Marles condemns Russia’s nuke threat as ‘reprehensible’
Richard Marles has backed Ukraine’s right to defend itself using long-range US missiles, amid Russia’s nuclear threats.
Defence
Defence morale plunges as chiefs fail leadership test
Defence personnel are losing faith in their senior leaders, with fewer than a third of soldiers and sailors now rating their commanders as effective.
Trump urged to support Australia on China, as Rudd warms ties
US Deputy Secretary of State Kurt Campbell has warned president-elect Donald Trump not to turn his back on Australia, while ambassador Kevin Rudd declared the country ‘is ready’ to work closely with the new president.
Secrecy over Musk launch for ADF
Elon Musk’s SpaceX has launched a secret communications satellite for the Australian Defence Force just weeks after the Albanese government cancelled a $7bn military space program.
PNG wary of citizenship rule for ADF recruits
Anthony Albanese’s hopes to recruit Papua New Guineans to serve in the ADF have hit a stumbling block, with PNG expressing concern its people would have to take out Australian citizenship.
Japanese troops to join US marines in NT
Up to 600 Japanese amphibious force personnel will join annual US Marines Corps deployments to the Top End from next year, turbocharging training with Australian Defence Force personnel.
Trump will question AUKUS but back it: former NSA chief
Australia must prepare to make the case about key aspects of its alliance with the US to the transactional new president, says the former head of America’s largest intelligence agency.
Marles vows tighter defence bonds with Manila
Richard Marles has vowed to ramp up Australia’s military partnership with The Philippines as Manila warns of China’s increasingly ‘aggressive and illegal’ incursions into its maritime territory.
‘Selfless acts’: posthumous VC for Vietnam vet who braved enemy fire to try to save mates
Richard Norden is the 102nd Australian, and the fifth who served in Vietnam, to receive the nation’s highest military honour. But it didn’t happen without a fight.
Military spending boost ‘a likely demand’
The new Trump administration will pressure Australia to lift defence spending and may renegotiate the AUKUS deal to secure more favourable terms for the US, analysts say.
Budget ‘prioritisation’ in satellite plan axing
The Australian Defence Force may end up buying satellite time from partners or commercial vendors following the axing of a $7bn space project, officials say.
Rinehart blast on defence spending
Australia’s richest person, Gina Rinehart, has blasted the adequacy of Australia’s defence spending and called for investment in sea mines, drones and an Israel-style ‘iron dome’.
Collins subs still up to the job: navy chief
Australia’s Chief of Navy Mark Hammond has blasted ‘criticism and doubt’ over the nation’s Collins-class submarines and their planned AUKUS replacements.
Tony Burke ‘driving a Chinese listening device’
The new Cyber Security Minister is driving a vehicle that Chinese authorities have barred from sensitive sites due to security concerns
Cancel culture: Labor’s defence plans in disarray
The axing of the nation’s biggest-ever space project is a massive blow to the government’s strategic plans and Australia’s credibility with allies and partners.
Satellites go out: Labor to axe $7bn space project
A planned $7bn military-grade satellite communications system Labor gave the green light to 18 months ago will not go ahead, with no money in the Defence budget to pay for it.
Subs pay deal looms amid Collins crisis
The lucrative agreement could end the short-term industrial impasse that has hurt Australia’s defence capacity, but could also add to the already huge AUKUS budget.
Quiet change of plans over AUKUS base
The move has prompted calls from the opposition for greater clarity from the government on the change in approvals plans for the crucial works at HMAS Stirling in WA.
Sub par: Collins-class farce with five boats out of water
Only one of the nation’s ageing Collins-class submarines is currently operational in a critical blow to national security.
AUKUS is safe no matter who’s in the White House: Austal chair
He was appointed, and then sacked, by Donald Trump as US Navy secretary but Austal chair Richard Spencer is comfortable the future of the alliance is safe.
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