Japan and Australia have been asked by Pentagon policy chief Elbridge Colby to detail their commitments in the case of a U.S.

The Albanese government is facing a push by the United States for a ‘broad ranging and open ended’ commitment to defend ...

Colby has concluded Australia is not properly financing AUKUS because it lacks a defence budget that meets the submarine ...

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, speaking in Shanghai at the start of a six-day visit to China that is likely to ...

The Financial Times reported on Saturday that Elbridge Colby, the US under-secretary of defence for policy, has been pressing ...

The minister's remarks about troops in the region come after he stated that Australia was concerned regarding the increase in ...

Public pledges from the Asia-Pacific allies unlikely, observers say, with efforts to pressure them seen as signs of 'weakening' confidence The United States is unlikely to secure public pledges from ...

Australia will not commit troops in advance to any conflict, Defence Industry Minister Pat Conroy said on Sunday, responding ...

Australia opposes any unilateral moves to change the Taiwan Strait “status quo,” Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese ...

Australia will not pre-commit troops to any potential conflict involving China and Taiwan, said Defence Industry Minister Pat ...

The prime minister of Australia, a longtime US security partner in Asia, sought to focus his trip to China this week on ...

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese says he raised concerns with Chinese President Xi Jinping about a Chinese naval ...