Australia gives UK $4.6b to boost AUKUS subs build Australia is one step closer to attaining its nuclear-powered submarines, after announcing UK defence firm BAE Systems will build its AUKUS fleet in Adelaide. AAP · Mar 21, 2024
Australia moves to prop up Aukus with $4.6bn pledge to help clear Rolls-Royce nuclear reactor bottlenecks in UK Funding revealed on eve of government talks is in addition to billions of dollars to be sent to US The Guardian - AU · Mar 21, 2024
UK And Australia Sign New Defence Pact The United Kingdom and Australia inked a new defence agreement in Canberra on Thursday, as they try to boost a fledgling nuclear-powered submarine program with the United States. International Business Times · Mar 21, 2024
David Shoebridge says Julian Assange ‘may not survive’ trial and extradition – as it happened This blog is now closed. The Guardian - AU · Mar 20, 2024
Australia pads UK defence ties, joins drone alliance Australian and UK defence forces will be able to co-operate in each other's countries seamlessly under a new pact while also upgrading collaboration on drones. AAP · Mar 20, 2024
Crackdown on loose-lipped ex-soldiers to boost security Tougher requirements for former defence personnel to prevent secrets leaking and more stringent trade controls are being pushed to bolster national security. AAP · Mar 19, 2024
Australia will bring home surveillance aircraft supporting Ukraine within weeks The RAAF E-7A Wedgetail was deployed to monitor threats to assistance from Russia, but Australia says withdrawal does not mean it is scaling back support The Guardian - AU · Mar 19, 2024
Biden bid to cut submarine 'no fatal blow' to Australia Doubts have been cast that the AUKUS pact is in jeopardy as Joe Biden moves to cut submarine production, which could hurt the future sale of one to Australia. AAP · Mar 13, 2024
Australia faces subs challenge in US, nuclear at home Australia is contending with a backed up US production line for its nuclear-powered submarine while the government works to put in place safeguards at home. AAP · Mar 12, 2024
Coalition flags housing policy ‘refresh’ – as it happened This blog is now closed. The Guardian - AU · Mar 3, 2024
Military chief denies justice system is weaponised The Australian Defence Force doesn't believe its military justice system is being used as a weapon against individuals, a royal commission has been told. AAP · Mar 3, 2024
Dunkley shows the Liberal party’s ‘more of the same’ is not a path to government Labor cannot afford to be complacent but if Dutton can’t win a seat after 13 interest rate rises then maybe the strategy needs a rethink? The Guardian - AU · Mar 2, 2024
Dunkley byelection: Labor’s Jodie Belyea triumphs but Liberals win modest swing Liberal candidate Nathan Conroy wins swing of more than 3% but well short of the 6.3% required, leaving Belyea as the newest federal MP The Guardian - AU · Mar 2, 2024
Defence leadership in need of cultural overhaul: Lambie Defence leadership needs to be made accountable and called out for cultural issues, a senator has declared. AAP · Feb 26, 2024
The Times of India · Feb 20, 2024 With eye on China, Australia to build biggest navy since World War II Australia is ramping up its naval power in response to the growing challenges posed by China and Russia in the Indo-Pacific region, where tensions have been rising over territorial disputes, human rights issues, and trade frictions.
International Business Times · Feb 20, 2024 Australia Says To Build Biggest Navy Since World War II The announcement comes after a massive build-up of firepower by rivals China and Russia, and amid growing confrontation between nervous US-led allies and increasingly bellicose authoritarian governments.
The Guardian - AU · Feb 20, 2024 Australian navy overhaul to double surface fleet and add ‘optionally crewed’ warships Six large, heavily armed vessels capable of being operated remotely, will be added to fleet under $11bn shake-up, which comes after damning review
The Guardian - AU · Feb 19, 2024 Hastie’s defence comments ‘unhinged and misleading’, Conroy says – as it happened This blog is now closed.
AAP · Feb 19, 2024 Navy to be 'most lethal' in history after huge overhaul An overhaul of the navy's combat fleet will make it the most lethal in history, its chief says, but concerns remain about its capability in the short term.
AAP · Feb 2, 2024 ADF joins US, Japan military exercise for first time Military co-operation between Australia, the United States and Japan has been bolstered by defence force personnel joining Exercise Keen Edge in the Pacific.
The Guardian - AU · Feb 2, 2024 New Zealand steps up interest in Aukus as Pacific security concerns grow Australia to send delegation to NZ ‘very shortly’ to brief on second pillar of Aukus alliance after ministers meet in Melbourne
AAP · Feb 1, 2024 China hits out at Australia-NZ 'seamless' military goal China says Australia and New Zealand risk going "further down the wrong and dangerous path" after the trans-Tasman allies agreed on deeper military integration.
AAP · Jan 31, 2024 NZ eyes place in AUKUS alliance after trans-Tasman trip Australian foreign and defence ministers, Penny Wong and Richard Marles, have hosted their New Zealand counterparts for trans-Tasman security talks.
The Guardian - AU · Jan 23, 2024 Australia sanctions Russian citizen Aleksandr Ermakov over 2022 Medibank cyber-attack Government uses cyber sanctions powers under Magnitsky laws for first time to target Aleksandr Gennadievich Ermakov, alleged to be responsible for hack
The Guardian - AU · Jan 23, 2024 Anthony Albanese hoses down claims stage-three tax cuts will be changed to pay for cost of living relief Prime minister says ‘everyone will be getting a tax cut’ on KIIS FM after 2GB says government considering lifting tax-free threshold while retaining highest tax bracket at $180,000