The Latest Breaking News from AUKUS

Hunter's advantages for an east coast subs base

Former prime minister Paul Keating has taken aim at Australia's AUKUS nuclear-powered submarine deal with the United States and the United Kingdom, calling it the "worst international decision" by a Labor government since conscription in World War I.

The alliance was announced in 2021 but details of how AUKUS will take shape have been the subject of negotiations for the past 18 months.

Joe Courtney, a member of US Congress' Armed Services Committee, declares Australia will receive the highest-quality Virginia-class nuclear submarines as part of the countries' AUKUS plan.

Mr Albanese will be joined by his UK counterpart in the US, amid speculation the leaders of the three countries will make an announcement about the AUKUS defence agreement.

Anthony Albanese will warn that a climate change bill at the centre of a dispute with the Greens is critical to national security.

Defence minister Richard Marles says Aukus partners will all benefit from ‘three-way ecosystem’ as he meets with US counterpart Lloyd Austin

Defence Minister Richard Marles says Australian navy personnel will be allowed to train aboard the United Kingdom's submarines as part of the AUKUS pact.

United States Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman has reassured the Pacific region the Biden administration is watching closely as the security pact between China and the Solomon Islands takes shape, warning a military base on the islands would "create security concerns for all".