Australia, Japan solemnise security pact
Prime Minister Scott Morrison and Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida have signed a "historic" treaty that has already drawn comment from Beijing.
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Roberts-Smith to see emails to soldier
Ben Roberts-Smith has been granted permission to view emails between media outlets and a soldier who potentially witnessed an alleged war crime in Afghanistan.
Blinken commits US support to Indo-Pacific
Secretary of State Antony Blinken says the US will expand its relationships in Asia to push back against China's increasing assertiveness in the Indo-Pacific.