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AUKUS Gets Raucous

Alright, here’s what’s on tap for the day: Australia awaits the Pentagon’s AUKUS review, a flare-up of hostilities on the ...

Australia makes second $525 million AUKUS payment amid US review

Australia has paid the United States A$800 million ($525 million) in the second instalment under the AUKUS nuclear submarine ...

Trump administration raises ‘high jump bar’ for Australia with AUKUS commitment

Former Howard government minister Peter McGauran says hardliners within the Trump administration have “raised the high jump ...

Australia quietly pays US another $800 million for AUKUS despite review

The second payment, made in the second quarter of this year, takes Australia’s contribution to the US industrial base to $1.6 ...
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Australia, UK to ink 50-year deal to underpin AUKUS

Australia and the UK will deepen their commitment to the AUKUS nuclear submarine pact with a 50-year bilateral deal as the US ...

Defence, Foreign Ministers sign new 50-year UK-Australia ‘Geelong Treaty’ military pact

Defence and Foreign Ministers from the United Kingdom and Australia have signed a new 50-year military pact designed to ...