Expectations are firming that the number of Hunter-class frigates will be slashed from a planned nine to six,or possibly even three,vessels.
Longstanding defence policy states that only Australian citizens,with rare exceptions,can serve in the military. That could be about to change.
The federal opposition defence spokesman and former SASR captain recalls the Christmas of 2014. For good and bad,it was one he’ll never forget.
The similarity between the stakes of two high-profile defamation cases doesn’t end with the fact that they share the same lawyers.
Michael Pezzullo gave British American Tobacco access to a top official after a lobbyist friend’s request,and spoke to a consulting boss about privatising the nation’s COVID quarantine system.
The opposition says an army overhaul will damage morale and undermine the Defence Force’s bid to attract and retain more uniformed personnel.
A defence expert said the fast-moving infantry fighting vehicles would give Australia ‘the best capability on offer’ to replace personnel carriers from the 1960s.
The federal member backed the south west town’s push for further concessions from the miner but cautioned that a compromise was needed between jobs and the environment.
The federal opposition says it is embarrassing that Ukrainian officials have resorted to social media to plead for more Australian military assistance.
MPs including Andrew Hastie and Angus Taylor have been asked to apologise for misrepresenting the words of two judges to undermine an enshrined Indigenous Voice.
Australia’s most decorated living soldier,Victoria Cross and Medal of Gallantry winner Ben Roberts-Smith,has lost a landmark defamation case.