Joe Kelly

Joe KellyNational Affairs editor

Joe Kelly is the National Affairs Editor. He joined The Australian in 2008 and since 2010 has worked in the parliamentary press gallery, most recently as Canberra Bureau chief.

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Warning to ChinaWorld

WASHINGTON, DC - JANUARY 15: U.S. President-elect Donald Trumpâs nominee for Secretary of State, Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL) testifies during his Senate Foreign Relations confirmation hearing at Dirksen Senate Office Building on January 15, 2025 in Washington, DC. Rubio, a three-term Senator and a member of the Foreign Relations Committee, has broad bipartisan support from his Senate colleagues but is expected to face questions over Trumpâs plans for Greenland, U.S. relations with Russia and the safe return of Hamas-held hostages. Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images/AFP (Photo by Kevin Dietsch / GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA / Getty Images via AFP)

AUKUS to get ‘strong support’ in Trump administration

Incoming Secretary of State Marco Rubio used his confirmation hearing to say the trilateral agreement could secure ‘a better strategic outlook’ for its partners in the Pacific.

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israel at warWorld

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu holds a press conference with Defense Minister Yoav Gallant and Cabinet Minister Benny Gantz (not pictured) in the Kirya military base in Tel Aviv , Israel , 28 October 2023. ABIR SULTAN POOL/Pool via REUTERS

‘Final stages of truce deal’: hopes rise for imminent ceasefire

Benjamin Netanyahu is meeting with hostage negotiators and security chiefs to finalise a deal amid concerns Hamas may delay an agreement

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WAR IN ISRAELWorld

(COMBO) This combination of pictures created on January 12, 2025 shows US President Joe Biden speaking in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, on January 3, 2025 and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaking during a press conference in Jerusalem on December 9, 2024. Biden spoke on the phone with Netanyahu on January 12, 2025, to discuss negotiations for a hostage release and Gaza ceasefire deal, a US official said. (Photo by Chris Kleponis and Maya Alleruzzo / various sources / AFP)

‘Final stages of truce deal’: hopes rise for imminent ceasefire

Benjamin Netanyahu says a ceasefire deal will be implemented as soon as Hamas agrees final terms, as the militant group reportedly transfers some Gaza hostages ‘to safe places’ ahead of the expected truce.

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foreign policyUS Politics

TOPSHOT - US President Joe Biden arrives to speak at the State Department in Washington, DC, on January 13, 2025, as he delivers his final foreign policy speech. (Photo by ROBERTO SCHMIDT / AFP)

Afghan war exit ‘was right thing to do’

In his last foreign policy speech, the US President said the incoming Trump administration has been left in a better position because of his foreign policies.

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‘a new era has begun’Defence

14/3/2023: US President Joe Biden (C) participates in a trilateral meeting with Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese (L) and British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak (R) during the AUKUS summit on March 13, 2023 in San Diego, California. Picture: US Embassy Australia

Biden lauds AUKUS as key achievement

In his final foreign policy speech, Joe Biden declared the US is ‘winning the worldwide competition’, citing the AUKUS defence pact as a pivotal achievement in countering China’s influence in the Indo-Pacific.

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exclusivePolitics

Regional security pact in our hands, Pezzullo tells PM

Anthony Albanese has been urged to offer a pledge of solidarity to Asian and Pacific nations that would see Australia stand with them ‘in the face of Chinese aggression and coercion’.

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state funeralWorld

TOPSHOT - From L to R, front row, US President Joe Biden, First Lady Lady Jill Biden, Vice President Kamla Harris, Second Gentleman Doug Emhoff, second row, former President Bill Clinton, former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, former President George W. Bush, his wife Laura Bush, former President Barack Obama, President-elect Donald Trump and his wife Melania Trump attend the State Funeral Service for former US President Jimmy Carter at the Washington National Cathedral in Washington, DC, on January 9, 2025. (Photo by Mandel NGAN / AFP)

‘Unshakeable sense of right’: Washington farewells Jimmy Carter

America’s five living presidents gathered to honour former President Jimmy Carter at his state, with family and colleagues paying tribute to a man of great integrity and faith who was ahead of his time.

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exclusiveDefence

AUKUS will become stronger over time, leading US congressmen say, ahead of Donald Trump's inauguration.

AUKUS safe port: bipartisan US support amid foreign storm

Leading Democrats and Republicans say the pact is a model for how the US should engage with allies, as Donald Trump entertains using force against friendly nations to expand America’s footprint.

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COMMENTARYWorld

US President-elect Donald Trump speaks to the press after paying his respects in front of the flag-draped casket at the Lying in State Ceremony for former President Jimmy Carter at the US Capitol Rotunda in Washington, DC on January 8, 2025. Carter, the 39th President of the United States, died at the age of 100 on December 29, 2024 at his home in Plains, Georgia. (Photo by Ting Shen / AFP)

Trump’s land grab raises big questions over AUKUS

Trump’s talk of acquiring Greenland, reclaiming the Panama Canal and campaigning for Canada to become the 51st state raises questions about his attitude to AUKUS.

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global expansionWorld

HERTFORD, ENGLAND - DECEMBER 04: U.S. President Donald Trump (L) ad Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau (R) attend the NATO summit at the Grove Hotel on December 4, 2019 in Watford, England. France and the UK signed the Treaty of Dunkirk in 1947 in the aftermath of WW2 cementing a mutual alliance in the event of an attack by Germany or the Soviet Union. The Benelux countries joined the Treaty and in April 1949 expanded further to include North America and Canada followed by Portugal, Italy, Norway, Denmark and Iceland. This new military alliance became the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO). The organisation grew with Greece and Turkey becoming members and a re-armed West Germany was permitted in 1955. This encouraged the creation of the Soviet-led Warsaw Pact delineating the two sides of the Cold War. This year marks the 70th anniversary of NATO. (Photo by Dan Kitwood/Getty Images)

‘Snowball’s chance in hell’: Canada, Denmark hit back at Trump

Justin Trudeau declares Canada won’t back down against Donald Trump’s threats to merge his country with the US while Denmark and Panama knock back his plans to control Greenland and the Canal.

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