The recent AUSMIN talks in Washington DC, which included US Secretary of State Antony Blinken, Defence Secretary Lloyd J. Austin III and their Australian counterparts, Foreign Minister Senator Penny Wong and Deputy PM and Defence Minister Richard Marles appear to have been highly productive and reflective of a close cooperation between allies.
Former Aussie soldier Clent Wilson died when an explosive device he had strapped to his waist detonated. He had been a ticking time bomb after his career in the Army ended in violence.
Clent Wilson, 43, blew himself up on a Melbourne street on January 22 following struggles with mental health and drug addiction after serving in the Australian Army.
A friend of Clent Wilson - an ex-soldier who blew himself up with a homemade explosive vest - has come forward with Mr Wilson s tragic past in the military.