The concerns come as members of a top British inquiry head to Australia this week to inspect progress on the alliance.

Australian Defense Minister Richard Marles said on Sunday that the United States would be able to use planned defense facilities in Western Australia to help deliver submarines under the AUKUS nuclear submarine deal. The government on Saturday said it ...

Aussie PM Albanese seeks Trump's support on critical minerals and submarines amid rising China tensions during Washington meeting.

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Labor says it’s full speed ahead for AUKUS following Donald Trump’s ringing endorsement of the plan, including his green light for the sale of US Virginia-class submarines to Australia amid long-running production constraints.

Australia has been building bilateral security ties with its South Pacific island neighbors. Australia on Monday signed a defense treaty with Papua New Guinea that will integrate the nations' defenses. It is Australia’s only alliance-level security pact other than the ANZUS Treaty signed with the United States and New Zealand in 1951.

U.S. President Donald Trump said on Monday he expects to reach a fair trade deal with Chinese President Xi Jinping and downplayed risks of a clash over the issue of Taiwan, even as his top trade negotiator accused Beijing of engaging in "economic coercion.