US/Australia

Australia’s shaky nuclear sub deal with Trump has Pacific allies looking elsewhere for… The Washington Times08:44
U.S., Australia, Japan begin Exercise Southern Jackaroo 2026 US Marine Corps15:19
Australian Ambassador Moriarty presents credentials to US president Donald Trump Defence Connect17:08
US to send only used nuclear subs to Australia in amended defence deal The Straits Times01:25
Aussie Marilyn Monroe lookalike record set to be beaten in US 9News (Video)20:54
Why Australia dropped new Virginia-class submarines for three used US Navy units in new AUKUS plan Army Recognition05:21
Australia launches billion dollar lawsuit against US based 3M Morning Star11:23

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In the last half-hour

Takeaways From Quad Summit: New Initiatives, Enduring Constraints and Future Uncertainty Stratfor16:42

In the last 8 hours

US, China in ‘mutually assured disruption’ dynamic, both sides worse off if they continue imposing restrictions on one… Channel NewsAsia08:59

Earlier today

US UK Australia Fast-Track Aukus Submarines to Counter Rising Indo-Pacific Threats Army Recognition06:55

Yesterday

Is the US right in accusing Australia over anti-slavery claims? InDaily Queensland20:04 7-Jun-26

U.S. Sanctions Reach Cuban Gold and Australia’s Antilles Gold Translating Cuba04:13 7-Jun-26

In the last 7 days

‘Another empty promise’: Quad’s proposed Fiji port project raises doubts South China Morning Post05:02 5-Jun-26

Why is Australia facing US tariffs over modern slavery? Eureka Street03:01 5-Jun-26

Australia urged to step up climate leadership on oceans The North West Star02:24 5-Jun-26

San Francisco 49ers visit Melbourne ahead of historic NFL match in September 3AW01:56 5-Jun-26

'No way' for Australia to talk way out of fresh tariffs The North West Star13:40 4-Jun-26

Southern Launch secures US re-entry missions for South Australia’s Koonibba Test Range Space Connect08:30 4-Jun-26

Australia’s Strategic Ambiguity Is Running Out of Road The Diplomat06:57 4-Jun-26

Australia and the US sign agreement to deepen military space cooperation AeroTime06:16 4-Jun-26

The Fraying Anchor: Australia’s Alliance Dilemma in a Shifting Asia China US Focus05:44 4-Jun-26

AUKUS plan B? Japan’s submarines stopgap gains traction Shephard.co.uk05:10 4-Jun-26

Australian PM says country has 'ideological disagreement' with US over 12.5% tariff TRT World02:20 4-Jun-26

Australia cites 'ideological disagreement' with US over 12.5% tariff Anadolu Agency00:33 4-Jun-26

'Fig leaf' tariffs blasted as US fires fresh tax salvo The North West Star00:26 4-Jun-26

ASIO warns Chinese spies using LinkedIn to target Aussies The West Australian23:15 3-Jun-26

Australia set for extra tariffs on goods sent to US The North West Star22:45 3-Jun-26

The future of the QUAD amid global geopolitical shifts The Kathmandu Post21:15 3-Jun-26

Leaders blast 'rotten' US plan for anti-slavery tariffs The North West Star21:03 3-Jun-26

Trump threatens tough new tariff on Australian goods InDaily20:12 3-Jun-26

PM says Australia has 'ideological disagreement' with US after it reveals anti-slavery tariff ABC Online19:48 3-Jun-26

PM blames 'ideological' misfit for Trump tariff slug The New Daily18:59 3-Jun-26

Australia caught in US plans for 'anti-slavery' tariffs The North West Star18:41 3-Jun-26

'Ideological disagreement' between Australia and US on tariffs, PM says ABC Online17:14 3-Jun-26

U.S., Australia, Japan begin Exercise Southern Jackaroo 2026 US Marine Corps15:19 3-Jun-26

US Navy receives final Flight IIA Arleigh Burke-class DDG Naval Technology13:13 3-Jun-26

Inquiry launched into Aukus deal including its impact on China-Australia ties; more Australians question sacrificing… Global Times12:08 3-Jun-26

Australia’s Missed Opportunity in Southeast Asia World Politics Review08:45 3-Jun-26

Australia’s shaky nuclear sub deal with Trump has Pacific allies looking elsewhere for… The Washington Times08:44 3-Jun-26

Australia is the victim of an AUKUS ‘bait and switch’ Asia Times05:13 3-Jun-26

US tried to compel Australia to spend extra billions on an unwanted SSN Asia Pacific Defence Reporter01:18 3-Jun-26

Australian national accounts – economy weakened in the March-quarter (and we are yet to see the … billy blog (Weblog)00:45 3-Jun-26

Wong plays down second-hand subs deal InDaily Queensland20:01 2-Jun-26

'Capability that matters': submarine switch played down The North West Star19:54 2-Jun-26

AUKUS partners unveil Pillar II project for uncrewed undersea vehicles Naval Technology09:33 2-Jun-26

US Requests Australia Extradite Jet Ski Salesman Who Created Hundreds of Shell Firms OCCRP06:19 2-Jun-26

APDR Podcast Episode 141 with host Kym Bergmann Asia Pacific Defence Reporter20:50 1-Jun-26

$50k-a-minute: Aussie billionaires are rake it in The West Australian18:52 1-Jun-26

Australia Will Only Buy Used Virginia SSNs For AUKUS; UUV Tech To Be Pillar II Signature Project Defense Daily17:18 1-Jun-26

Australian Ambassador Moriarty presents credentials to US president Donald Trump Defence Connect17:08 1-Jun-26

AUKUS accelerates into new phase as Australia, US and UK unveil undersea warfare push Defence Connect17:08 1-Jun-26

U.S. Will Sell 3 In-service Virginia Subs to Australia Instead of 1 New, 2 In-service USNI News14:54 1-Jun-26

US classification of Aussie naval base under microscope The North West Star13:50 1-Jun-26

Quad FMs set tone of continuity Taipei Times12:00 1-Jun-26

Why Australia dropped new Virginia-class submarines for three used US Navy units in new Aukus plan Army Recognition05:21 1-Jun-26

Aukus partners announce first US Navy submarine support presence in Australia Stripes05:16 1-Jun-26

In the last month

Australia to buy only second-hand subs in AUKUS overhaul InDaily20:56 31-May-26

Australia's Longest Road Trains Dwarf American Semi Trucks (But They'd Never Work In The US) Jalopnik20:37 31-May-26

Australia could still buy five US submarines if needed, defence minister says ABC Online19:22 31-May-26

AUKUS Partners Announce Changes To Submarine Agreement, Launch Joint Development For Underwater Drone Payloads Naval News16:42 31-May-26

U.S. To Supply Only Used Nuclear Submarines To Australia Under Revised Aukus Pact Outlook India14:15 31-May-26

Australia to receive three used U.S. submarines under revised AUKUS plan Syrian Arab News Agency06:07 31-May-26

US will send only used nuclear submarines to Australia under amended Aukus defence deal France 2404:41 31-May-26

AUKUS project to develop unmanned undersea vehicles InDaily Queensland04:18 31-May-26

Australia and US 'streamline' AUKUS deal with used submarines plan TRT World02:29 31-May-26

US to send only used nuclear subs to Australia in amended defence deal The Straits Times01:25 31-May-26

Aussie Marilyn Monroe lookalike record set to be beaten in US 9News (Video)20:54 30-May-26

Defense Secy. Pete Hegseth Speaks with U.K. & Australian Counterparts at Shangri-La Dialogue in … C-Span (Video)18:51 30-May-26

AUKUS partners sign agreement on underwater drones, speed up sub plan Breaking Defense13:32 30-May-26

US, UK and Australia deepen subsea security pact with drones Miami Herald13:02 30-May-26

AUKUS Uncrewed Undersea Vehicles Being Developed Asian Defence Journal12:49 30-May-26

UK, US and Australia to develop subsea drone technology euronews10:20 30-May-26

Readout of Secretary of War Pete Hegseth's Meeting With Australia Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defence Richard … US Department of War (Press Release)09:57 30-May-26

AUKUS countries expand joint operations in the Pacific Sweden Herald09:27 30-May-26

US, UK and Australia to develop underwater drone technology BBC09:12 30-May-26

US, UK, Australia deepen defence cooperation with advanced undersea warfare technology push The Telegraph, Calcutta08:25 30-May-26

Joint Statement, AUKUS Defense Ministers' Meeting US Department of War (Press Release)08:06 30-May-26

Australia now to get in-service Virginia class subs UK Defence Journal07:47 30-May-26

Aukus unveils undersea drone project to deepen defense partnership Politico EU06:34 30-May-26

Aukus to develop unmanned undersea vehicles, Pentagon chief says Miami Herald05:23 30-May-26

Different directions: on the Quad, Foreign Ministers’ Meeting The Hindu14:49 29-May-26

Top Vietnamese leader receives US, Australian, Japanese defence ministers at Shangri-la Dialogue Viet Nam News12:45 29-May-26

Top Vietnamese leader receives foreign defence ministers on Shangri-la Dialogue sidelines Viet Nam News11:01 29-May-26

In Eugene, Housing Advocates Call for a Tenant Right to Purchase Act Shelterforce10:10 29-May-26

QUAD to build Fiji port: A new US-China flashpoint? Al Jazeera09:59 29-May-26

Readout of Secretary of War Pete Hegseth's Meetings With Singaporean Prime Minister Lawrence Wong and Minister for… US Department of War (Press Release)08:42 29-May-26

PM Wong meets US war secretary Hegseth, France’s Vautrin on sidelines of Shangri-La Dialogue The Straits Times07:50 29-May-26

US, Japanese forces join Australian army’s largest military drills of the year Stripes06:44 29-May-26

US defence chief Hegseth calls on PM Wong ahead of Shangri-La Dialogue, reaffirms ties with Singapore Channel NewsAsia05:25 29-May-26

Hegseth lands in Singapore for talks ahead of Shangri-La Dialogue The Straits Times23:42 28-May-26

Boeing flies MQ-28 autonomous fighter from USA, first operation outside Australia FlightGlobal12:25 28-May-26

Australia launches billion dollar lawsuit against US based 3M Morning Star11:23 28-May-26

North Korea says denuclearization ‘will never happen’ amid new calls by US allies Anadolu Agency10:02 28-May-26

Australia Files $1.4 Billion Pfas Lawsuit Against 3M NewsMax07:57 28-May-26

3M sued for $1.4 billion by Australia over "forever chemicals" at defense bases CBS News06:43 28-May-26

US Treasury reimposes sanctions on UN's Francesca Albanese The New Arab06:14 28-May-26

Unites States reinstates sanctions on Francesca Albanese ANSAMED.info04:37 28-May-26

U.S. reinstates sanctions on UN expert Francesca Albanese Syrian Arab News Agency03:20 28-May-26

U.S. imposes sanctions on UN special rapporteur for Palestine Azeri-Press Agency01:07 28-May-26

Australia sues US giant 3M for $2bn over 'forever chemicals' in firefighting foam BBC22:56 27-May-26

US reimposes sanctions on Francesca Albanese TRT World22:12 27-May-26

Australia brings more than a quarry to Pax Silica The Interpreter22:10 27-May-26

US returns Palestinian rights expert Francesca Albanese to sanctions list Al Jazeera20:11 27-May-26

N. Korea slams Quad statement calling for Pyongyang's denuclearization The Korea Times19:33 27-May-26

US puts UN expert Albanese back on list of sanctioned individuals, Treasury website shows Miami Herald19:33 27-May-26

Industry progressing through national qualification program to support Virginia Class submarine build Defence Connect17:08 27-May-26

India To Join US, Japan and Australia in Maritime Surveillance Watch Miami Herald15:48 27-May-26

Quad, In The Trump Era, Still Alive, But Distracted The Asian Age14:07 27-May-26

Quad pledge spurs hope in Fiji for Suva Port plan Taipei Times11:51 27-May-26

Japan to begin talks to export Mogami frigates to New Zealand following Australian selection Army Recognition11:35 27-May-26

Shoygu warns nuclear weapons could appear in Australia due to Aukus partnership Anadolu Agency11:14 27-May-26

Quad Expands Maritime And Infrastructure Initiatives In Indo-Pacific 2026 Outlook India07:54 27-May-26

Marco Rubio’s India Visit: India–US Relations from Strategic Drift to Strategic Reset The Times of India04:41 27-May-26

Port support Fiji Times01:27 27-May-26

Quad maritime surveillance initiative, deal with Fiji draw criticism from China The Telegraph, Calcutta22:20 26-May-26

CGBio signs Novosis commercialization deal with DePuy Synthes in US, Canada, Australia Korea Biomedical Review22:02 26-May-26

WA calls on global industry to help build defence manufacturing hub Asia Pacific Defence Reporter20:28 26-May-26

Australian industry surges into Virginia Class submarine supply chain Asia Pacific Defence Reporter20:28 26-May-26

USSC Briefing Room | Will the largest US defence budget clear Congress? United States Studies Centre20:16 26-May-26

Quad ministers announce new Indo-Pacific initiatives on maritime security and energy Asahi Shimbun18:36 26-May-26

WA calls on defence primes around the world to set up bases in the state Defence Connect17:02 26-May-26

'Far better off': Aussie bosses warn of mass exodus to NZ and USA 9News15:29 26-May-26

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