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‘Deteriorating geostrategic situation' in the region means Australia must lift defence spending
Former Labor defence minister Joel Fitzgibbon reacts to US Defence Secretary Peter Hegseth urging Australia to increase ...
China blasts Pete Hegseth over 'Cold War' mentality
China's foreign and defense ministries issued angry statements after Hegseth called the People's Republic a "threat" at a ...
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Hegseth’s Heroes lurch into action, but Australia’s capability gap isn’t weapons
Australia’s defence hawks have chosen to overlook US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s sabre-rattling and inconvenient omission of AUKUS in his weekend speech in Singapore, instead focusing on ...
Pete Hegseth calls on Australia to lift defence spending amid ‘personnel crisis’
Jacqui Lambie Network Senator Jacqui Lambie reacts to US Secretary of Defence Pete Hegseth calling on Australia to increase ...
In Asia, Hegseth warns against China, but few want to pick sides
When pressed on the thorny matter, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth offered a quick zinger. He was here at Asia’s preeminent ...
ADF chief warns Australia must be ready to launch combat operations from home
Australia's Chief of the Defence Force, Admiral David Johnston, says the nation must be prepared for the possibility of ...
Hegseth Wins Praise But Asia Still Has Strong Doubts About Trump
After US military allies in Europe were torched by Vice President JD Vance in March over military spending, free speech and ...
Albanese responds to Hegseth: Australia will determine its own defence policy
Australia has reaffirmed the steps it has already taken to lift defence spending as the US calls on its allies in the ...