London Daily

Focus on the big picture.
Thursday, Oct 30, 2025

"US Has No Closer, More Reliable Ally Than Australia," Says Joe Biden

"US Has No Closer, More Reliable Ally Than Australia," Says Joe Biden

Earlier, Joe Biden met Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison during the 76th Session of the UN General Assembly in New York City.
US President Joe Biden on Tuesday called Australia the most reliable ally of the United States, adding that the partnership will advance on the vision for a free and open Indo-Pacific.

"The United States has no closer or more reliable ally than Australia. Our nations have stood together for a long, long time. And you can - we can rely on one another, and that's really a reassuring thing," Biden said before a bilateral meeting, according to a White House release.

Earlier, Joe Biden met Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison during the 76th Session of the UN General Assembly in New York City.

"We are grateful that our partnership has accomplished what we've accomplished together over 70 years," added the statement.

"The United States and Australia are working in lockstep on the challenges that I laid out today in my speech to the United Nations: ending Covid, addressing the climate crisis, defending democracy, shaping the rules of the road for the 21st century. Because I meant what I said: We are at an inflection point; things are changing. We either grasp the change and deal with it, or we're going to be left behind - all of us," Biden said.

Biden also said that they have big agenda to discuss, starting with the US-Australia partnership for a free and open Indo-Pacific.

"This conversation that we are going to continue with Japan, India - and India, on Friday, and -- in the first in-person Quad leaders meeting is a historic event. And we're - I think we are all looking forward to it," added the statement.

Biden will also host the first in-person Leaders' Summit of the Quadrilateral Framework in Washington on September 24.

Responding to Biden, Scott Morrison thanked him for the warm welcome that marks the 70th anniversary of Australia, New Zealand, and US (ANZUS) alliance.

"I think it's very important we are meeting here in New York. This month, we mark the 70th anniversary of the ANZUS alliance. There have been 14 Australian Prime Ministers since Sir Robert Menzies and 14 US Presidents that have stewarded this great partnership," said Morrison.

Referring to September 11 terror attack, Morrison said that the ANZUS alliance was invoked when the towers came down in New York.

"The one time the ANZUS alliance was invoked was when the towers came down here in New York and were attacked. And that invoked the ANZUS alliance for the first and only time. And so, to both mark that event and remember all of those who were lost on that day, we reflect on, frankly, more than a 100 years of our partnership where we have stood together through the most difficult of times and the most prosperous of times," Morrison added.

He also said that Australia-US shares a partnership that favours freedom.

"And the United States and Australia have always shared a partnership that is about a world order that favours freedom, and that's why we've always stood together," he said.

He also talked about the European Union (EU) and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and said that the US-Australia partnership shares like-minded interests.

"But it's not just about our partnership, because our partnership reaches out to so many others, whether it be our friends in the ASEAN nations or in Europe or elsewhere, where we share so many like-minded interests. And so, the issues we discuss in our partnership today really do reach out to so many others in terms of how we address the global challenges," Morrison said.

The meeting comes amid the launch of AUKUS - a trilateral security pact between Australia, the United Kingdom, and the United States - announced on September 15, 2021, that will allow Australia to have nuclear submarines.

Australia has defended the move by saying it has signed the pact to secure the Indo-Pacific region.
Newsletter

Related Articles

0:00
0:00
Close
UK and Vietnam Sign Landmark Migration Deal to Fast-Track Returns of Irregular Arrivals
UK Drug-Pricing Overhaul Essential for Life-Sciences Ambition, Says GSK Chief
Princesses Beatrice and Eugenie Temporarily Leave the UK Amid Their Parents’ Royal Fallout
UK Weighs Early End to Oil and Gas Windfall Tax as Reeves Seeks Investment Commitments
UK Retail Inflation Slows as Shop Prices Fall for First Time Since Spring
Next Raises Full-Year Profit Guidance After Strong Third-Quarter Performance
Reform UK’s Lee Anderson Admits to 'Gaming' Benefits System While Advocating Crackdown
United States and South Korea Conclude Major Trade Accord Worth $350 Billion
Hurricane Melissa Strikes Cuba After Devastating Jamaica With Record Winds
Vice President Vance to Headline Turning Point USA Campus Event at Ole Miss
U.S. Targets Maritime Narco-Routes While Border Pressure to Mexico Remains Limited
Bill Gates at 70: “I Have a Real Fear of Artificial Intelligence – and Also Regret”
Elon Musk Unveils Grokipedia: An AI-Driven Alternative to Wikipedia
Saudi Arabia Unveils Vision for First-Ever "Sky Stadium" Suspended Over Desert Floor
Amazon Announces 14 000 Corporate Job Cuts as AI Investment Accelerates
UK Shop Prices Fall for First Time Since March, Food Leads the Decline
London Stock Exchange Group ADR (LNSTY) Earns Zacks Rank #1 Upgrade on Rising Earnings Outlook
Soap legend Tony Adams, long-time star of Crossroads, dies at 84
Rachel Reeves Signals Tax Increases Ahead of November Budget Amid £20-50 Billion Fiscal Gap
NatWest Past Gains of 314% Spotlight Opportunity — But Some Key Risks Remain
UK Launches ‘Golden Age’ of Nuclear with £38 Billion Sizewell C Approval
UK Announces £1.08 Billion Budget for Offshore Wind Auction to Boost 2030 Capacity
UK Seeks Steel Alliance with EU and US to Counter China’s Over-Capacity
UK Struggles to Balance China as Both Strategic Threat and Valued Trading Partner
Argentina’s Markets Surge as Milei’s Party Secures Major Win
British Journalist Sami Hamdi Detained by U.S. Authorities After Visa Revocation Amid Israel-Gaza Commentary
King Charles Unveils UK’s First LGBT+ Armed Forces Memorial at National Memorial Arboretum
At ninety-two and re-elected: Paul Biya secures eighth term in Cameroon amid unrest
Racist Incidents Against UK Nurses Surge by 55%
UK Chancellor Rachel Reeves Cites Shared Concerns With Trump Administration as Foundation for Early US-UK Trade Deal
Essentra plc: A Closer Look at a UK ‘Penny Stock’ Opportunity Amid Market Weakness
U.S. and China Near Deal to Avert Rare-Earth Export Controls Ahead of Trump-Xi Summit
Justin time: Justin Herbert Shields Madison Beer with Impressive Reflex at Lakers Game
Russia’s President Putin Declares Burevestnik Nuclear Cruise Missile Ready for Deployment
Giuffre’s Memoir Alleges Maxwell Claimed Sexual Act with Clooney
House Republicans Move to Strip NYC Mayoral Front-Runner Zohran Mamdani of U.S. Citizenship
Record-High Spoiled Ballots Signal Voter Discontent in Ireland’s 2025 Presidential Election
Philippines’ Taal Volcano Erupts Overnight with 2.4 km Ash Plume
Albania’s Virtual AI 'Minister' Diella Set to 'Birth' Eighty-Three Digital Assistants for MPs
Tesla Unveils Vision for Optimus V3 as ‘Biggest Product of All Time’, Including Surgical Capabilities
Francis Ford Coppola Auctions Luxury Watches After Self-Financed Film Flop
Convicted Sex Offender Mistakenly Freed by UK Prison Service Arrested in London
United States and China Begin Constructive Trade Negotiations Ahead of Trump–Xi Summit
U.S. Treasury Sanctions Colombia’s President Gustavo Petro over Drug-Trafficking Allegations
Miss USA Crowns Nebraska’s Audrey Eckert Amid Leadership Overhaul
‘I Am Not Done’: Kamala Harris Signals Possible 2028 White House Run
NBA Faces Integrity Crisis After Mass Arrests in Gambling Scandal
Swift Heist at the Louvre Sees Eight French Crown Jewels Stolen in Under Seven Minutes
U.S. Halts Trade Talks with Canada After Ontario Ad Using Reagan Voice Triggers Diplomatic Fallout
Microsoft AI CEO: ‘We’re making an AI that you can trust your kids to use’ — but can Microsoft rebuild its own trust before fixing the industry’s?
×