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US-funded upgrade of Tindal airbase in Northern Territory will allow it to house up to six B-52s, as minister says Australia must remain ‘vigilant’

In her first interview as US ambassador to Australia, Caroline Kennedy says she's honoured to serve in the role.

US ambassador to Australia Caroline Kennedy says diplomacy and deterrence will help keep peace in the Indo-Pacific as tensions heighten.

The US ambassador also revealed a little of what she had been doing in Canberra. And, no. She hasn't made it to Mooseheads yet.

Price spikes and concerns about energy security stemming from Russia's invasion of Ukraine are accelerating the transition to renewables, a forum has heard.

Mike Cannon-Brookes has urged greater speed on tough vehicle emission standards

Inflation Reduction Act will reduce planet-heating emissions and lower prescription drug costs – and give Biden a crucial victory. Plus, meet Casper the ghostly octopus

A Japanese sailor has been attacked in the Solomon Islands during a World War II memorial service that was also attended by U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman

New US ambassador to Australia was in Honiara to mark the 80th anniversary of the Battle of Guadalcanal

Senior government and military officials from Japan and the United States on Sunday vowed to strengthen cooperation with the Solomon Islands amid increasing Chinese influence, as they gathered in the capital Honiara to mark the 80th anniversary of the World War II Battle of Guadalcanal.