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.
The royal commission completed its final day of hearings on Thursday with the nation’s most senior military official providing evidence.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
The Australian armada is sinking under a mountain of debt as it chases projects some argue aren’t fit for 21st century warfare.
A dramatic navy overhaul will double the nation’s number of warships and boost the firepower of the surface fleet,but risks angering Germany.
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”.
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.