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‘Noticeably fickle’: Trump’s new submarine chief a critic of Australia
Jerry Hendrix, who leads a White House push to build more ships and submarines, has often questioned Australia’s commitment to AUKUS and its readiness to help the US fight China.
- Michael Koziol
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Rudd pushes back on US claim that Australia needs to ‘step up’ on defence
“We’re pretty bullish about our contribution,” Australia’s ambassador to the US said amid calls for Canberra to increase defence spending as part of the AUKUS agreement.
- Michael Koziol
He’s a sceptic. So what might Colby recommend to Trump on AUKUS?
Donald Trump’s defence undersecretary Elbridge Colby is reviewing the AUKUS pact and could suggest big changes, but defence experts say some of those ideas are non-starters.
- Brittany Busch
- Opinion
- Defence
Trump wants us to spend a bomb on defence. We should think twice
We’re told that our defence spending must be greatly increased. But if Trump and the gleeful defenceniks have their way, we’ll be poorer and no safer.
- Ross Gittins
Albanese won’t say if Australia would follow the US to war over Taiwan
After this masthead confirmed the Pentagon wants the question answered, the Prime Minister reiterated the submarine pact was for “peace and security in our region”.
- Paul Sakkal and Michael Koziol
- Opinion
- Opinion
Bigger defence budgets are more often a prelude to war, not peace
USAid cuts are predicted to kill 14 million people in the next five years. As the world squabbles over defence spending, the deaths are beginning.
- Tim Costello
- Opinion
- National security
As China prepares to invade Taiwan, a reality check: sitting on the sidelines won’t help us
Australia must prepare. China attacking Taiwan is not inevitable, but if it happens, it will become a wide-ranging Indo-Pacific conflict.
- Jennifer Parker
Trump demand on Australian defence spending would leave $200b crater in budget
The mounting pressure from Washington comes as the Albanese government grapples with the ballooning cost of NDIS and pressure from states to spend more on health.
- Michael Koziol, James Massola and Millie Muroi
Cook heads for UK in bid to save AUKUS and build more nuclear submarines in WA
AUKUS has been on thin ice since Donald Trump announced the US will review its stance on it. Premier Roger Cook is travelling to the UK in a bid to get the deal back on track and lobby for more nuclear submarines to be built in WA.
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- Trump diplomacy
Defence ties with Australia key to Albanese’s pitch in historic Trump meeting
In one of the most important meetings of his career, Anthony Albanese will put access to critical minerals on the table while safeguarding AUKUS.
- James Massola
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