The US is considering using Australia as a missile testing ground as part of the AUKUS military pact, AFP reported on Wednesday. AUKUS is a three-way deal between the US, Britain, and Australia primarily focused on technology sharing with the goal of Canberra...
Australian PM Insists He’s Standing ‘Firm’ Against the US on Julian Assange
Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese on Tuesday insisted that his government was taking a "firm" stand against the US persecution of WikiLeaks founder and Australian citizen Julian Assange. During a recent visit to Australia, Secretary of State Antony Blinken...
US to Establish New Spy Center in Australia to Keep an Eye on China
After two days of talks in Australia, the US and Australian governments announced they will form a "Combined Intelligence Center" to give the US more spy capabilities in the region to monitor China. "The principals agreed to establish Combined Intelligence Center –...
Blinken Rejects Australia’s Calls to Drop Case Against Julian Assange
Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Saturday rejected Australian concerns about WikiLeaks founder and Australian citizen Julian Assange, who faces up to 175 years in prison if extradited to the US and convicted for exposing US war crimes. Blinken was in Australia...
US, Australia Launch Largest-Ever Joint Military Exercise
The US and Australia on Friday launched the largest-ever iteration of their Talisman Sabre exercise as the US is increasingly focused on building alliances in the Asia Pacific against China. The Talisman Sabre started in 2005 as a biennial exercise between the US and...
Ukraine Wants US-Made F/A-18 Fighter Jets from Australia
Ukraine is eyeing dozens of US-made F/A-18 Hornet fighter jets that have been retired by the Australian Royal Air Force as part of its efforts to secure more Western-made aircraft. According to AFP, Ukrainian Ambassador to Australia Vasyl Myroshnychenko said Kyiv has...
Australian Lawmakers Urge US to Drop Case Against Assange
A cross-party group of Australian members of parliament met with the US ambassador to Australia on Tuesday and called for Washington to drop the charges against WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, an Australian citizen. The delegation of lawmakers, known as the Bring...
Australia’s PM ‘Frustrated’ US Won’t Drop Charges Against Assange
Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has expressed frustration over the Biden administration's efforts to convict WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, an Australian citizen. "There is nothing to be served by his ongoing incarceration," Albanese said Friday while in...
Australia Planning Major Military Overhaul to Prepare for War With China
A government review of Australia's military capability has called for Canberra to make sweeping changes to better prepare for a future conflict with China, Australia's largest trading partner. According to Australian media, the review has triggered "one of the...
US, Australia to Hold ‘Largest-Ever’ Talisman Sabre Military Exercise
The US and Australia will hold the "largest-ever" iteration of their bilateral military exercise, known as Talisman Sabre, which takes place every two years. This 10th iteration of the Talisman Sabre will be held from July 22 to August 4 and will involve 30,000...