No guesswork as teens ‘nuclear-powered’ to take up AUKUS careers
Over 2000 Australian high schoolers are being engaged in a program to fast-track them into careers assisting to build the nation’s nuclear-powered submarine fleet.
Defence
Labor at the double on $5bn defence boost
The Albanese government is looking at fast-tracking $5bn worth of defence spending in next week’s federal budget.
Canada trumps US in buying our $6.5bn radar system
Canada will buy the radar system from Australia after it overtook the US in negotiations in a deal that marks the biggest defence export in the nation’s history.
Marles concedes subpar Collins refit on the cards
In a bombshell admission, Richard Marles has conceded the government is considering scaling back life-extending upgrades of the navy’s Collins-class submarines.
Hanwha seeks Austal board seat
The billionaire Forrests could be matched to the dollar by shareholder Hanwha on the register of the company described as the “sovereign champion for Australia”.
Union takes the fight to frigates as wages go ‘boom’
Australia’s biggest defence projects are facing a massive wages cost blowout with BAE’s troubled Hunter-class frigate program the latest target.
Blowing ourselves out of the water
The failure to prepare for the major upgrades needed to the ageing Collins-class submarines open up a critical capability gap ahead of the arrival of Australia’s nuclear submarines.
Secret sub scandal: Collins lined up for lite-on refit
The Albanese government is considering a secret, scaled-back upgrade plan for the Collins-class submarines from next year, risking a capability gap ahead of the arrival of nuclear submarines.
Here’s why enemies with bad intentions ‘pause for thought’
Among the US crew, there is growing anticipation about the looming increased presence of Australians aboard their submarines
Albanese to discuss Ukraine peace with world leaders
The PM will discuss the potential deployment of Australian peacekeepers with pro-Kyiv nations as he accuses Peter Dutton of walking away from bipartisan support for the war-torn nation.
Japanese frigate on sales pitch mission
The Mogami-class frigates were designed to be interoperable with US warships, which could appeal to Australia in light of the AUKUS program.
Beazley makes the case for defence to meet Trump’s demands
Labor’s revered former defence minister has warned the Albanese government to lift military spending to at least 3 per cent of GDP, as Donald Trump prepares to strain the two nations’ ties by slapping tariffs on Australian exporters.
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Defence spending must be budget priority
Defence Strategic Review co-author Peter Dean has urged the government to use the March 25 budget to lift defence spending, starting with a funding boost for urgently needed missile defence systems.
Dutton warns on troops in Ukraine
The Opposition Leader says it is ‘unbelievable’ that the Prime Minister is even considering putting Australian boots on the ground in Ukraine.
Call it what it was, PM: a menacing attempt to increase anxiety in the Australian population
We should not delude ourselves that the Chinese deployment was a benign exercise, conducted ‘lawfully’ in international waters. It was a strategic attempt at intimidation. This day of reckoning was long coming.
Private Wojtek at your service
Perhaps the world needs more warriors today like the bear who helped topple Nazism, one of the lesser-told stories of World War II.
Defence spending boost forced by new world disorder
Anthony Albanese and Peter Dutton will be forced by seismic world events and by Donald Trump to place Australia on a fast-track to sharply increased defence spending.
Collins life-extensions a critical test, Marles warns
Richard Marles has warned planned life-extensions for the navy’s Collins-class submarines will be a high-risk endeavour but he believes the $6bn project is ‘do-able’.
Navy, air force have China ships in their sights
Defence Minister Richard Marles said the monitoring of the flotilla would provide insights into Chinese navy missions.
Australian, US subs sail out as Chinese flotilla nears WA
As the Chinese naval flotilla moved westwards along Australia’s southern coast, US and Australian submarines have been spotted on the move.
Little appetite for troops in Ukraine
More than two decades after Australia joined the US-led ‘coalition of the willing’ in Iraq, there is little enthusiasm among the nation’s political leaders for a similarly billed deployment to Ukraine.
Chinese ships go west as PM opens fire
Anthony Albanese has kept to criticism of the Coalition as three Chinese warships continued their circumnavigation of Australia.
Khaki poll: Dutton vows to buy more F-35s, blasts China drills response
A Coalition government would obtain an extra 28 F-35 joint strike fighters from the United States, Peter Dutton says, and boost the RAAF stealth jet fleet to 100.
China’s lap to test the navy’s stamina
The expected circumnavigation of Australia by three Chinese warships will test the navy’s ability to maintain constant surveillance of the vessels, experts warn.
Trump’s AUKUS embarrassment shows insignificance of deal to the President
Donald Trump’s inability to recognise the acronym AUKUS when asked about it in the Oval Office tell us a few home truths about where this deal – which is central to Australia’s defence planning – ranks in the President’s head.
Warship drill ‘not a real incident’
Defence Minister Richard Marles has defended NZ’s delayed warning to Australia on a live-fire drill by three Chinese warships, arguing that ‘it wasn’t a real incident’ and the response would be more urgent if there was a military threat.
China exposes PM’s lack of attention
Our ADF is in such a poor state that it couldn’t even keep on top of the activities of three Chinese ships between Australia and New Zealand. Anthony Albanese is not paying attention.
At times like this, PM can’t dither on defence
The Chinese live-fire controversy and events in Europe are a reminder of why the government should scrap its go-slow increase in defence spending.
Defence Force chief torpedoes PM’s version of events
Defence officials have revealed an ‘unprecedented’ joint surveillance operation tracking three Chinese warships only reported their live weapons drill an hour and a half after it started, contradicting Anthony Albanese’s version of events.
Albanese ‘misled public’ over China’s ‘notice’ of live fire drill
Defence officials have confirmed that the department learned of the drill only after a Virgin pilot relayed a warning broadcast it received in mid-air, despite the PM saying ‘notice was given’.
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