Sunday ...
US wants to know how Australia would use subs if America goes to war
The Pentagon is also pushing Australia for “substantial increases” in defence spending as part of its review of the $368 ...
Australia rejects US call to declare Taiwan war role
Australia won't pre-commit its troops to a potential war with China over Taiwan, despite a reported US request to declare its ...
US demands to know what Australia would do in a war over Taiwan
The Trump administration says it is trying to prevent a war, but it is raising eyebrows by calling for commitments from ...
Pentagon ‘pressing’ Australia on potential Taiwan war role
The Pentagon is pressing Australia and Japan to confirm what roles they would play in a potential war with China over Taiwan, according to reports out of America.
US demands to know what allies would do in event of war over Taiwan
The Pentagon is pressing Japan and Australia to make clear what role they would play if the US and China went to war over Taiwan, in an effort that has frustrated the two most important American ...
Anthony Albanese has landed in China to strengthen 'economic partnership' as US pushes Australia to outline Taiwan conflict role
The Albanese government hopes Prime Minister Anthony Albanese’s latest visit to China will help strengthen economic ties with ...
US review of AUKUS incomplete as cost of defence boost revealed
The acting defence minister says he was advised the Trump administration's review was incomplete, as he defends Australia's approach to defence spending.
China’s terrifying new giant ‘sea monster’ warplane pictured for first time – & it’s a throwback to Cold War Soviet tech
CHILLING pictures have emerged showing China’s terrifying new giant “sea monster” warplane for the first time. And the ...
In the hills of Australia, Pacific allies are training to fight Beijing
In the rugged hills outside the Queensland coastal city of Townsville, Japanese and Australian artillery crews fired in ...
Anthony Albanese lands in China, ready to lure big-spending tourists to Australia
Anthony Albanese has arrived in China for a record five-day visit, declaring it was “wonderful” to be back in the country ...