Katie Silver

Earlier this month, they took part in a joint military exercise led by the US and Japan.

And as Katie Silver explains, Australia is boosting its ability to deter China amid doubts over the Trump administration's commitment to the region.

This is the sound of guided missiles being launched on the Indonesian island of Java.

While in Sulawesi, precision artillery rocket launches are unloaded from an Australian cargo plane.

We'll look at what more can we do with Japan, South Korea, but we'll also want to see to what extent can we expand our cooperation with ASEAN as a grouping,

Strayen says many countries don't necessarily view China in the same way as Canberra, meaning some tricky manoeuvres as the Washington-Beijing Balancing Act becomes ever difficult to navigate.

Katie Silver for CBC News, Sydney.

Republican Ohio Senate hopeful Vivek Ramaswamy is withdrawing a controversial ad targeting his rival.

Let's get to Australia now, and we're joined by our correspondent in Sydney, Katie Silver.

Katie, tell us about this flooding in Queensland, which has closed several schools today.

That's right.

So they're going to do some by the end of next year and some by the end of the year after that.

Thank you, Katie.

That is Katie Silver, our Australia correspondent, joining us live there from Sydney.

It's taken just eight decades for the project to move from initial idea to completion.

Uh, let's go to Sydney now and hear from Katie Silver, who's an Australian journalist and broadcaster for the likes of CNN.

Uh, very good evening to you, Katie.

Good evening.

So if this allows for cheaper flights, then I think it probably will end up being quite welcome, but yeah, of course, nobody likes change, do they?

Grace Char.

Thank you, Katie Silver, Australian journalist and broadcaster in Sydney.

Thank you so much for joining us on the line.

The act was allegedly deliberate, and that's raising questions about the security of public figures.

Katie Silver reports from Sydney.

Helen Haines was retrieving something from the boot of her car outside her office in Wangaratta, about three hours from Melbourne.

That's when a man allegedly did a U-turn in a four-wheel drive and struck her.

After the male was detained, um, and there was a knife located, I believe inside the vehicle that he was driving, and that has been seized by police.

The incident has raised questions about the security of lawmakers and whether it's safe for them to be out in the community interacting with constituents.

Katie Silver for CBC News, Sydney.

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