Dutton fears for AUKUS under ALP
Peter Dutton says he holds ‘huge concern’ about the AUKUS pact under Labor, claiming former US president Joe Biden had initially been hesitant to enter the trilateral security agreement.
Peter Dutton says he holds ‘huge concern’ about the AUKUS pact under Labor, claiming former US president Joe Biden had initially been hesitant to enter the trilateral security agreement.
A senior ADF member has told a court there were few cases where photographs of an enemy killed in action would have been taken ‘in situ’.
With 35 per cent of the aluminium and steel needed for the submarines coming from Canada and the EU, Australia is warned the US could face difficulties bringing them in on time and on budget.
A military veteran deployed to Afghanistan has been quizzed about his recollection of the day the crown alleges former SAS soldier Oliver Schulz unlawfully killed a local farmer, including whether he saw, or heard of, anyone planting objects on his body.
Labor says opposition defence spokesman Andrew Hastie should be stripped of his portfolio after he refused to walk away from past comments on women in combat roles.
Who could imagine the day when New Zealand is displaying more sense, seriousness and substance in defence and national security than the Australian government? Well, that day has arrived.
Maritime security experts say the ‘most obvious’ explanation for the Chinese navy’s interest in the Diamantina Trench near WA would be to facilitate its submarine force.
A bomb threat against a pro-Palestinian activist has cost a man working for a defence firm his job.
So far, the opposition has been entirely reactive in this campaign. At the last election, they left their one good policy until the last minute, making it entirely ineffective politically. Will they this time do the same on defence?
Richard Marles has refused to commit to serving a full term as Defence Minister if Labor wins the election amid speculation Penny Wong is planning to retire.
An agreement between Space Centre Australia and NASA could see satellites launched into space from RAAF transport planes in a key step towards an international space port in Cape York.
Peter Dutton has been forced to clarify comments that he would use Australia’s defence relationship with the US to secure a better outcome on tariffs.
Australia plans to spend up to $360bn on nuclear subs but could struggle to feed itself in an extended conflict, says a landmark report. It wants food security treated as seriously as defence.
State and federal opposition MPs slammed state MP Kyle McGinn and Labor for allowing factional politics and union influences to potentially jeopardise the AUKUS program.
Australia couldn’t cope with major disruption to key supply lines, former defence chiefs have warned in a wake-up call to both major parties.
A document distributed through Washington by Kyle McGinn warns that a flagship WA government project ‘fundamentally changes the security environment’ for the AUKUS agreement.
Beijing accused Australia of ‘paranoia’ over a Chinese research vessel, as a government-owned masthead suggests the Chinese government’s preferences in the May 3 election.
The Opposition Leader has accused the Prime Minister of not knowing what is happening off Australia’s shores and failing to stand up for the country at a time that strength is needed.
Defence has handed responsibility for the monitoring of a suspected Chinese spy ship to the Australian Border Force despite Anthony Albanese’s claim that the ADF is on the case.
The Sovereignty and Security forum in Canberra felt a little like the Defence version of World Series Cricket or LIV Golf – a breakaway policy game occurring in parallel to the real political contest.
Veteran public servant Dennis Richardson, one of the few pro-AUKUS voices at a one-day security forum organised by the former PM, argued AUKUS may ‘fall over’.
Air force chief Stephen Chappell endorsed Labor’s management of the Defence portfolio just hours before Anthony Albanese called the election.
One of the air force’s most senior commanders has approved of Peter Dutton’s pledge to buy another squadron of F-35 joint strike fighters, while dismissing rumours of a US ‘kill switch’.
Concerns are mounting over the future of Australia’s $1bn Ghost Bat drone program as it approaches the end of its funding.
Victoria Police charged two women after a ‘suspicious package’ was left at a Geelong office linked to the Avalon Airshow, prompting a response from the bomb squad.
Labor will go to the polls having failed to act on its own dire warnings about the nation facing the most ‘complex and challenging’ strategic environment since WWII.
Labor’s defence shuffling of $1bn, a direct shot at the Trump administration, is not even new money but funding moved forward in an attempt at deceiving the Australian public.
South Korea’s Hanwha wants a bigger piece of Austal as it carries out top-secret work for the US Navy and emerges as a key player in AUKUS.
The federal seat of Fremantle is home to the shipyards that stand to attract more than $10bn of investment under AUKUS but teal candidate says she will oppose the ‘crazy’ deal.
The Albanese government will accelerate just $1bn worth of Defence spending in the federal budget over and above its already planned funding trajectory.
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