The China hawk, who is now third-in-charge at the Pentagon and is reviewing the submarine deal, has quickly courted controversy. So what does he want from Australia?

Donald Trump’s defence undersecretary Elbridge Colby is reviewing the AUKUS pact and could suggest big changes, but defence ...

Australia’s ambassador to the US rejects suggestions Canberra is not spending enough on defence and says issues raised about ...

The US might yet save us from ourselves by adding conditions to the nuclear submarine agreement that no Australian government ...

Meanwhile, Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has resisted U.S. calls for Australia to raise its defense spending ...

Malcolm Turnbull held substantial conversations with Elbridge Colby about the AUKUS agreement – including its defects and challenges – before the Pentagon policy chief was charged with leading a vital ...

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

The former prime minister says it is impossible for Australia to promise nuclear-powered submarines for a hypothetical ...

Ely Ratner, ex-assistant secretary of defence for Indo-Pacific security, says pressure on Australia to prepare for war is an ...

Australia's ambassador to Washington said on Friday his country is working with the Pentagon on the U.S. Defense Department's ...

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth confirmed to lawmakers that there is a Defense Department review into the partnership with the U.K. and Australia.

The Trump administration’s AUKUS review was not initiated to kill off the landmark security partnership, but is seen as a ...