Alice Springs cannot be allowed to remain in a cycle of despair
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Crime

Alice Springs cannot be allowed to remain in a cycle of despair

The imposition of a two-week youth curfew in Alice Springs following an outbreak of violence has again exposed Australia’s dark heart ruined by the poverty of dispossession.

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Defence chief apologises ‘unreservedly’ for high suicide rates

Defence chief apologises ‘unreservedly’ for high suicide rates

The royal commission completed its final day of hearings on Thursday with the nation’s most senior military official providing evidence.

  • byMatthew Knott
Ukraine pleads with Australia to remove red tape holding back aid

Ukraine pleads with Australia to remove red tape holding back aid

The Ukrainian community made a direct plea to Defence Minister Richard Marles to remove obstacles within his department that have held back some of the support.

  • byDavid Crowe andAndrew Probyn
‘They’re stealing our people’:Worries worker shortages could derail $11b navy overhaul

‘They’re stealing our people’:Worries worker shortages could derail $11b navy overhaul

A lack of skilled workers could derail the federal government’s ambitious plan to modernise the navy by building a fleet of frigates and drone boats in Perth.

  • byMatthew Knott
Why the navy is buying a ghost fleet of drone boats for ‘three D’ jobs:Dirty,dull or dangerous

Why the navy is buying a ghost fleet of drone boats for ‘three D’ jobs:Dirty,dull or dangerous

The plan for Australia to buy “optionally uncrewed” boats for its navy came as a surprise to many. The purchase has left experts with many questions.

  • byMatthew Knott
The big China gamble that could sink Marles’ navy overhaul
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Defence

The big China gamble that could sink Marles’ navy overhaul

The navy’s $11 billion reboot is fine on paper - as long as we don’t need to go to war any time in the next decade.

  • byMatthew Knott
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Fears largest naval fleet since World War II not ready for war this decade
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Fears largest naval fleet since World War II not ready for war this decade

The navy will expand its fleet of warships from 11 to 26 vessels under a radical $11 billion overhaul designed to prepare for possible conflict in the Indo-Pacific.

  • byMatthew Knott
Floating ‘turkeys’:Is Australia spending $50bn on dud ships?

Floating ‘turkeys’:Is Australia spending $50bn on dud ships?

The Australian armada is sinking under a mountain of debt as it chases projects some argue aren’t fit for 21st century warfare.

  • byMatthew Knott
First France,now Germany:Australia risks another ‘slap in the face’

First France,now Germany:Australia risks another ‘slap in the face’

A dramatic navy overhaul will double the nation’s number of warships and boost the firepower of the surface fleet,but risks angering Germany.

  • byMatthew Knott
Dutton slams ‘fire sale’ as Labor looks to cash in Defence property

Dutton slams ‘fire sale’ as Labor looks to cash in Defence property

The opposition leader has ruled out supporting moves to cash in Defence property assets,accusing Labor of “trashing the history of the Australian Defence Force”.

  • byLisa Visentin andMary Ward
Defence eyes off prime military sites in Sydney,Melbourne,Brisbane for revenue ‘sugar hit’
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Defence

Defence eyes off prime military sites in Sydney,Melbourne,Brisbane for revenue ‘sugar hit’

Selling off Defence properties could help ease the dire housing shortages in the nation’s capital cities as well as freeing up money for new weapons.

  • byMatthew Knott