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Australia Invokes ANZUS Treaty for First Time After 9/11

By Drooid · Sep 11, 2026, 1:36 PM UTC · How we work

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Australia invoked the ANZUS treaty for the first time after the September 11, 2001 attacks.
Prime Minister John Howard was in Washington, D.C., when the September 11 attacks killed 2,977 people.
Howard met U.S. President George W. Bush on September 10, 2001 and dined with Rupert Murdoch that evening.
Howard flew on Air Force Two to Hawaii and expressed solidarity at the Australian consulate on September 11, 2001.

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Australia invoked the ANZUS treaty for the first time after the September 11, 2001 attacks.
Prime Minister John Howard was in Washington, D.C., when the September 11 attacks killed 2,977 people.
Howard met U.S. President George W. Bush on September 10, 2001 and dined with Rupert Murdoch that evening.
Howard flew on Air Force Two to Hawaii and expressed solidarity at the Australian consulate on September 11, 2001.