Tag: AUKMIN

World Needs to Push Back on ‘Bullies’ and ‘Dictatorships’: Australian Defence Minister

Australian Defence Minister Peter Dutton says the build up of Russian tanks and troops along Ukraine’s border is encouraging “bullies and other dictatorships” to do the same, warning that thousands could die if an invasion occurs. Dutton and Foreign Minister Marise Payne are meeting with the United Kingdom’s Defence Secretary Ben Wallace and Foreign Secretary…


UK Foreign Secretary Visits Australia to Forge Stronger Ties Amid Chinese, Russian Aggression

British Foreign Secretary Lizz Truss has said the United Kingdom and Australia would continue to show “robust vigilance” in defending freedom and democracy in the face of rising threats from “malign aggressors.” Truss is in Australia along with British Defence Secretary Ben Wallace for ministerial-level talks with their counterparts, Foreign Minister Marise Payne and Defence…