Ashes hero Monty Panesar wants to be an MP,but he’s already got himself in a spin

Ashes hero Monty Panesar wants to be an MP,but he’s already got himself in a spin

The former England left-arm spinner conducted a series of awkward interviews after declaring he would stand as a candidate at the next general election.

  • byRob Harris

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‘Utterly committed’:New ‘quad’ emerges to push back on China

‘Utterly committed’:New ‘quad’ emerges to push back on China

Australia,the US,Japan and the Philippines have made a show of strength against China’s growing assertiveness in the Indo-Pacific.

  • byMatthew Knott
Australia vows to support Ukraine until war ends – and only on Kyiv’s terms

Australia vows to support Ukraine until war ends – and only on Kyiv’s terms

A visit by Deputy Prime Minister Richard Males – the first by a member of the Albanese government for almost two years – coincided with another fierce round of Russian airstrikes.

  • byRob Harris
Australia announces further funding for Ukraine’s fight,passing $1b in total

Australia announces further funding for Ukraine’s fight,passing $1b in total

Defence Minister Richard Marles was in Lviv on Saturday,becoming just the second federal government minister to visit Ukraine since the war started.

  • byRob Harris
‘You will find our soldiers will be very loyal’:Marape says Australia can recruit from PNG

‘You will find our soldiers will be very loyal’:Marape says Australia can recruit from PNG

Prime Minister James Marape said the 1942 Kokoda campaign set a precedent for close military co-operation between the two nations.

  • byMatthew Knott
Mud,sweat and birthday cake for prime ministers on Kokoda’s hell climb to Isurava

Mud,sweat and birthday cake for prime ministers on Kokoda’s hell climb to Isurava

Anthony Albanese said the thing that had most struck him along the walk was the formidable conditions Australian and PNG soldiers encountered during World War II.

  • byMatthew Knott
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A father’s grief,an army’s silence:New chopper crash theory emerges
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A father’s grief,an army’s silence:New chopper crash theory emerges

It took only a few seconds for the Taipan to pitch up then plunge into the sea,killing all four on board. The quest for the truth has taken months.

  • byAndrew Probyn andHannah Bowers
China in our sights:Defence to get extra $50b over next decade

China in our sights:Defence to get extra $50b over next decade

Defence spending is set to rise to $100 billion a year by 2034,in large part due to the risk of conflict in the Indo-Pacific as China rapidly builds up its military.

  • byMatthew Knott
The Sydney Harbour shark attack that left Ashley with lifelong scars

The Sydney Harbour shark attack that left Ashley with lifelong scars

Former navy diver Ashley Semmens used to be at home in the water. Now he cannot enter without a wave of fear coming over him.

  • byAngus Thomson
Biplanes once took off from the RAAF’s birthplace. Now it faces the wrecking ball

Biplanes once took off from the RAAF’s birthplace. Now it faces the wrecking ball

The Point Cook base,which was essential to Australia’s WWII efforts,trained the country’s first pilots and sent them to war. Conservationists are fighting to save its “irreplaceable” buildings.

  • byCara Waters
‘Safe pair of hands’ David Johnston the new Defence Force chief

‘Safe pair of hands’ David Johnston the new Defence Force chief

Johnston,a naval officer who has been the nation’s second most senior military figure since 2018,will replace long-serving Defence Force Chief Angus Campbell in July.

  • byMatthew Knott