Australia buys ‘devastating’ kamikaze drones

Australia buys ‘devastating’ kamikaze drones

The government has acquired Switchblade 300 drones,to be deployed from late 2024,for an undisclosed amount.

  • byDominic Giannini andTess Ikonomou

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Defence official sought champagne from contractor:auditor-general

Defence official sought champagne from contractor:auditor-general

A scathing auditor-general’s report into a $1.2 billion defence contract reveals an official sought a bottle of champagne from the company.

  • byShane Wright
China offers new olive branch to lure Aussie tourists

China offers new olive branch to lure Aussie tourists

The visa deal comes as Canberra and Beijing agree to new forms of military communication to prevent Australian Defence personnel being put at risk.

  • byMatthew Knott
Defence attempts to restrict independent inquiry into helicopter crash deaths

Defence attempts to restrict independent inquiry into helicopter crash deaths

The Australian military has made a submission seeking to severely curtail an independent inquiry’s ability to investigate a fatal Taipan helicopter crash last year.

  • byAndrew Probyn
Barrister Arthur Moses joins investigation into paratrooper’s death
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Barrister Arthur Moses joins investigation into paratrooper’s death

Leading Sydney silk Arthur Moses has joined the probe into the death of special forces soldier Jack Fitzgibbon,son of former defence minister Joel Fitzgibbon.

  • byDeborah Snow
Want Gen Z to sign up to the army? Give them $50,000 for a house deposit

Want Gen Z to sign up to the army? Give them $50,000 for a house deposit

The Australian Defence Force is facing a major shortfall as it tries to boost personnel numbers. Could generous housing policies unlock a flood of new recruits?

  • byMatthew Knott
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‘Can’t get story straight’:Confusion over plan to allow foreigners to serve in ADF

‘Can’t get story straight’:Confusion over plan to allow foreigners to serve in ADF

Defence Minister Richard Marles sidestepped questions about whether permanent residents from autocracies such as China would be allowed to serve in the ADF.

  • byMatthew Knott
Mayor referred to corruption watchdog over claims of army service

Mayor referred to corruption watchdog over claims of army service

When challenged by journalists about his military history on Anzac Day,he said he could not remember his service number.

  • byFraser Barton
A man who can’t organise an umbrella can’t possibly organise a teenage army

A man who can’t organise an umbrella can’t possibly organise a teenage army

Sorry to rain on Rishi Sunak’s parade,but this is a bold idea for an unpopular government to stake its future on.

  • byPeter Hartcher
Page 97 of the budget kept me awake at night,and is a stain on Morrison’s legacy

Page 97 of the budget kept me awake at night,and is a stain on Morrison’s legacy

A $6.5 billion funding allocation is an indictment against the Coalition’s treatment of veterans,and the backstory to it enough to make your blood boil.

  • byShane Wright
After Pete’s Black Hawk helicopter crashed,he was lucky in more ways than one

After Pete’s Black Hawk helicopter crashed,he was lucky in more ways than one

Army sergeant Pete Rudland survived serious injuries and then got compensation for his treatment relatively easily. Many of our veterans aren’t looked after so well.

  • byJames Massola