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

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

The US might yet save us from ourselves by adding conditions to the nuclear submarine agreement that no Australian government ...

Political analyst Joe Siracusa says Elbridge Colby is trying to "embarrass" the Australian government through his AUKUS ...

Australia will not promise troops in advance for any future war, Defence Industry Minister Pat Conroy said on Sunday, pushing ...

Elbridge Colby’s recent decision to formally request how—and when—Australia and Japan would respond to any outbreak of hostilities in the Indo-Pacific between the United States and China was prudent.

Coalition frontbencher James Paterson has said it “wouldn’t be appropriate” for the US to force Australia to commit to a ...

The president should recognize those who are truest to his purported nationalist worldview.

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

The Financial Times reported on Saturday that Elbridge Colby, the US under-secretary of defence for policy, has been pressing ...

The Pentagon is pressing Australia and Japan to confirm what roles they would play in a potential war with China over Taiwan, according to reports out of America.

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