Deputy PM Stands by US-Australia Relationship After WA Premier’s Jab at JD Vance
Both sides of federal politics have stood by the alliance and AUKUS.
U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth (R) and Australian Deputy Prime Minister and Defense Minister Richard Marles (L) participate in a bilateral meeting at the Pentagon in Arlington, Virginia on Feb. 7, 2025. Alex Wong/Getty Images
Deputy Prime Minister Richard Marles has stood by the U.S.-Australia alliance after Western Australian Premier Roger Cook made a public jibe about U.S. Vice President JD Vance at an event in Perth.
Labor Premier Cook, who faces the Western Australian people at the polls on March 8, called Vance a “knob” during a campaign event, eliciting laughter from the audience.
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