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Australia and US to beef up military cooperation in response to "dangerous and coercive" China

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epa10353009 (L-R) Australian Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Defence Richard Marles, Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin participate in a news conference following the 32nd annual Australia - US Ministerial (AUSMIN) consultations, at the Department of State in Washington, DC, USA, 06 December 2022. EPA/MICHAEL REYNOLDS Source: EPA / MICHAEL REYNOLDS/EPA

Australia and the United States have announced plans to increase military cooperation so the nations can lead a stable future for the Indo-Pacific region.


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By Stephanie Corsetti, Brooke Young

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Australia and the United States have announced plans to increase military cooperation so the nations can lead a stable future for the Indo-Pacific region.


Defence Minister Richard Marles and Foreign Affairs Minister Penny Wong have travelled to Washington D-C to meet their US counterparts in the first AUSMIN meeting since the Albanese government came to power.

Mr Marles is in the process of determining which nuclear submarine to buy under the AUKUS alliance with the US and UK.

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