'Inconceivable' we wouldn't support US to defend Taiwan - Australian defence minister

It would be "inconceivable" for Australia not to join the United States should Washington take action to defend Taiwan, said Australian Defence Minister Peter Dutton today.

On Wednesday, US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken said the United States and its allies would take unspecified "action" if China were to use force to alter the status quo over Taiwan.

"It would be inconceivable that we wouldn't support the US in an...