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Pit-stop: a US nuclear-powered submarine docks at Rockingham, Western Australia in March last year. The US may not be able to make more than 1.3 such subs a year.

For America, AUKUS is the vehicle to ‘fortify’ Australia against China

Architects of the trilateral defence agreement said Australia should be the “beachhead” to counter Chinese aggression and the AUKUS deal was keeping Xi Jinping awake at night.

  • Michael Koziol

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Joe Biden and Donald Trump.

‘We are well prepared’: Jim Chalmers says not to panic over Trump victory

As the treasurer moves to calm economic fears after Trump’s victory, AUKUS fan and former secretary of state Mike Pompeo has been snubbed for a White House job.

  • Matthew Knott
Former prime minister Scott Morrison says his new US role will begin in March.

‘History is what it is’: Scott Morrison defends Black Summer Hawaii trip, looks forward to working in US

Morrison will be travelling to the US in March to begin his new advisory roles and positions on private boards.

  • Olivia Ireland
publican presidential candidate, former ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley speaks at the Conservative Political Action Conference, CPAC 2023, Friday, March 3, 2023, at National Harbor in Oxon Hill, Md. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Nikki Haley heckled as Trump movement dominates Conservatives conference

Once regarded as a premier event on the Republican calendar, this year’s conference has seen smaller crowds with speakers fuelled by longstanding grievances.

  • Farrah Tomazin
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Why is Biden pursuing the ‘Holy Grail’ with a regime targeting its sitting ducks?

John Bolton has criticised the Biden Administration for pursuing a nuclear deal with Iran even as it attempts to murder Americans and people under US protection on US soil. And he’s not alone.

  • Peter Hartcher
Assange is being held in HMG Belmarsh Prison where he is appealing his extradition to the United States.

Assange lawyers sue CIA for allegedly spying on Wikileaks founder and his visitors in London

Lawyers for Julian Assange are suing the CIA and its former director Mike Pompeo for allegedly spying on the WikiLeaks founder and his visitors when he was holed up in the Ecuadorian embassy in London.

  • Latika Bourke
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Julian Assange, pictured in 2017 at the Ecuadorian embassy.

Trump administration floated kidnapping, killing Julian Assange: report

Eight former US officials offered details about the potential plot to assassinate the WikiLeaks founder, journalists say.

  • Latika Bourke
Taliban co-founder Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar, arrives with other members of the Taliban delegation for an international peace conference in Moscow, Russia. The Taliban is illegal in Russia.

Who is Taliban’s leader in Kabul? Meet Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar

The near-legendary fighter is expected to lead the country after twenty years of US-friendly government rule.

  • Kathy Gannon
Scott Morrison and then president Donald Trump exchanged a number of gifts.

Missing $7860 whisky bottle among the extravagant gifts given to Trump’s White House

The public register reveals Scott Morrison joined numerous other world leaders in giving former president Donald Trump a picture of himself.

  • Matthew Lee
Defence Minister Peter Dutton says Australia wants to work closely with Beijing to ensure peace in the region.

Australia wants to work with China to ensure peace in Indo-Pacific, says Dutton

The Defence Minister says Australia is committed to achieving stability and peace across the region.

  • Rob Harris

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