Premier Roger Cook has dismissed concerns over Labor MP Kyle McGinn lobbying in Washington against the Government’s flagship Westport project and its proximity to an AUKUS base.
Dylan Caporn
Australian military officials are playing by the rules sticking to classified channels rather than copying their US counterparts using messaging apps.
Farid Farid
A Chinese research ship is nearing Perth as it circumnavigates Australia, with concerns the government vessel is mapping the nation’s submarine cables.
Caitlyn Rintoul
An Australian Navy ship docked in the Bunbury Port on Friday to connect with the community and provide well-deserved rest and recovery for crew members in the South West.
Sofia Fimognari
Bodies are still being pulled from the rubble days after a massive earthquake in Myanmar as rescue workers desperately search for survivors.
Staff Writers
The biennial Avalon Airshow has opened its doors to showcase the latest crop of defence and aviation technology as anti-war activists prepare to picket outside.
Callum Godde
Australia has taken delivery of its first two trucks for launching long-range missiles, giving the Defence Force access to the world-leading technology.
Katina Curtis
The Pentagon's intelligence and law enforcement arms are investigating what it says are leaks of national security information.
The Greens want locally-made drones and missiles to reduce Australia's reliance on the US, while a new "army" addresses a growing defence force workload.
Jack Gramenz
ASC has awarded an $800,000 contract to Intract Australia to deliver repairs on two bridges at the national shipbuilder’s submarine yard at Henderson.
Simone Grogan
South Korean and US forces have wrapped up 11 days of joint military exercises, including hundreds of troops crossing a river near the border with the North.
Daewoung Kim and Hyunsu Yim
NATO members Poland, Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia intend to pull out of the convention banning antipersonnel mines due to the threat from neighbouring Russia.
Deputy Prime Minister Richard Marles has shot down suggestions that AUKUS is a ‘really bad deal’ that is in trouble after the reemergence of Donald Trump in the White House.
Joe Spagnolo
Australia’s Defence Minister Richard Marles “is definitely not worried” about South Korea’s Hanwha potentially owning an influential slice of WA-based strategic defence shipbuilder Austal.
Simone Grogan and Sean Smith
A new look inside the world’s most advanced fast-attack submarine reveals what Australia’s defence capabilities at sea could look like in the next decade.
Nick Overall
The coalition reaffirms its support for the AUKUS partnership as voices on both sides of politics raise concerns about the multibillion-dollar defence pact.
Tess Ikonomou
The longest serving British High Commissioner to Australia has warned against pursuing an AUKUS plan B, saying it would sacrifice four years of momentum.
Jake Dietsch
South Korea has defended its military drills, saying they are defensive and aimed at maintaining readiness against possible North Korean aggression.
Lacklustre infrastructure in the State and the fact that the navy’s only two replenishment ships are currently in a NSW workshop have been cited as major problems.
A sea change in geopolitics spurred by US President Donald Trump has prompted European Union leaders to commit to strengthening defences by working together.
Raf Casert and Lorne Cook
Audio of the Australian Navy making contact with a trio of Chinese Navy warships has emerged, with the flotilla expected to complete its circumnavigation of Australia’s coastline today.
Chinese war ships have continued to track north up the WA coast as they almost finish their lap of Australia after making headlines for conducted a live fire exercise in the Tasman Sea off New South Wales.
A trio of Chinese warships have continued their circumnavigation of Australia, passing Perth as they travel towards the State’s north.
Australian industry will get a helping hand to break into US and UK supply chains in a bid to prevent local businesses missing out on lucrative contracts.
