Japan and Australia have been asked by Pentagon policy chief Elbridge Colby to detail their commitments in the case of a U.S.

Public pledges from the Asia-Pacific allies unlikely, observers say, with efforts to pressure them seen as signs of 'weakening' confidence The United States is unlikely to secure public pledges from ...

STORY: Australia will not commit troops in advance to any conflict, the country's defence industry minister said on ...

Australia will not commit troops in advance to any conflict, Defence Industry Minister Pat Conroy said on Sunday, responding ...

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese is trying to deepen ties with China, his country’s biggest trading partner, while being under ...

Australia opposes any unilateral moves to change the Taiwan Strait “status quo,” Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese ...

Sky News host Peta Credlin discusses Prime Minister Anthony Albanese facing scrutiny regarding Australia's defence stance on ...

Coalition frontbencher James Paterson has said it “wouldn’t be appropriate” for the US to force Australia to commit to a course of action in any potential conflict involving China and Taiwan.

Trump administration says it is trying to prevent war but raises eyebrows by calling for commitments from Australia and Japan ...

Elbridge Colby is issuing a challenge to the direction of Australian strategic policy, from defence spending levels and the ...

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese traveled to China determined to focus on trade and jobs, but navigating the ...

Australia would not commit troops in advance to any conflict, Australian Minister for Defence Industry Pat Conroy said ...