Defence spending
Australia strikes deal to build our own long-range missiles
The missiles will cost $4 million each and have a range over 275 kilometres.
- by Matthew Knott
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ADF
Pilots switched in minutes before fatal Taipan crash
Multiple sources have also said that investigators have effectively ruled out mechanical, engine or airframe fault as a cause for the tragedy.
- by Andrew Probyn and Hannah Bowers
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China relations
Too anti-China? Hawkish think tank fears budget cuts
Prominent American politicians and military leaders have rallied behind an influential Australian think tank known for its hawkish views on China.
- by Matthew Knott
What we know about the budget so far
The government has already made plenty of budget announcements worth billions, covering everything from income tax cuts to manufacturing, housing and defence.
- by Rachel Clun
Opinion
Defence capability
Sorry, it’s not gallantry that wins wars, it’s economic might
Whatever their causes, wars are usually won by the side with the most economic resources. Here’s why.
- by Ross Gittins
China in our sights: Defence to get extra $50b over next decade
Defence spending is set to rise to $100 billion a year by 2034, in large part due to the risk of conflict in the Indo-Pacific as China rapidly builds up its military.
- by Matthew Knott
‘Army will be brutalised’: Defence firms brace for major funding cuts
Defence firms fear the “sword of Damocles is about to drop” as the government seeks to stop the $50 billion budget from spiralling out of control.
- by Matthew Knott
‘A pencil is not a weapon, but it can be’: What does Australia send to Israel?
The government says Australia does not supply weaponry to Israel. Meanwhile, the Greens and human rights groups are campaigning to immediately stop military exports. So who is telling the truth?
- by Matthew Knott
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.
- by Matthew Knott
Opinion
Russia-Ukraine war
Australians have blindly accepted Albanese’s line on this for far too long
Bureaucrats who decide budgets may think we do not have skin in the game. We do. Just like Britain did when Nazi Germany coveted Czechoslovakia.
- by Rob Harris
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.
- by Matthew Knott
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