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.
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 aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower has been on patrol for months. How do staff manage being constantly shot at and how do they keep up morale?
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”.