To avoid a Ukraine-style quid pro quo, Australia needs to work with the US on critical minerals
With Donald Trump back in the White House, Washington is operating under a hard-nosed, transactional framework in which immediate returns rather than shared values measure
The US is gone—Europe must replace it
Donald Trump and JD Vance’s verbal assault on Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in the Oval Office will mark 28 February 2025 as an infamous moment
From Yam Island to the Middle East and beyond
Leading Seaman Roneld Baragud remembers Navy crew visiting his island home when he was just a child. The Regional Indigenous Development Coordinator (RIDC) for HMAS Cairns said
Deputy Secretary Naval Shipbuilding & Sustainment announcement
Defence would like to acknowledge the retirement of Jim McDowell from the Australian Public Service (APS) on April 11, 2025, and to thank Mr McDowell
Philippines confident Trump will continue military patrols to keep China in check in disputed sea
The Philippines’ top diplomat to the United States expressed confidence Monday that President Donald Trump’s new administration would continue military patrols in the disputed South
Mauritius PM says Trump’s words on Chagos deal ‘positive’
Mauritius’ Prime Minister Navin Ramgoolam has described as “positive” U.S. President Donald Trump’s comments that signalled Washington would likely back a deal over the future
China can capitalise on damage caused by Trump, former PLA colonel says
The damage caused by Donald Trump to the United States’ reputation is creating opportunities for China, particularly with regards to Taiwan, according to a retired senior colonel
Trump, Merz and the future of the US-German friendship
There’s no new government in Germany quite yet, but after Sunday’s election, it’s all but certain that Friedrich Merz of the conservative Christian Democratic Union (CDU) will be the next chancellor. He,
Zelenskyy leaves after clash with Trump
President Donald Trump has said he is not currently interested in revisiting or reviving the critical minerals deal with Ukraine that Volodymyr Zelenskyy had originally
Starmer dismisses SNP call to axe Trump state visit
The prime minister has dismissed calls from the SNP to scrap an unprecedented second state visit for Donald Trump following a showdown with Ukraine’s President