How a Lloyd Austin aide became Pete Hegseth’s ‘only guy standing’
In early April, after Pete Hegseth returned from a trip to Panama, the last person to step off…
Close Encounters of the Superficial Kind: Mr Marles goes to Washington
What’s the rush, Richard Marles, sorry, Deputy Prime Minister? You and your government have been telling us for…
The Marles-Hegseth chaos prompted jokes. But uncertainty over Australia’s US relationship is no laughing matter | Richard Marles
Republican congressman Jason Smith was a guest of honour at Parliament House on Thursday, watching question time from…
Hegseth orders Army secretary to create new joint interagency counter-drone task force
Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth on Thursday announced that he’s directed the establishment of a new task force…
What we learnt from Richard Marles’s ‘meeting’ with Pete Hegseth and JD Vance in Washington DC
Richard Marles, what a coincidence. The faintly farcical debate over whether the brief White House chat between Australia’s…
Chinese nationals will no longer be allowed to manage Pentagon cloud services
US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth calls for investigation into Microsoft’s ‘digital escort’ systemThe system saw Chinese nationals…
US auditing Chinese involvement in cloud services, defence chief says | Military News
Pete Hegseth orders review after revelations Microsoft used Chinese contractors to manage sensitive cloud services. Published On 28…
Richard Marles, Pete Hegseth meeting denied by Pentagon as a ‘happenstance encounter’
Asked by Taylor during parliamentary question time whether he had been granted a “meeting with the secretary or…
Pentagon walks back claim Richard Marles didn’t meet with Pete Hegseth | Pete Hegseth
The Pentagon has walked back suggestions the Australian defence minister, Richard Marles, did not meet his US counterpart,…
Pentagon says Richard Marles and US Defense Secretary meeting ‘happenstance encounter’
The Greens say the Trump administration is treating Australia with “contempt” after the Pentagon labelled a catch-up between…
Pentagon orders review into military standards, including fitness and grooming
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has ordered a review of military standards, including physical fitness, body composition and grooming.…
No shortage of Adm. Byngs in the Trump administration
Aug. 27 (UPI) — For whatever his strengths and weaknesses, Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth may not be…