Pete Hegseth hosted Richard Marles in Washington on Saturday in his first meeting with a foreign counterpart since he was ...

Australia has made its first AUKUS down payment to the US, transferring nearly $800m to help boost the country’s submarine ...

Australian Defence Minister Richard Marles has met with Pete Hegseth, the meeting marks the US Defence Secretary's first ...

Australia said the gesture showed that Canberra is paying its way as a security partner. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Under AUKUS, Australia will pay the United States $3 billion to boost the capacity of the U.S. submarine industry, and ...

Deputy Prime Minister Richard Marles is in Washington for AUKUS discussions with newly appointed US Defence Secretary Pete ...

Secretary Pete Hegseth will meet with his Australian counterpart Richard Marles, marking Hegseth's first meeting at the ...

US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth says Donald Trump is "supportive" of the AUKUS alliance, after Australia sent a $US500 million ($798 million) payment to Washington as part of it.

Richard Marles is heading to Washington to meet with his newly sworn-in defence counterpart in what will be the first ...

Donald Trump wants America’s alliance with Australia to be its strongest bond with any nation, the President’s defence chief ...

Canberra has sent the first down payment of a total $4.7 billion to prop up US shipbuilding efforts ahead of the planned ...

Australia has made its first $500 million payment to the United States under the AUKUS nuclear submarine deal ahead of a ...