The Latest Breaking News from AUKUS

The deputy prime minister has not shown backbone over AUKUS and keeping Australia safe, Crikey readers say.

Is it supreme pragmatism, or the betrayal of time-honoured values and history in pursuit of power, that animates modern Labor?

Australia's acquisition of nuclear submarines will attract spies and states trying to steal secret technology, the nation's intelligence bosses have warned.

Russia’s war with Ukraine is now at a critical turning point. The relentless missile and drone strikes on the capital Kyiv may look like a sign of strength, but appearances can be deceiving.

The friendly golfer at a top US club who played a round with Defence Minister Richard Marles before the AUKUS talks is still a dark mystery.

Canada expels Toronto-based Chinese diplomat Zhao Wei after an intelligence report accuses him of trying to target Canadian Shadow Foreign Minister Michael Chong, who has been critical of China's treatment of its Uyghur Muslim minority, and who says Canada should consider joining AUKUS.

Foreign Affairs Minister Nanaia Mahuta's latest foreign policy speech was light on truly new diplomatic insights, but did give a sense of the pressure being felt by the Government around Aukus discussions

The Greens dubbed them ‘floating Chernobyls’. Hyperbole, perhaps, but experts say there are real reasons to fear the nuclear submarines.

The Assange campaign has called on the government to leverage AUKUS talks next months to negotiate the WikiLeaks cofounder’s release.