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‘Deteriorating geostrategic situation' in the region means Australia must lift defence spending
Former Labor defence minister Joel Fitzgibbon reacts to US Defence Secretary Peter Hegseth urging Australia to increase ...
China blasts Pete Hegseth over 'Cold War' mentality
China's foreign and defense ministries issued angry statements after Hegseth called the People's Republic a "threat" at a ...
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Hegseth’s Heroes lurch into action, but Australia’s capability gap isn’t weapons
Australia’s defence hawks have chosen to overlook US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s sabre-rattling and inconvenient omission of AUKUS in his weekend speech in Singapore, instead focusing on ...
Pete Hegseth calls on Australia to lift defence spending amid ‘personnel crisis’
Jacqui Lambie Network Senator Jacqui Lambie reacts to US Secretary of Defence Pete Hegseth calling on Australia to increase ...
In Asia, Hegseth warns of China ‘threat,’ but few want to pick sides
When pressed on the thorny matter, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth offered a quick zinger. He was here at Asia’s preeminent ...
Hegseth challenges China in its own backyard
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Saturday in Singapore attempted to woo Asian defense leaders to Washington’s side as he ...
U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth reassures allies that U.S. will support them against pressure from China
U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth​ reassured allies in the Indo-Pacific on Saturday that they will not be left alone to ...
Hegseth, at Security Forum, Vows to Strengthen America’s Asian Alliances
In a world rattled by President Trump’s tariffs and his scorn for Western allies, the defense secretary struck a rare note of ...