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Richard Marles has jokingly resigned as defence minister, handing over the role to Matildas goalkeeper Mackenzie Arnold in a tongue-in-cheek announcement.
Alabama Sen. Tommy Tuberville is waging an unprecedented campaign to try to change Pentagon abortion policy by holding up hundreds of military nominations and promotions.
Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said Russia's "illegal" and "immoral" invasion of Ukraine is a big theme of the NATO Summit as he reaffirmed Australia's support for the people of Ukraine.
The near collision between US and Chinese naval vessels in the Taiwan Strait highlighted the dangers of a military miscalculation in a dispute that stretches back decades.
A war over Taiwan would be "devastating" and affect the global economy "in ways we cannot imagine," US Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin has warned, as he underlined US support for the island democracy.