North Korea highlights 1250 US marines in Darwin to warn of nuclear war
State newspaper singles out deployment of 1250 marines to claim America is preparing for nuclear war.
Kirsty Needham is China Correspondent for The Sydney Morning Herald and The Age
State newspaper singles out deployment of 1250 marines to claim America is preparing for nuclear war.
Defence experts said Pyongyang could have the ability to strike Australia with an inter-continental ballistic missile within three years.
Foreign Minister Julie Bishop has delivered a blistering rebuke to the North Korean regime.
North Korea's foreign ministry has lashed out at Julie Bishop and warned Australia was "coming within the range of the nuclear strike".
Decision signals clear fears even among close US allies about the superpower's commitment to Asia.
Tony Abbott is claiming victory on his Liberal Party reform push despite his defeat on the floor of the NSW state conference, and denies he and Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull are at loggerheads over the issue.
Labor has claimed the bellwether seat of Eden-Monaro, unseating Liberal MP Peter Hendy to make way for the return of former Labor minister Mike Kelly.
Labor's Linda Burney has claimed the seat of Barton, becoming the first indigenous woman to enter the house of representatives.
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