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 ...

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

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

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

The Trump administration says it is trying to prevent a war, but it is raising eyebrows by calling for commitments from Australia and Japan.

U.S. calls for clearer commitments on Taiwan underscore the growing pressure on the Quad, as the Taiwan issue increasingly ...

After this masthead confirmed the Pentagon wants the question answered, the Prime Minister reiterated the submarine pact was ...

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

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese traveled to China determined to focus on trade and jobs, but navigating the ...

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

STORY: Australia will not commit troops in advance to any conflict, the country's defence industry minister said on ...

The Pentagon is pushing Japan and Australia to clarify their potential military involvement in a US-China conflict over ...