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Australian authorities have reported that at least six people are dead and several others were left wounded during a mass stabbing attack at the Westfield Bondi Junction shopping center in Sydney, Australia. The suspect, who was known to authorities by remains unnamed, was shot and killed by a police officer at the scene. Police Commissioner Karen Webb stated that while a...

For the first time, the United States, the Philippines, Japan, and Australia will hold a joint naval drill within the South China Sea (West Philippine Sea) today, April 7th. The joint forces performed division tactics, or "Officer of the Watch" maneuvers, communication exercises, and photo exercises. The purpose of this drill is to bolster interoperability between the four nations in a...

AUKUS, a trilateral security pact founded in 2021 between the U.S., U.K., and Australia, is currently planning to discuss expanding the agreement to incorporate new nations. One of the main goals of the organization is to maintain a free and open Indo-Pacific region. The ministers of the defense alliance are planning to announce on Monday that they will be open...

On September 15th, 2021, the United Staes, Australia, and the United Kingdom announced that the trilateral security agreement, dubbed AUKUS would spell out the strategic shift to the Indo-pacific. AUKUS is divided into two pillars: Submarines and Technology (radar, hypersonics, computers, and cyber). Pillar I was the most controversial due to Australia abandoning, without notice, negotiations with French Naval...

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has reaffirmed his confidence in the AUKUS security partnership, regardless of the 2024 U.S. presidential election results. “It's not an agreement just with President Biden, as important as his support is, it was an agreement with Congress and with Senate” said the PM, during a radio interview on March 14th. “Across the board I, of course,...