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Military delegates march ahead of the opening session of the National People’s Congress at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing.

‘Changes unseen in a century’: China braces for shifting global order

As a trade war with the United States begins, China wants to fire up its economy and plans to increase defence spending.

  • Lisa Visentin

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A Virginia-class attack submarine.

US Navy cuts Virginia-class submarine from budget in potential blow to pact

If approved, the proposal could have “a profound impact” on the navies of Australia and the US, and on the AUKUS military pact, according to an American congressman.

  • Farrah Tomazin
Members of the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) march outside the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on Wednesday.

1000 nuclear warheads by 2030: China’s arsenal is getting bigger faster, says US

A new report warns that China may be pursuing a new intercontinental missile system using conventional arms that could threaten continental US, Hawaii and Alaska.

  • Tara Copp and Lolita C. Baldor
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese in the LCA (light combat aircraft) during a visit to INS Vikrant in India, 2023..

A passage to military accord with India

The defence relationship that exists today between Australia and India would have been unimaginable a few decades ago.

  • Andrew Charlton
Richard Haass has worked for four American presidents and one secretary of state., and was an US envoy to the Northern Ireland peace process.

AUKUS safe under Trump, says top US diplomat

Richard Haass has worked for four American presidents and one secretary of state. He believes multilateral strategic partnerships can survive personalities.

  • Latika Bourke
A member of the Discord group where classified intelligence documents were posted shares information on the man behind the leak, who some call “OG.”

Fit, armed and God-loving, mid-20s: US secret leaker identified

OG, a gamer on Discord, was the elder leader of their tiny tribe, who claimed to know secrets that the government withheld from ordinary people.

  • Shane Harris and Samuel Oakford
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A Virginia Class submarine; (inset) WA Premier Mark McGowan.

McGowan flags China trip, direct flights following WA’s AUKUS win

As WA is revealed as a winner in the AUKUS jobs deal, Premier Mark McGowan has said he plans to travel to China next month to discuss direct flights from Perth to Guangzhou.

  • Alex Condon
The US B-52 bomber

US to deploy B-52 bombers to Australia to create ‘unified front’ against China

Dedicated facilities for the nuclear-capable aircraft would dissuade China from invading Taiwan but increase the chance of Australia being drawn into a conflict.

  • Matthew Knott
The Hawkei protected mobility vehicles have been designed and manufactured at Thales’ Bendigo site in Victoria.

Experts back call to use Ukraine as ‘real-life military laboratory’

The Australian Army would benefit from real-world battlefield testing of its Hawkei protected mobility vehicles, one defence expert says, while sending the vehicles abroad could also create job opportunities.

  • Matthew Knott
A soldier adjusts the uniform of a recruit prior to an oath-taking ceremony of the German army at the Bellevue palace in Berlin in 2020. With the war in Ukraine, there’s a new push for Germany to reintroduce conscription.

German MPs push for return to conscription

In recent days, as Germany confronts its pacifist approach to foreign policy in light of the war in Ukraine, calls for a debate on the issue have grown.

  • Jorg Luyken

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