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Donald Trump and Anthony Albanese could meet in Kananaskis, Alberta, next month.

What will Albanese give Trump on defence? Not much

The prime minister has told colleagues that if they asked for money in the way the US has on defence, they’d be laughed out of the room.

  • James Massola

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Defence Minister Richard Marles said Australia was open to discussions about increasing defence spending after meeting US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth on the sidelines of the Shangri-La security dialogue in Singapore.

‘Wouldn’t put a number on it’: Marles open to raising defence spending after Hegseth meeting

Defence Minister Richard Marles confirmed his US counterpart has pushed Australia to increase its defence spending, but would not divulge what figure Washington would like to see.

  • Lisa Visentin
A special forces soldier on the ground in Afghanistan.

War crimes investigator launches raids in major escalation

The elite anti-war crimes agency probing Ben Roberts-Smith and other ex-SAS soldiers has conducted raids in Perth.

  • Chris Masters and Nick McKenzie
Australian army soldiers train at RAAF Base Tindal, Northern Territory.

‘Take a look at yourselves’: Albanese blasts think tank on defence spending

The Australian Strategic Policy Institute’s argument that the government risked creating a “paper” military has angered the prime minister.

  • Matthew Knott
Kevin “Dasher” Wheatley and his mate, Ron “Butch” Swanton, died together in Vietnam in 1965. They have been honoured posthumously with the Medal for Gallantry.

Sixty years after they died together, two soldiers awarded for gallantry

Kevin Wheatley and Ron Swanton died together by a paddy field in Vietnam. Sixty years later, their acts of bravery have earned them Medals for Gallantry.

  • Tony Wright
Ben Roberts-Smith (left) with a former colleague drinking from the prosthetic leg of a dead Afghan man in 2012.

Investigators probe Ben Roberts-Smith over more murders and video drinking from dead man’s prosthetic limb

A secretive and powerful investigation into the disgraced soldier has uncovered damning fresh evidence as well as video of him drinking from a prosthetic leg, which he denied under oath.

  • Nick McKenzie
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Captain Danniel Lyon died along with three other airmen in a July 2023 Taipan helicopter crash off Hamilton Island.

‘It’s getting dicey’: Army helicopter pilot avoided further tragedy in final moments

The lives of four other airmen are likely to have been saved by a last-second evasive manoeuvre, according to the final report of military air safety investigators.

  • Andrew Probyn
Kira and Igor Korolev.

Accused Russian spy’s request from Queensland custody

Federal prosecutors have disclosed further evidence in the case against two accused Russian spies, a court has heard.

  • Cloe Read
One of the soldiers was dragged under the water, according to earlier statements by Comcare.

Defence department to go to trial over crocodile attack on soldiers

The trial could be held in crocodile country in far north Queensland, which a Brisbane magistrate said could be potentially triggering for witnesses.

  • Cloe Read
Brisbane City Council has approved Shayher Group’s plan to convert the former fabrication workshop at Bulimba Barracks into a “new lifestyle precinct” including a supermarket, retail ad hospitality venues.

Brisbane River ‘lifestyle precinct’ finally given the green light

After a decade of planning, the transformation of an old Defence Force site can finally begin after Brisbane City Council gave its tick of approval.

  • Cameron Atfield

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