The dispute over how to provide accountability for the biggest defence project in the nation’s history came as a former head of the US Navy said he hoped Australia would join America in any war fought with China over Taiwan.
The government will develop new laws to ensure it is illegal for current and former Defence Force personnel to provide military secrets to foreign powers.
Hastie and Wolahan join forces to mix some business and pleasure at Melbourne’s Australian Grand Prix.
Defence is short thousands of uniformed personnel,Richard Marles said as he foreshadowed tough decisions in the Defence Strategic Review.
Andrew Hastie said potential Defence Force recruits are being rejected because of sporting injuries and food allergies,while “the window is closing fast” to prepare for conflict.
The Labor elder statesman is being discussed internally by the federal government as a candidate for the Australian War Memorial council.
The Indigenous academic says the War Memorial should depict the history of the country’s frontier wars,firing off a withering broadside at Barnaby Joyce.
An alliance of parliamentarians from almost 30 countries met in Washington to sign off on a new blueprint to help democracies resist intimidation from the Asian superpower.
The Inter-Parliamentary Alliance on China is growing and showing some true bipartisanship.
The opposition’s defence spokesman backed the condemnation of Chinese military operations around Taiwan and said Australia must prepare for more pressure on national security.
President Xi Jinping is expected to raise the AUKUS deal when he meets with Indonesian President Joko Widodo next week.