With North Korea launching ballistic missiles at an unprecedented pace in the past year, Japan, South Korea and the US in November agreed to speed up information-sharing.

Online misinformation experts have worked to push back on misleading narratives that spread in the run-up to the election, including that only the results announced were legitimate.

US Attorney General Merrick Garland and Australian Minister for Home Affairs Karen Andrews say the agreement would allow both to obtain 'timely access' to electronic information vital for serious crime investigations.