The Latest Breaking News from AUKUS

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".

A top military official has defended the sharing of nuclear technology with Australia, as Indonesia expresses concern about its use in submarines.

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Deputy Prime Minister Richard Marles says strengthening the Australia-US alliance is the only way to "deter future employment in Europe, the Indo-Pacific, or elsewhere".

International Atomic Energy Agency director-general Rafael Grossi says his agency will "roll up our sleeves" to complete the "quite complex" exercise of approving the AUKUS submarine deal.

Peter Dutton has questioned Labor's commitment to the new submarine deal and the AUKUS trilateral security pact, attracting pushback from the government.

Former submariners with the Royal Australian Navy are warning a newer version of the Collins-class boat is needed as a stopgap measure before the AUKUS nuclear-powered submarines start hitting the water in the 2040s.

LONDON — The U.K., U.S. and Australia said they are working on developing hypersonic weapons — military technology already deployed by Russia in Ukraine — as part of their new trilateral security pact called AUKUS.

You know the old cliché “if America sneezes, Australia catches a cold”? It’s very last century and long overdue for retirement.

Two leaders say there has been ‘significant progress’ in AUKUS plan for Australia to acquire nuclear-powered submarines.