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AUKUS will ensure safety, security, and peace in the Indo-Pacific: US official

AUKUS trilateral cooperation ensures safety, security, and peace in the Indo-Pacific without violating non-proliferation treaty, says top official

The Hindu · Mar 4, 2024

Fear spy crackdown will create uni research brain drain

National security legislation designed to crack down on secrets leaking could lead to the unintended consequence of scaring the world's brightest minds away.

AAP · Mar 1, 2024

Domestic pushback to New Zealand's AUKUS bid grows

Labour leader Chris Hipkins has cautioned against New Zealand getting involved in AUKUS, describing the military alliance as an attempt to "wedge" China.

AAP · Feb 12, 2024

NZ firms up AUKUS desire ahead of trans-Tasman talks

Australian and New Zealand foreign and defence ministers will meet together for the first time in Melbourne, with AUKUS high on the agenda.

AAP · Jan 30, 2024

Prominent Australians urge Albanese government to adopt activist middle power role to head off war between US and China

Statement signed by former foreign ministers, a Nobel laureate and academics outlines anxieties about possibility of conflict in Indo-Pacific region

The Guardian - AU · Jan 30, 2024

‘I don’t hold a hose’: eight moments that define Scott Morrison’s legacy as prime minister

From Aukus to the Covid response and the secret ministries scandal, Australia’s 30th PM leaves behind a complicated and controversial legacy

The Guardian - AU · Jan 23, 2024

From Blue Pacific to Indo-Pacific: how politics and language define our ‘Indigenous ocean’

This is an edited extract from An Indigenous Ocean: Pacific Essays by Damon Salesa (Bridget Williams Books)

The Conversation · Dec 31, 2023

Australia can no longer afford to ignore Russia's expanding naval power in the Pacific

China’s expanding naval presence in the Pacific Ocean and the South and East China seas has become a major focus for Australia, the US and its allies.

The Conversation · Dec 20, 2023

Australia and New Zealand leaders seek closer defense ties

Australia and New Zealand leaders have agreed to seek closer defense ties as New Zealand considers sharing advanced military technologies with the United States and Britain through the so-called AUKUS partnership

The Independent UK · Dec 20, 2023

Anthony Albanese says Australia isn’t trying to ‘hold back a changing world’ as he defends foreign policy record

Prime minister claims ‘significant progress in the Pacific’ and implicitly rejects criticism of his international travel

The Guardian - AU · Dec 19, 2023