One day after China and Australia resumed defence talks, Chinese naval ships were spotted off the Sydney coast, staying within international maritime laws but keeping the Australian navy and air force ...

Some Australian commentators have suggested that stabilisation plays directly into Beijing’s hands and that Australia ought ...

U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said President Donald Trump supported the AUKUS nuclear submarine deal, after Australia on Friday confirmed its first $500 million payment under the defense pact.

SYDNEY (Reuters) - U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said President Donald Trump supported the AUKUS nuclear submarine deal, after Australia on Friday confirmed its first $500 million payment ...

Under AUKUS, Australia will pay the United States $3 billion to boost the capacity of the U.S. submarine industry, and Washington will sell several Virginia-class nuclear-powered submarines to ...

SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australia has made its first $500 million payment to the United States under the AUKUS nuclear submarine deal ahead of a meeting between their defence heads on Friday in Washington.

The debate over the relevance and sense of the AUKUS treaty provides some clues. According to Justine, ‘the Greens rejection of AUKUS undermines our national security, jeopardises critical alliances, ...

Senior Fellow and Director, Center for Defense Concepts and Technology Bryan Clark appears on Nonproliferation Policy Education Center to discuss how the Australian government may change the AUKUS ...

Yes, the Navy’s aircraft carriers and their embarked aircraft can carry missiles as well, but the number of missiles per aircraft is small and aircraft range is limited, potentially putting them ...

Australia and New Zealand provide geostrategic depth as well as shared political ideals. Here, cooperation takes the form of AUKUS and the Quad, though neither organization includes New Zealand. The ...

This approach "displaces foreign firms, deprives market-oriented businesses and their workers of commercial opportunities, and lessens competition and creates dependencies on the PRC, increasing ...