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Donald Trump has repeatedly admonished European countries for not shouldering their share of the strategic burden.

‘A shocking wake-up call’: Trump’s foreign policy manifesto savages Europe, lets Australia off hook

The US administration’s new strategy on global security renews calls for Indo-Pacific allies to spend more on defence and share the burden of containing China, but places less importance on Australia’s role than Japan’s and South Korea’s.

  • Michael Koziol

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The US is due to sell Australia at least three Virginia-class nuclear-powered submarines under the AUKUS agreement.

Initial AUKUS review ‘rewritten to reflect Trump’s support’

The Pentagon’s original position was more sceptical, according to three sources with knowledge of the matter, and the document had to be reworked.

  • Michael Koziol and Matthew Knott
The Australian Army’s ARH Tiger helicopter could be headed to Ukraine to help defend against Russia’s invasion.

Full speed ahead with Ukraine war supplies as Australia receives Trump’s AUKUS report card

The retirement of the army’s fleet of Tiger attack helicopters could be fast-tracked.

  • Matthew Knott
British shipbuilder BAE Systems will build six Hunter-class frigates for the navy, down from a planned nine.

Government to scrap multiple Defence agencies to fight massive blowouts

Defence Minister Richard Marles also announced the government was monitoring a Chinese naval flotilla that may be en route to the waters surrounding Australia.

  • Matthew Knott
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Trump, Putin “peace plan” a disgrace and sell-out

Readers are highly critical of Trump and Putin’s “concocted” peace plans for Ukraine.

Rear Admiral Lincoln Reifsteck, left, speaks to media during a tour of the USS Vermont.

As AUKUS accelerates, is Rockingham ready for what comes next?

Sailors are champing at the bit to get a posting to HMAS Stirling, according to the commander in charge of the US Navy’s submarine force.

  • Cameron Myles
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US President Donald Trump and South Korean President Lee Jae Myung in Seoul on October 29.

Australia set the bar for submarine drama, but few saw South Korea’s latest move

Donald Trump’s Truth Social post baffled defence experts but is a coup for South Korea’s president.

  • Lisa Visentin
Trump and Albanese share a laugh at the White House in October.

Finally disclosed: The Trump gift Albanese wanted to keep quiet

The Prime Minister has updated his register of members interests to reveal what Donald Trump gave him during his visit to the White House last month.

  • Stephen Brook and Kishor Napier-Raman
Almost a year in the making, Albanese and Trump met at the White House where Trump said the AUKUS deal was “full steam ahead”.

Pentagon backs AUKUS amid criticism its review has ‘upset Australia’

The remarks from a top Pentagon official are the strongest public endorsement of the defence pact to date from those working on a US review of arrangement.

  • Michael Koziol
US President Donald Trump, right, and Anthony Albanese, Australia’s prime minister, shake hands

Republicans lash out at Pentagon officials over treatment of Australia

Frustration with top personnel at the Pentagon has boiled over during a public hearing on Capitol Hill, with anger about AUKUS a key part of the dispute.

  • Michael Koziol

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