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

The Pentagon is urging Japan and Australia to clarify what role they would play if the U.S. and China went to war over Taiwan ...

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

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

The Pentagon has contacted Japan and Australia to determine their potential involvement if the U.S. and China were to engage ...

The move reportedly caught Japanese officials off-guard, since the U.S. itself maintains a policy of “strategic ambiguity” on ...

Anthony Albanese is on a collision course with the head of Donald Trump’s AUKUS review, refusing to bow to Pentagon policy ...

Mr Albanese has tried to use the first leg of his visit to highlight the human links between Australia and China, going for a walk down Shanghai's famous waterfront with ex-Socceroo Kevin Muscat, who ...

US under-secretary of defence for policy is seeking answers from Australia and Japan about their military commitments in the ...

A Liberal frontbencher says the United States “can’t expect” Australia to declare its military position on a hypothetical ...

Australia and the US kicked off their largest-ever joint military exercise on Sunday in Sydney Harbour, with 30,000 troops ...

The Pentagon is intensifying efforts to prompt Japan and Australia—two vital US allies in the Indo-Pacific—to clearly outline ...