Chinese bases ‘not welcome’ in Pacific: Fiji
Fijian Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka says China should be blocked from establishing a military base in the region and backs Australia’s plan to recruit Fijians to the ADF.
Defence
Albanese ‘blowing up our defence hopes’
Australia risks falling down the queue to get critical missiles from the US due to the growing gulf over defence spending between Canberra and Washington DC.
No meeting with President? Bet on it
Broker Angus Aitken has placed a bet that Anthony Albanese will never get a meeting with Donald Trump if he does not reconsider higher defence spending.
Don’t fall for NATO’s hyped-up rhetoric on defence spending
Behind the so-called ‘China threat’ lies certain countries’ desire to maintain their hegemony. They are trapped in their own inertia, fear fair competition and cannot tolerate other countries making progress.
World War II widow seeks justice from government
A World War II widow is pursuing her ‘last avenue’ to ask for thousands owed following her husband’s death from Parkinson’s disease traced back to chemical exposure during his service.
Doing enough: PM leaps to his own defence
Anthony Albanese has hit back at a fresh claim by the Trump administration that his government is not investing enough in defence, declaring the budget ‘received the overwhelming support’ of Australians.
Australia can lift defence spending if Europe can: White House
Press secretary Karoline Leavitt says the US expects its Asia-Pacific allies to raise defence spending like European nations, as she said Anthony Albanese and other world leaders ‘understood’ why they were snubbed by Donald Trump at last week’s G7.
‘Critical failure’ in Russian spy breach
Critical infrastructure and government agencies were exposed to a product previously linked with state-based espionage despite a 2017 directive that instructed agencies not to use Kaspersky’s products.
Labor mulls defence spending lift after Donald Trump’s NATO victory
While Anthony Albanese, Richard Marles and Jim Chalmers are actively considering increasing spending, they will not bow to pressure from Trump to lift Australia’s defence spending to 3.5 per cent of GDP.
Marles a chance for first Donald Trump face-to-face
Anthony Albanese may be beaten to an in-person meeting with Donald Trump by deputy Richard Marles amid a report the President is seeking a meeting with Australia at this week’s NATO summit.
PM offers Australia’s backing for strikes on Iran – a day later
Anthony Albanese backs the US operation at a press conference 24 hours after Midnight Hammer, adding he does not want to see an ‘escalation and a full-scale war’.
Cook launches UK mission to discuss nuke sub fleet options
WA Premier Roger Cook will visit Britain just weeks after UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer committed to add another 12 nuclear-powered submarines to the nation’s fleet.
PM lets deputy take heat over defence spend
Richard Marles will come under fresh pressure at next week’s NATO summit for a big boost to Australia’s defence spending, taking the heat for Anthony Albanese, who has decided not to attend.
On Trump, Labor’s chickens come home to roost
Anthony Albanese needs to get his relationship with Trump on track. Failure to do so would undermine the national interest and potentially his own political future.
Israeli air dominance means it is shooting down Iranian missiles before they launch
Iran is firing fewer missiles at Israel each day after Israel secured dominance over Iranian skies, enabling it to destroy launchers and take out missiles before they even leave the ground.
Marles is betraying Australia with his AUKUS fantasy
The Defence Minister’s statement amounts to nothing more than a careless betrayal of the country’s policy agency and independence in its ability to make decisions in its own national interest.
Keating slams Marles’ ‘Pacific war’ stance
Paul Keating has slammed Defence Minister Richard Marles for saying Australia would play a key role in a potential US-China war in the Pacific.
Scott Morrison’s appeal to Trump on AUKUS
Scott Morrison says Anthony Albanese needs to provide incentives for Donald Trump to take ownership of AUKUS to secure its future.
How Trump can launch AUKUS Pillar III into space
If Australia, the UK and US are serious about deterrence, then we must prepare for new theatres of geopolitical competition. And space superiority has become foundational to homeland defence and global deterrence.
Ghost Bat missile trial looms amid growing foreign interest
Boeing Australia’s MQ-28A Ghost Bat drone will be trialled as an armed platform later this year in a major leap forward for the program.
US need for sub base should outweigh pact fears: Cook
WA Premier Roger Cook says Australia’s role in the global nuclear submarine supply chain should help counter any US fears about the usefulness of AUKUS.
PM relies on British mate to tie in US part of AUKUS
Keir Starmer looks to have won Donald Trump’s support for AUKUS – for now.
US-China war: we would be in it, Marles warns
Australia will inevitably be drawn into a US-China conflict with the continent now more relevant than ever to the contest between the world’s great powers, as America ratchets up its military presence on Australian soil.
PM’s subs pitch to keep Trump sweet
Anthony Albanese will use the $368bn AUKUS nuclear submarine deal and Australia’s expanding role in the South Pacific to reassure Donald Trump’s administration.
Hockey’s tip: offer Trump a hand
Anthony Albanese should ask Donald Trump what Australia can do to help the US, says former ambassador to Washington Joe Hockey.
Lack of certainty ‘a super dilemma’
Uncertainty around defence spending is preventing investment in Australia’s military industrial base, especially from the $4.2 trillion superannuation industry, says Peter Malinauskas.
This is the war wake-up call the nation needs
Australia was hopelessly ill-prepared for war in the late 1930s. Have we arrived at the same point in history again?
Malinauskas on AUKUS subs review: ‘bring it on’
The SA Premier says one silver lining from the Trump administration’s review of AUKUS is that a successful outcome would end any doubt on the future of the defence pact.
Marles maps out sweeping reform priorities
Richard Marles has laid the groundwork for reforms to the defence bureaucracy and the sale of ‘billions’ of property to ensure AUKUS and other military programs are delivered on time.
Beyond numbers, key to defence spending is value
Anthony Albanese might consider another important measure for Australia’s defence industry: how much taxpayer defence money is going into the Australian economy.
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