Foreign Affairs

Greens defence spokesman David Shoebridge says it is "ridiculous" to think Australia's military could defend the nation's global trade lanes, and acquiring nuclear-powered submarines under AUKUS only invites Australia to a conflict between the United States and China.

South Korea is taking a different path to Australia in building nuclear-powered submarines, but its plan still hinges on the United States.

Iran has made a ceasefire in Lebanon a condition for any peace deal with Washington, and has suggested in recent days that it could intervene directly if Israel keeps up attacks there.

Donald Trump had been using tariffs to increase his power over other countries until America's Supreme Court stepped in. He was never going to cede that power easily.

A cohort of former detainees deported to Nauru by the federal government have faced threats of violence and verbal abuse, independent MP Andrew Wilkie has revealed under parliamentary privilege.

The planned new tariff is to be slapped on dozens of countries that have allegedly failed to take action to prevent slavery and forced labour. 

The changes announced over the weekend will see Australia buy three second-hand submarines, rather than two second-hand and one new.

The new Solomon Islands PM has made a clear pivot towards Australia, agreeing to kickstart negotiations on a comprehensive treaty and promising to "review" the Pacific nation's contentious security agreement with China.

Three Australian men have been found guilty by a District Court in Merauke after taking a "black flight" into Indonesia's South Papua province from Far North Queensland without visas.

The father of one of the returned Islamic State group-linked women says his daughter is "happy to be home" but exhausted after more than a decade stranded in Syria.

The daughter of Late Cuban revolutionary Fidel Castro, Alina Fernandez, fled Cuba in the 90s after voicing criticism of her father's regime. She told the ABC she is supportive of Donald Trump's campaign against the Cuba's communist regime.

Two flights carrying women and children linked to the Islamic State group have landed in Australia.

The majority of the final group of Australians living in a notorious Syrian camp for the families of killed and captured Islamic State militants are expected to arrive in Australia soon. Here's what we know about them.

Xi Jinping has learned that every ingredient placed on a state table is a word in a diplomatic sentence.

Regional officials say the US is close to reaching a deal with Iran that would end the war, reopen the Strait of Hormuz and see Iran give up its stockpile of highly enriched uranium.

The US president says he "won't be rushed" to announce the details, but already critics and Iran are suggesting he has lost the negotiations. 

Israel goes from looking like the new regional hegemon to looking like it is under greater threat now than it has in years, while Iran now has room to rebuild its proxies.

US President Donald Trump ​says a memorandum of understanding ​on ‌a peace deal with Iran that would open the Strait of Hormuz has been "largely negotiated" and will be revealed soon, however Iran has sown doubt as to how far-reaching the agreement will be.

In the wake of an outcry over its treatment of detained activists, Israel has focused on messaging as its actions undermine its support from the international community. 

A taskforce will see leaders get a better idea of threats to energy deliveries, while Australia and New Zealand provide expert analysis on future supply.