#Australia and the #UnitedStates are already working to upgrade air bases in northern and western Australia, which are closer to potential flashpoints with #China in the #SouthChinaSea than Australia’s capital of #Canberra.
#AUSMIN #Taiwan #Philippines #CocosIslands
#US to increase force projection from Australia in face of ‘coercive’ China
https://www.rappler.com/world/asia-pacific/united-states-increase-force-projection-australia-coercive-china/
The #UnitedStates and #Australia kicked off high-level talks on Tuesday that will focus on #China's "coercive behavior," as well as the #AUKUS #NuclearSubmarine project and mounting tensions in the #MiddleEast, officials said.
The annual Australia-#US #AUSMIN talks, taking place in Annapolis, Maryland, include the top defense and diplomatic officials from both nations.
US-Australia talks focus on China’s ‘coercive behavior’
https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/topstories/world/916164/us-australia-talks-focus-on-china-s-coercive-behavior/story/
#AUSMIN, #Assange and Talisman Sabre deaths at sea
https://www.greenleft.org.au/content/ausmin-assange-and-talisman-sabre-deaths-sea
"One vestige of sovereignty might have evinced itself — how Canberra might push for the release or, at the very least, better terms for the Australian founder of WikiLeaks, Julian Assange.
[...] The Anthony Albanese government, in favour of “quiet diplomacy” and not offending Washington, has failed to make any impression."
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