The US President urges Iran to strike nuclear deal as Israel shuts diplomatic missions around the world and warns its citizens to avoid displaying Jewish or Israeli symbols in public.
It is imperative that Anthony Albanese reaffirms our relationship with the United States and secures the continuation of the AUKUS agreement as his most urgent priority.
AUKUS was forged as a joint agreement to confront and deter China – there is no getting around this central reality.
All it took was a headline saying the Pentagon was undertaking a review into the AUKUS partnership for us to realise a frightening scenario.
PM needs to show greater emotional intelligence in dealings with US.
Nobody has yet offered any credible reason why we need the submarines in the first place. What would they do?
Anthony Albanese is preparing a series of major defence funding announcements as his government scrambles to lock in support from Donald Trump on the AUKUS pact.
Increasing differences between Washington and Canberra on foreign policies have opened up the ‘opportunity’ for the US to trigger a review of the multibillion-dollar AUKUS deal, former government ministers say.
The Albanese government has not done enough within AUKUS to be a credible partner. And it has not done enough with our defence to be a credible alliance partner for the US.
The Pentagon’s review of AUKUS is more about pressuring Australia to spend more on defence than killing the nuclear submarine deal.
In an interview with The Australian, Elbridge Colby scuttled several positive takes about the pact. The US Under-Secretary of Defence for Policy views it entirely through practical priorities.
If the pact falters, the worst outcome wouldn’t be the loss of subs but paralysis in Canberra, which would have to await further decisions from Washington while the region drifts toward crisis.
The Coalition is probing if Labor sanctioning senior Israeli ministers is behind a surprise decision from the Trump administration.
Australia’s top diplomat in the US is in Canberra as a major defence pact between the two nations risks becoming a casualty in Donald Trump’s “America First agenda”.
The Prime Minister is facing calls to immediately lock in a discussion with the US President at next week’s G7, as the US reviews the security pact.
Anthony Albanese can’t afford for Donald Trump to waver on the security pact; it would be a humiliation for Australia and a major setback in relations.
The move by the Pentagon is a major blow to Australia and comes days before Anthony Albanese is expected to have his first in-person meeting with Donald Trump on the G7 sidelines.
Pro-Palestinian activists have rallied outside Anthony Albanese’s Sydney electorate office,demanding action over Israel’s detention of international activists — including climate campaigner Greta Thunberg — who attempted to breach a naval blockade off Gaza.
The submarine component of AUKUS is at risk if Anthony Albanese continues to rebuff US requests to increase defence spending.
The collapse of the penguin population at a nearby island has stoked fears about the impact of AUKUS works on Garden Island’s own colony.
Anthony Albanese has been grilled on when Australia can expect its fleet of nuclear-powered submarines after a shock move from the UK.
The new submarines will carry conventional weapons and operate in collaboration with Australia and the US under the Aukus security alliance.
China has denounced American-led ‘small circles’, including AUKUS and the Quad, as senior security analysts in Beijing warn Australia against ceding to pressure from the Trump administration to ramp up defence spending.
Scott Morrison has proposed expanding the AUKUS security partnership through a ‘Pillar 3’ initiative that he says will enhance deterrence and make Australia a more valuable ally.
Australia’s Chief of Navy Mark Hammond has warned industrial action by unions poses a threat to the AUKUS submarine program and critical shipbuilding projects.
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The Albanese government says it won’t allow Donald Trump’s ‘war on wokeness’ to undermine its diversity and inclusion agenda.
An audacious plan would see a planned shipyard in Western Australia fast-tracked with US nuclear submarines able to use it, as a possible way of anchoring the AUKUS subs purchase.
AUKUS paints a target on Australia and the ‘poor, secret’ $368bn deals should be urgently reviewed by the next government, a retired general says.
All successful businesses need to hedge their risks to ensure they remain in business. Defence is no exception; it needs other systems that can deliver long-range strike capacity and effective deterrence whether AUKUS delivers or not.
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