AUKUS

With pressure mounting on the Biden administration, its pursuit of Assange was becoming both damaging and untenable

By Emma Shortis, RMIT University Today, in a surprise development likely weeks in the planning, WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange was able to leave the United Kingdom for the first time in more than a decade after reaching a plea deal with the US government. In the past several months, momentum has been building towards this moment. There was increasing bipartisan support in both the Australian […]

25 June, 2024

World

South Korea holds talks on joining AUKUS pact

South Korea has held talks about joining part of the AUKUS defence deal between the U.S., Britain and Australia. This comes just weeks after the pact said it would consider including Japan. Laura Westbrook has more.

2 May, 2024

World

Is Japan joining AUKUS? Not formally – its cooperation will remain limited for now

By John Blaxland, Australian National University With Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida visiting Washington this week, rumours have circulated that Japan might soon join the AUKUS security pact between Australia, the United States and the United Kingdom. Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has downplayed the suggestion, indicating this is not something that will happen soon. He added any cooperation would, for now, be on a project-by-project basis. […]

11 April, 2024

World

US, UK, and Australia prepare for AUKUS talks

The United States, United Kingdom, and Australia are set to begin talks on bringing new members to Aukus, according to a report by the Financial Times. Laura Westbrook has more.

8 April, 2024

World

US, UK And Australia ‘set for talks on expanding Aukus security pact’………

The US, UK and Australia are set to begin talks on bringing new members to Aukus, according to a report by the Financial Times. Washington is reportedly pushing for Japan to be involved in the security pact aimed as a deterrent against China. Laura Westbrook has more.

8 April, 2024