The Saturday Paper17h
News Corp’s campaign against Rudd: ‘It’s a vendetta’
Attempts to undermine Kevin Rudd’s ambassadorship – from the opposition and in the Murdoch press – have been described as ‘revenge’ for his criticism of the media mogul.
Trump’s assault on aid costs lives and ‘opens the door to China’
The US president’s attack on foreign aid has already led to deaths and is an invitation to Beijing to win hearts and minds in ...
Opposition attempts to gag Dreyfus as he discusses antisemitism — as it happened
General Mark Dreyfus while the Jewish MP speaks about antisemitism and his recent visit to Auschwitz for Holocaust Remembrance Day.
As it happened: Government steps in to save Rex Airlines; PM, Jewish leaders condemn health workers’ antisemitic video
Speaking on ABC Radio National, Chalmers backed the Albanese government’s announcement that it is preparing to buy Rex if it ...
The Australian Financial Review6d
Trump backs AUKUS as Australia tips $800m into US coffers
US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth hosted Defence Minister Richard Marles in Washington on Saturday in his first meeting with a foreign counterpart since being appointed on January 29. Secretary of ...
Australia accuses China of ‘unsafe’ fighter jet move over South China Sea
Australia’s defence minister said that a Chinese fighter jet released flares that passed within 30 metres of an Australian ...
Sky News Australia5d
US defence secretary Pete Hegseth assures Richard Marles President Trump is 'supportive of AUKUS'
Deputy Prime Minister Richard Marles is in Washington for AUKUS discussions with newly appointed US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth. The meeting marked Mr Hegseth’s first summit with a foreign ...
The Australian3d
AUKUS deal has Trump approval: Pete Hegseth after talks with Richard Marles
Defence Minister Richard Marles met his newly appointed US counterpart Pete Hegseth in Washington D.C on Friday, spruiking Australia’s contributions to US military infrastructure as an incentive ...
The Australian Financial Review5d
Trump has 500 million reasons to back AUKUS. It might not be enough
Of course they won’t, but Defence Minister Richard Marles’ dash to Washington DC to meet his new US counterpart, Pete Hegseth, paid a powerful dividend in ensuring the Trump administration was ...
USNI4d
SECDEF: White House Supportive of AUKUS, Australia Makes $500M Payment
Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth hosts Australian Deputy Prime Minister Richard Marles for a bilateral exchange at the Pentagon, Washington, D.C., Feb. 7, 2025. DoD Photo Secretary of Defense ...
Sydney Morning Herald6d
Deposit paid: Trump ‘very aware’ of AUKUS as Marles hands over $800m
Defence Minister Richard Marles, who is also deputy prime minister, became the first foreign counterpart to meet Hegseth since his controversial confirmation to the role, as he shored up the new ...
World Socialist Web Site4d
Australian Labor government pledges collaboration with Trump in anti-China war drive
Australian Defence Minister Richard Marles visited Washington over the weekend, meeting with US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth in the newly-installed Trump administration. Secretary of Defense ...