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Quad group expands maritime security co-operation

Quad group expands maritime security co-operation

Quad alliance leaders have agreed to strengthen maritime co-operation in the Indo-Pacific region, including the first joint exercise of their coast guards.

Quad nations to expand maritime security co-operation

Quad nations to expand maritime security co-operation

Quad nations to expand maritime security co-operation

Quad nations to expand maritime security co-operation

The leaders of the Quad are meeting in President Joe Biden's hometown, where they're set to announce plans for new security initiatives in the Indian Ocean.

PM meets Biden at home for 'discussion between friends'

PM meets Biden at home for 'discussion between friends'

PM meets Biden at home for 'discussion between friends'

PM meets Biden at home for 'discussion between friends'

Anthony Albanese visited Joe Biden's home, exchanging gifts ahead of talks with leaders of Japan and India on security in the Indo-Pacific region.

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Albanese to meet with Biden ahead of Quad summit

Albanese to meet with Biden ahead of Quad summit

The prime minister will hold talks with the outgoing US president before the Quad leaders meeting, where security in the Pacific will be on the agenda.

China pulls handbrake on Australian lobster imports

China pulls handbrake on Australian lobster imports

Australia is working to clear final trade restrictions on rock lobster as agriculture department officials prepare to fly to China to resolve an impasse.

Pacific charm offensive as China muscles on policing

Pacific charm offensive as China muscles on policing

Senior Australian ministers are visiting three Pacific island nations as Canberra works to boost defence partnerships and shut China out of regional policing.

Trade deal ushers savings as unions decry worker rights

Trade deal ushers savings as unions decry worker rights

Unions are protesting a free-trade pact with the United Arab Emirates over worker exploitation but the trade minister insists it's a good deal for Australia.

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Report urges Australia to increase Ukraine aid efforts

Report urges Australia to increase Ukraine aid efforts

Report urges Australia to increase Ukraine aid efforts

Report urges Australia to increase Ukraine aid efforts

Ukraine needs significant further military and financial support from Australia to help repel the Russian invasion, a committee has told government.

Attempted Trump assassination a concern in Australia

Attempted Trump assassination a concern in Australia

Attempted Trump assassination a concern in Australia

Attempted Trump assassination a concern in Australia

Despite strict gun laws and thriving political culture, a second assassination attempt on US presidential nominee Donald Trump could affect Australian politics.

Fury at awards for deskchair leaders as diggers ditched

Fury at awards for deskchair leaders as diggers ditched

Fury at awards for deskchair leaders as diggers ditched

Fury at awards for deskchair leaders as diggers ditched

Veterans are calling for all acts of gallantry since the start of the Afghanistan war to be reviewed after expressing anger at how military honours are awarded.

Diggers go 'under the bus' as top brass are unscathed

Diggers go 'under the bus' as top brass are unscathed

Diggers go 'under the bus' as top brass are unscathed

Diggers go 'under the bus' as top brass are unscathed

The general who oversaw Australia's operations in Afghanistan is under the spotlight after keeping his honours will some officers lost theirs.

China pledges more trade access but lobster ban remains

China pledges more trade access but lobster ban remains

China pledges more trade access but lobster ban remains

China pledges more trade access but lobster ban remains

Australia will be the beneficiary of greater market access to China, a senior diplomat says, despite frustration over a sustained lobster ban festering.

Australians shun Trump but back alliance as China looms

Australians shun Trump but back alliance as China looms

Australians shun Trump but back alliance as China looms

Australians shun Trump but back alliance as China looms

The Australian, Japanese and American public are more closely aligned in perceiving China as a threat and back the need for powerful allies, new data shows.

Australia, Japan wargame as Chinese incursion condemned

Australia, Japan wargame as Chinese incursion condemned

Australia, Japan wargame as Chinese incursion condemned

Australia, Japan wargame as Chinese incursion condemned

Australia will join the largest on-land military exercise between Japan and the United States for the first time and look to boost maritime co-operation.

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US, Australia not 'divvying up' Pacific policing

America is working with Australia, New Zealand and Pacific nations to determine where it best fits into regional law enforcement, a top official says.

No harmony in sight as symphony's fight rises in tempo

Lawyers for the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra have accused pianist Jayson Gillham of making outrageous demands, further intensifying their dispute.

Pacific Is Forum tweaks communique after China outburst

The Pacific Islands Forum secretariat has removed a reference affirming Taiwan's status in the organisation from a previously-published communique.

Tonga pulls off Pacific Islands Forum staging

There has been disagreements and plenty of tensions kept under the carpet but for the most part, the Pacific Islands Forum in Tonga was a success.

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'Take the lane': Albanese denies US Pacific police plan

A video of what Anthony Albanese calls a "private conversation" with US Deputy Secretary of State Kurt Campbell shows a chummy relationship on Pacific policing.

Shadows of US-China contest over Pacific Islands Forum

Attempts by the Solomon Islands to downgrade the membership of Taiwan at the Pacific Islands Forum appear set to fail.

No closer to Papua New Guinea NRL kick off: Albanese

A Papua New Guinea-based NRL team appears a matter of when, not if - though Anthony Albanese still cannot say 'when' will be.

Pledge to bring Australia's ambassador back to Ukraine

The coalition is vowing to move Australia's ambassador back to Ukraine after the embassy was moved when Russia invaded the eastern European nation.

Pacific backs Australia's regional police initiative

Anthony Albanese has wasted no time getting to work at the Pacific Islands Forum in Tonga, announcing support for his Pacific Policing Initiative.

'Groundbreaking' Australia-Tuvalu pact signed at summit

A year after signing the Falepili Union, the leaders of Australia and Tuvalu have held a ceremony to mark the realisation of the groundbreaking pact.

Palau hopes to host 2026 Pacific Islands Forum summit

The Pacific Islands Forum chair is likely to return to Micronesian hands in 2026 under a power-sharing deal, with Palau confirming its candidacy.

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