US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin talks with Linda Reynolds

Harley Dennett
Updated January 27 2021 - 7:09pm, first published 10:55am
US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin. Picture: U.S. Army
US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin. Picture: U.S. Army

United States' new Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin and Australian Defence Minister Linda Reynolds have agreed to make the Indo-Pacific the key focus of the "Unbreakable Alliance" during their first call.

Harley Dennett

Harley Dennett

Public Service Editor

Former federal politics bureau chief for the Canberra Times, via a career that's taken me from rural Victoria to Washington DC. Telling the stories of my local LGBTI community brought me to political journalism, where I've covered eight budgets, four national elections in two countries, Defence, public service and international governance.

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