Australia’s Defence Minister Richard Marles and Japan’s Defence Minister General Nakatani hold a joint press announcement aboard the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force Mogami-class stealth frigate JS Mikuma at the JMSDF naval base in Yokosuka, Japan, on September 5, 2025. (Getty Images)
US President Donald Trump gestures as he speaks to the press following the NATO summit on June 25, 2025, in The Hague, Netherlands. (Andrew Harnik via Getty Images)
Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese looks on during a federal cabinet meeting on June 3, 2025, in Perth, Australia. (Matt Jelonek via Getty Images)
Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese looks on during a federal cabinet meeting on June 3, 2025, in Perth, Australia. (Matt Jelonek via Getty Images)
Chinese Ambassador to Australia Xiao Qian speaks at the 2024 Australia-China Economic Cooperation Forum Tasmania, Australia, October 30, 2024. (Zhang Na/Xinhua via Getty Images)
President Donald Trump speaks during a press conference with Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison in the White House in Washington, DC, on September 20, 2019. (Alex Edelman/AFP via Getty Images)