Australia has raised concerns with China over what it said on Thursday were "unsafe and unprofessional" actions by a Chinese ...

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 ...

pentagon - U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth welcomed Australian Defense Minister Richard Marles to the Pentagon on Friday, after Australia made its first $500 million payment to the United States ...

Australian deputy Prime Minister Richard Marles has reaffirmed Australia’s commitment to being the “partner of choice” for the Cook Islands and the wider Pacific, as concerns grow over the island ...

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 ...

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 Cook Islands needs trade and investment. Its economy depends on tourism, and, having graduated to “high-income” status in ...

Defence Minister Richard Marles has held high-level talks with his newly sworn-in US defence counterpart Pete Hegseth.

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 ...

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 ...