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Prime Minister Anthony Albanese at a press conference at Parliament House in Canberra.

‘We’ll determine our defence policy’: PM pushes back on Hegseth pressure over China

Comments from the defence secretary have also drawn a furious response from Beijing, which says the US risks turning the Asia-Pacific region into a “powder keg”.

  • Lisa Visentin

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Defence Minister Richard Marles has backed in a speech by his US counterpart Pete Hegseth in which he declared America’s commitment to the Indo-Pacific and warned China posed a real and potentially imminent threat.

‘Peace through strength’: Marles backs Hegseth after ‘stark’ China warning

Australia’s defence minister has endorsed a blistering address by his US counterpart warning Beijing that America is ready to “fight and win decisively” if it seeks military conflict over Taiwan.

  • Lisa Visentin
US Secretary of Defence Pete Hegseth speaking in Singapore on Saturday.

‘Real and could be imminent’: Hegseth warns on China threat, says US ready to fight

In a blistering address to Indo-Pacific security officials, the US defence secretary warned China that America is ready to “fight and win decisively” if it seeks military conflict over Taiwan.

  • Lisa Visentin
Defence Minister Richard Marles said Australia was open to discussions about increasing defence spending after meeting US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth on the sidelines of the Shangri-La security dialogue in Singapore.

‘Wouldn’t put a number on it’: Marles open to raising defence spending after Hegseth meeting

Defence Minister Richard Marles confirmed his US counterpart has pushed Australia to increase its defence spending, but would not divulge what figure Washington would like to see.

  • Lisa Visentin
Deputy Prime Minister Richard Marles was described as a “factional assassin” by his colleague Ed Husic, but denied personal responsibility for axing ministers on Thursday.

Marles praises Dreyfus while refusing to acknowledge he deposed him

Deputy Prime Minister Richard Marles also rejected suggestions the move would backfire on either the government’s stability or his own leadership ambitions.

  • Natassia Chrysanthos and Olivia Ireland
Artwork: Dionne Gain

Marles is deluded. In a world where merit mattered, he would be shown the door

Richard Marles was warned that if he knifed Mark Dreyfus and Ed Husic, there would be grave repercussions. Initially, he appeared to take it all on board. Then he didn’t.

  • Niki Savva
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Labor campaign guru Paul Erickson earlier this year.

Dreyfus was dumped. If he quits, party bosses want the PM’s election guru to replace him

Former attorney-general Mark Dreyfus was unceremoniously dumped from cabinet and might quit his seat.

  • Paul Sakkal
Ed Husic (left) was elbowed aside, apparently at the behest of Richard Marles (right), whom Husic promptly labelled a “factional assassin”.

Labor factions dealt Ed Husic in. He can’t complain when they deal him out

Ed Husic has fallen foul of the numbers. Should he change the spelling of his name?

  • Michelle Cazzulino
Anthony Albanese has made significant changes to the ministry for his second term as prime minister.

Albanese makes big changes, unveils new Plibersek role in major reshuffle

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese will fly to Rome within days for the inauguration Mass for Pope Leo XIV, after overhauling the federal cabinet in preparation for his government’s second term.

  • David Crowe
Treasurer Jim Chalmers on election night.

Labor has the mandate to think big and seize opportunity

While the government may not wish to blindside the electorate, there is plenty of room for more ambitious reform in areas it has established as priorities.

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