Government makes $12bn downpayment on WA shipyard to help prepare it for Aukus submarine era Henderson defence precinct to be used to build surface vessels and maintain submarines The Guardian - AU · Sep 13, 2025
Trump calls Albanese 'a good man' after latest call Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has now had four "really warm" conversations with Donald Trump as the US president praised him for being a "good man". AAP · Sep 12, 2025
Doug Cameron says Labor’s left ‘defanged’ and co-opted into supporting US aggression Former Labor senator Doug Cameron has accused the Albanese government, and its left faction in particular, of deserting principle and abandoning Australian sovereignty to the United States. The Conversation · Sep 10, 2025
Australia to spend $1.1bn on underwater ‘Ghost Shark’ attack drones Australian Defence Minister Richard Marles says large underwater attack drones have ‘very long range’ of operations. Al Jazeera · Sep 10, 2025
Submarine on show as crew stretch legs in big city Cooped up on working days, submarine crew members are making the most of their time docked at one of Australia's biggest cities. AAP · Sep 4, 2025
Australian minister comes face-to-face with JD Vance The defence minister has held talks with US Vice President JD Vance and his US counterpart Pete Hegseth, as questions remain over the AUKUS partnership. AAP · Aug 27, 2025
Aussie anxiety fuelling AUKUS submarine social licence A national mood of anxiety over global volatility has helped build public trust in the community for the controversial and costly AUKUS defence project. AAP · Aug 20, 2025
The United States has changed. Australia hasn’t. It’s time to talk about where the relationship goes from here Seven months after Donald Trump was inaugurated for a second term as US president, we are facing the most important moment in Australia’s foreign policy since the Iraq war. Australia needs to have a national conversation on the future of its alliance with the United States. The Conversation · Aug 13, 2025
Aukus laws will mean anywhere in Australia could be potential nuclear waste dump, critics say Greens senator David Shoebridge says communities will have ‘no way to protect the land’ from waste that will be radioactive for millennia The Guardian - AU · Aug 12, 2025
The lethal legacy of Aukus nuclear submarines will remain for millennia – and there’s no plan to deal with it Australia’s future nuclear submarines will produce highly radioactive waste, and allies in the UK and the US still don’t have a safe place to store their own The Guardian - AU · Aug 9, 2025
Australia To Buy 11 Advanced Warships From Japan Australia will upgrade its navy with 11 Mogami-class frigates built by Japan's Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Defence Minister Richard Marles said on Tuesday. International Business Times · Aug 5, 2025
Espionage cost Australia $12.5 billion in 2023-24, ASIO boss Mike Burgess says Espionage cost Australia $12.5 billion in 2023-24, according to a study by ASIO and the Australian Institute of Criminology. The Conversation · Jul 31, 2025
Australia left hanging by US on key submarine deal Australia will have to wait longer to find out what the US plans to do with a multi-billion dollar submarine deal between the two nations. AAP · Jul 30, 2025
Australia-UK treaty unlikely to sink subs deal with US Commentators are being urged against over-analysing the timing of a 50-year arrangement between Australia and the UK, as the US reviews a major submarines deal. AAP · Jul 26, 2025
The Guardian - AU · Jul 26, 2025 UK and Australia sign Aukus treaty to build nuclear submarines as Lammy downplays US doubts Deal covers the design, build and operation of SSN-Aukus nuclear submarines but comes under shadow of US review of security pact
AAP · Jul 25, 2025 Australia, UK deepen subs commitment despite US review Australia and the UK have strengthened ties around the AUKUS nuclear submarine pact despite the US undertaking a review of its involvement.
Euronews · Jul 25, 2025 UK and Australia to sign 50-year nuclear submarine treaty as US reviews AUKUS treaty The three-way alliance was announced in 2021 to contend with growing Chinese military might in the Asia-Pacific region.
The Independent UK · Jul 25, 2025 Britain and Australia to sign 50-year nuclear submarine treaty Britain and Australia have announced they will sign a cooperation treaty to build Australian nuclear-powered submarines
International Business Times · Jul 25, 2025 UK, Australia Back Embattled Submarine Deal With US Britain and Australia said Friday they will sign a 50-year commitment to their nuclear-powered submarine pact with the United States, seeking to bolster a deal that Washington has thrown into doubt.
Evening Standard · Jul 24, 2025 Lammy and Healey to sign bilateral Aukus deal during trip to Australia The ministers have both hailed the importance of the defence partnership.
AAP · Jul 24, 2025 'Anchor in a volatile world': Australia, UK draw closer The Australia-UK relationship has been hailed as providing "stability in troubled waters" as the two nations look to sign a treaty without their AUKUS partner.
The Guardian - AU · Jul 23, 2025 Australia pays US another $800m for Aukus amid Trump administration review of security pact Richard Marles has confirmed payment was made in the second quarter of 2025 to boost US boat-building, bringing total paid to $1.6bn
The Conversation · Jul 14, 2025 Washington’s war demands – Australia right to refuse committing to a hypothetical conflict with China over Taiwan The United States can count on Australia as one of its closest allies.
AAP · Jul 13, 2025 Military might on show as defence questions swirl Troops from around the world are taking part in military drills in Australia coast as the US pressures its allies for plans should a real war break out.
Radio France Internationale · Jul 13, 2025 France says Australia defence ties repaired after submarine row France's defence relations with Australia have recovered after their 2021 bust-up over a major submarine contract, the country's ambassador said Sunday.