AUKUS
‘Strategic power’: UK Defence Secretary foreshadows Australia’s elite
The UK Defence Secretary has hailed the AUKUS-Class submarines as a major strategic asset, telling Australia it has “joined an exclusive club”....
Kevin Rudd meets President Joe Biden in Washington to present
Kevin Rudd has met with President Joe Biden in Washington, starting his new role as Australia’s Ambassador to the United States. The...
WATCH LIVE: Penny Wong to defend against Paul Keating attacks in
Foreign Minister Penny Wong has spoken in her first major address this year amid landmark improvements in Australia’s wavering relationship with China. ...
Our enemies will consider Australia the West’s ‘weakest link’ if
The escalation of the war in Ukraine naturally brings with it the very real risk of nuclear confrontation, and new actors on...
Andrew Forrest to tell China ‘every country has the right to defend
Fortescue Metals boss Andrew Forrest said he would tell China’s Premier Li Qiang “every country has the right to defend itself” if...
Australia set to buy up to 220 Tomahawk missiles in ‘vital’ defence
The US State Department has provisionally approved the sale of more than 200 Tomahawk missiles to Australia. The United States said the...
Retired US General Jack Keane laughs at Paul Keating’s claim Virginia
A retired four-star general has responded with laughter after hearing Paul Keating’s claim that America’s Virginia class nuclear submarines are “discoverable from...
AUKUS’ final blueprint marks an ‘astonishing step forward’ for the
Australian sovereignty was strengthened immeasurably this week, and we have emerged as a different nation: more confident; more determined and far more...
Chinese Foreign Ministry Spokesperson doubles down on AUKUS, says
China has continued to hit back at the historic AUKUS submarines deal. Australia will acquire a fleet of eight nuclear-powered submarines under...
Paul Keating’s ‘little bit of residual influence’ will be wiped out by
Paul Keating’s extraordinary National Press Club performance was so replete with factual errors and disconnected from reality that it will have wiped...
‘Unhinged comments’: Peter Dutton calls on Albanese government to
Opposition Leader Peter Dutton has labelled former prime minister Paul Keating’s latest remarks on AUKUS “unhinged comments” that need to be rebuked...
