The Latest Breaking News from AUKUS

Canada expels Chinese diplomat Zhao Wei amid spying allegations and political interference

Canada expels Toronto-based Chinese diplomat Zhao Wei after an intelligence report accuses him of trying to target Canadian Shadow Foreign Minister Michael Chong, who has been critical of China's treatment of its Uyghur Muslim minority, and who says Canada should consider joining AUKUS.

ABC News · May 8, 2023

Anthony Albanese dismisses fears Australia-US ties will suffer if Trump reclaims White House

The AUKUS security pact will remain strong regardless of who ends up in the White House after the 2024 US election, PM Anthony Albanese says

The New Daily · Apr 9, 2023

Family of Australian man jailed in Vietnam calls on governor-general to raise his case during visit marking 50 years of diplomatic ties

The governor-general is in Vietnam at the invitation of President Vo Van Thuong to mark 50 years of diplomatic relations between Australia and Vietnam, and human rights groups are calling on him to raise the plight of political prisoners in the communist South-East Asian nation.

ABC News · Apr 5, 2023

Michael Pascoe: Hurt feelings overwhelm media’s ability to weigh Paul Keating’s substance

Paul Keating opened the door to the unexamined question of how we arrived at this point, both nationally and within the Labor Party.

The New Daily · Mar 17, 2023

Paul Keating savages AUKUS nuclear submarine deal as Labor's worst since conscription

Former prime minister Paul Keating has taken aim at Australia's AUKUS nuclear-powered submarine deal with the United States and the United Kingdom, calling it the "worst international decision" by a Labor government since conscription in World War I.

ABC News · Mar 15, 2023

Xi Jinping on all fronts: How far will China-US rivalry go?

Xi Jinping boasted about a "great wall of steel" in the speech marking the kickoff of his precedent-breaking third term as China's president. He has consolidated his grip on power and is flexing his might just as leaders of the US, Australia and the UK converged on San Diego, where…

France 24 · Mar 14, 2023

AUKUS submarine plan will be the biggest defence scheme in Australian history. So how will it work?

The agreement to deliver Australia nuclear-powered submarines under the AUKUS tripartite security pact was announced today with great fanfare at United States Navy facilities in San Diego, California.

The Conversation · Mar 14, 2023

AUKUS deal: Jim Chalmers announces $8 billion HMAS Stirling naval base expansion

Western Australia will be home to Australia's nuclear powered submarines from the early 2030s, as part of an $8 billion expansion of Perth's naval base.

ABC News · Mar 14, 2023

AUKUS nuclear submarine deal to create tens of thousands of jobs, government says

Anthony Albanese is in San Diego for the AUKUS announcement, with predictions the nuclear-submarine project will support about 20,000 jobs over the next 30 years.

ABC News · Mar 12, 2023

PM touches down in US for landmark AUKUS unveiling

The alliance was announced in 2021 but details of how AUKUS will take shape have been the subject of negotiations for the past 18 months.

The New Daily · Mar 12, 2023