Diving beyond nuke subs – AUKUS extension hailed as boon for SA
Extending the AUKUS security pact to Canada, Japan, South Korea and New Zealand is being touted as a big boost for SA’s nation-leading defence industry.
Defence Industries
Full coverage of South Australia's defence industry, including the nuclear submarines program, shipbuilding operations at Osborne and future skills requirements.
SA man at the helm of AUKUS sub build to step down
The chief of the Adelaide firm which will construct and maintain Australia’s nuclear-powered submarines has announced his departure after a career full of highs and lows.
Huge new hangar bigger than Adelaide Oval to create hundreds of jobs
The sod has been turned on a huge new hangar – 70m longer than Adelaide Oval – that will take shape at the Edinburgh Defence Precinct and create more than 400 jobs.
Starick: AUKUS subs catastrophe is a very real risk
The biggest project in Australia’s history is not sure thing and failure risks shattering SA’s economy and psyche, writes Paul Starick.
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Firepower gap: Cruise missiles ditched for Collins subs
Plans to retro-fit Tomahawk cruise missiles to the Adelaide-built Collins Class submarine fleet have been ditched.
Rusty subs cut fleet in half as Osborne preps for rare double-up
Plans to return one of Australia’s Adelaide-built Collins-class submarines to service have hit a seven-month delay.
Starick: Mali’s already found his new ramping
Expect Labor to pivot further from fixing the ambulance crisis – and be sceptical, writes Paul Starick.
1200 Chinese spies on Aussie turf, former spook reveals
A former secret agent has revealed the depths of infiltration by Chinese operatives in Australia – with more than 1200 spies active here.
‘No real consensus’: Defence experts’ warning on AUKUS agreement
The former Department of Defence secretary has said there is “no real consensus” on defence strategy among the major political parties as Australia progresses the AUKUS agreement.
‘Bigger than Adelaide’: Fix our housing woes to protect our future
The SA Premier has declared at the Defending Australia summit that the SA based AUKUS nuclear-powered submarine project would need “an incredible number of skilled workers”.
‘That’s how deep the fear is, what we are defending against’
An interpreter resigned on the spot when she realised she might need to translate negative comments about her homeland by a former Chinese spy at the Defending Australia summit.
Wong’s red line: Minister’s stark warning on China naval aggression
Foreign Affairs Minister Penny Wong will today condemn China over a series of “unsafe, unprofessional and unacceptable incidents” by its navy. Read her full speech.
Jailed Aussie journo reveals China’s ‘negative’ AUKUS reaction
Australian journalist Cheng Lei says while in detention in China, when the AUKUS deal was announced, “there started to be more negative news about Australia”.
How a 1980s defence poster boy became the head honcho
Matt Opie was once the poster child for a life in our armed services. Now, he’s the head of Defence SA and charged with the role of taking our industry to the world.
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