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 ...

Malcolm Turnbull held substantial conversations with Elbridge Colby about the AUKUS agreement – including its defects and challenges – before the Pentagon policy chief was charged with leading a vital ...

Australia is standing firm against US pressure to declare what part it could play in a broader conflict against the backdrop ...