Defence Minister Richard Marles and Foreign Minister Penny Wong have been in the US for talks with the Secretaries of Defense and State this week. Australia has pledged to increase the frequency of American troops rotating through the country.

Former prime minister Paul Keating is a critic of the Labor Party's all-in support for the AUKUS nuclear-powered submarine deal, and our growing military relationship with the US. He spoke to Sarah Ferguson.

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