Call for new ‘foreign’ battalion to fix defence recruiting crisis

Call for new ‘foreign’ battalion to fix defence recruiting crisis

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.

  • byMatthew Knott

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South Korea’s new ambassador to Australia quits amid probe controversy

South Korea’s new ambassador to Australia quits amid probe controversy

Lee Jong-sup,who was appointed just four weeks ago,is being investigated over allegations he acted corruptly as defence minister.

  • byJack Kim
Australia set to pump $5b into UK submarine industry

Australia set to pump $5b into UK submarine industry

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.

  • byMatthew Knott
AUKUS anniversary brings a sinking feeling
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AUKUS anniversary brings a sinking feeling

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.

  • byMatthew Knott
‘Dangerous decade’:Europe is now at Vladimir Putin’s mercy

‘Dangerous decade’:Europe is now at Vladimir Putin’s mercy

As Vladimir Putin ramps up spending on his military,Europe’s war chest is shrinking.

  • byEir Nolsoe andMatt Oliver
Sweden enters NATO in blow to Moscow but boost to the Baltic

Sweden enters NATO in blow to Moscow but boost to the Baltic

“Everything that Putin sought to prevent,he has actually precipitated by his actions,by his aggression,” Antony Blinken said of the Russian president.

  • bySteven Erlanger
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Son of ex-minister Joel Fitzgibbon dies after defence parachuting accident
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Son of ex-minister Joel Fitzgibbon dies after defence parachuting accident

Lance Corporal Jack Fitzgibbon suffered serious injuries during a routine training exercise at RAAF Richmond on Wednesday night.

  • byJessica McSweeney,Catherine Naylor andOlivia Ireland
David McBride on whistleblowing,his famous dad – and a possible jail sentence

David McBride on whistleblowing,his famous dad – and a possible jail sentence

Whistleblowers are often complicated people – take David McBride,who will soon discover his punishment for leaking classified military documents.

  • byJane Cadzow
‘Pull up,pull up’:Defence crew saw helicopter nose-dive before hitting water at rapid speed

‘Pull up,pull up’:Defence crew saw helicopter nose-dive before hitting water at rapid speed

All four on board died when their MRH-90 Taipan helicopter crashed off the Queensland coast during Exercise Talisman Sabre.

  • byCloe Read
Is Richard Marles ruthless enough to whip Defence into shape?

Is Richard Marles ruthless enough to whip Defence into shape?

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.

  • byMatthew Knott
‘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