Australia, Vanuatu give green light to historic pact The path has been cleared for a $500 million bilateral agreement between Australia and Vanuatu to be signed off after months of negotiations. AAP · Aug 13, 2025
Aukus laws will mean anywhere in Australia could be potential nuclear waste dump, critics say Greens senator David Shoebridge says communities will have ‘no way to protect the land’ from waste that will be radioactive for millennia The Guardian - AU · Aug 12, 2025
Australia boosts PNG defence as treaty looms As a new defence treaty looms, Australia has delivered 12 armoured personnel carriers to Papua New Guinea in a show of strengthened military ties. AAP · Aug 11, 2025
'Better lives' urged as goal from productivity push Bold tax reform, faster clean energy consents and rethinking care sector productivity should be the focus of the treasurer's economic summit, a think tank says. AAP · Aug 10, 2025
PM brushes off push for Israel sanctions as a 'slogan' Australia has downplayed US criticism of international efforts to recognise Palestine as Anthony Albanese criticises Israel's plan to expand its Gaza offensive. AAP · Aug 10, 2025
Japan wins £4.9bn deal to build Australian warships It is Tokyo’s most significant defence sale in a decade The Independent UK · Aug 5, 2025
Australia’s new frigate deal with Japan plugs a few critical holes, but doesn’t come without risks Defence Minister Richard Marles has announced that Japanese shipbuilder Mitsubishi Heavy Industries has been awarded a massive contract to build three new frigates for Australia’s navy. The deal is worth a reported A$10 billion. The Conversation · Aug 5, 2025
Australia, Japan strike largest defence deal for advanced warships Australian minister lauds deal for next-generation, Mogami-class frigates and their long-range missile capabilities. Al Jazeera · Aug 5, 2025
Australia To Buy 11 Advanced Warships From Japan Australia will upgrade its navy with 11 Mogami-class frigates built by Japan's Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Defence Minister Richard Marles said on Tuesday. International Business Times · Aug 5, 2025
Australia to boost navy firepower with Japanese design Japanese Mogami-class frigates will replace aging Australian warships following a landmark review recommending a focus on long-range firepower. AAP · Aug 4, 2025
Defence force recruitment has biggest surge in a decade Australian Defence Force ranks are growing once again after the biggest surge in recruitment in 15 years. AAP · Aug 3, 2025
Palestinian statehood vote at Victorian Labor conference heaps more pressure on PM Labor Friends of Palestine’s motion also called on federal government to extend sanctions to all members of Benjamin Netanyahu’s cabinet The Guardian - AU · Aug 2, 2025
Navy flagship HMS Prince of Wales leaves Australia during eight-month deployment The aircraft carrier is heading to Japan for further military exercises. Evening Standard · Jul 29, 2025
Australia won’t receive Aukus nuclear submarines unless US doubles shipbuilding, admiral warns Former prime minister Malcolm Turnbull says there is a ‘very, very high’ chance Virginia-class subs will never arrive under Australian control The Guardian - AU · Jul 28, 2025
The Guardian - AU · Jul 26, 2025 Wong calls withholding aid from civilians ‘morally’ wrong – as it happened This blog is now closed
AAP · Jul 26, 2025 Australia-UK treaty unlikely to sink subs deal with US Commentators are being urged against over-analysing the timing of a 50-year arrangement between Australia and the UK, as the US reviews a major submarines deal.
The Guardian - AU · Jul 26, 2025 UK and Australia sign Aukus treaty to build nuclear submarines as Lammy downplays US doubts Deal covers the design, build and operation of SSN-Aukus nuclear submarines but comes under shadow of US review of security pact
AAP · Jul 25, 2025 Australia, UK deepen subs commitment despite US review Australia and the UK have strengthened ties around the AUKUS nuclear submarine pact despite the US undertaking a review of its involvement.
Euronews · Jul 25, 2025 UK and Australia to sign 50-year nuclear submarine treaty as US reviews AUKUS treaty The three-way alliance was announced in 2021 to contend with growing Chinese military might in the Asia-Pacific region.
The Independent UK · Jul 25, 2025 Britain and Australia to sign 50-year nuclear submarine treaty Britain and Australia have announced they will sign a cooperation treaty to build Australian nuclear-powered submarines
International Business Times · Jul 25, 2025 UK, Australia Back Embattled Submarine Deal With US Britain and Australia said Friday they will sign a 50-year commitment to their nuclear-powered submarine pact with the United States, seeking to bolster a deal that Washington has thrown into doubt.
The Guardian - AU · Jul 25, 2025 Australia and UK to sign 50-year defence treaty despite US wavering on Aukus submarine deal While details of the treaty are yet to be announced, it’s expected to cover cooperation in shipbuilding and other areas
The Guardian - AU · Jul 24, 2025 Labor MP says Australia should move to recognise Palestinian statehood – as it happened This blog is now closed
AAP · Jul 24, 2025 'Anchor in a volatile world': Australia, UK draw closer The Australia-UK relationship has been hailed as providing "stability in troubled waters" as the two nations look to sign a treaty without their AUKUS partner.
The Guardian - AU · Jul 23, 2025 Australia pays US another $800m for Aukus amid Trump administration review of security pact Richard Marles has confirmed payment was made in the second quarter of 2025 to boost US boat-building, bringing total paid to $1.6bn