The federal government has flagged it wants to expand options for foreigners to serve in the Defence Force,with Pacific Island recruits top of the list.
Lee Jong-sup,who was appointed just four weeks ago,is being investigated over allegations he acted corruptly as defence minister.
Australia will inject the money into the British industrial base over 10 years in a bid to ensure AUKUS doesn’t face the delays that have bedevilled past naval projects.
A sense of gloom has been gathering around the nuclear-powered submarine pact and that’s before a return of Donald Trump to the White House is considered.
As Vladimir Putin ramps up spending on his military,Europe’s war chest is shrinking.
“Everything that Putin sought to prevent,he has actually precipitated by his actions,by his aggression,” Antony Blinken said of the Russian president.
Lance Corporal Jack Fitzgibbon suffered serious injuries during a routine training exercise at RAAF Richmond on Wednesday night.
Whistleblowers are often complicated people – take David McBride,who will soon discover his punishment for leaking classified military documents.
All four on board died when their MRH-90 Taipan helicopter crashed off the Queensland coast during Exercise Talisman Sabre.
Defence is like a python,says a former Labor government adviser,it crushes ministers. The deputy prime minister has to prove he’s tough enough to get what he wants.
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.