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AUKUS countries update rules on sharing defense kit
The new rules will make it easier for the U.S., U.K. and Australia to share vast amounts of defense equipment.
Royal Australian Navy delivers 800 gallons of ale to fire-ravaged town in hall-of-fame beer run
The delivery of the ice cold kegs arrived just in time.
By Jon Simkins
Australia sends navy ships to aid wildfire victims
Some 4,000 people in the coastal town of Mallacoota fled to the shore as winds pushed a fire toward their homes under a sky darkened by smoke and turned blood-red by flames.
Aussies to revamp East Timor naval base
Canberra also will help the new democracy get an undersea internet connection to the rest of the world.
Australia joins US-led mission to protect Persian Gulf shipping
Australia pledged troops, a surveillance plane and a frigate to protect the shipping lanes from Iran.
With INF Treaty dead, Esper seeks new missiles in the Pacific. Is Capitol Hill on board?
To develop new intermediate-range missiles, U.S. Defense Secretary Mark Esper will have to navigate a divided Congress.
By Joe Gould
Australia says it won’t be hosting US missile site
Australian officials confirmed Monday that their country will not be used as a base for any planned U.S. mid-range missiles following talks with American officials in Sydney.
US official urges Pacific nations to keep ties with Taiwan
Six Pacific island nations give diplomatic recognition to Taiwan but they're under intensifying pressure from Beijing to switch allegiances as it builds influence in the region.
Australian troops ordered to avoid using slang with US Marines
To avoid misunderstandings while training, Australian troops have been ordered to stop using slang with the U.S. Marines on rotation in Darwin.
By Stephen Weigand