Sir Niall Ferguson says Australia’s influence will be crucial in the West’s attempts to curtail China.
The donation of 49 Abrams tanks will take the total of Australian aid to $1.5b for the embattled nation.
Henderson is set to become the largest naval maintenance hub in the Southern Hemisphere under a $20 billion deal to expand the shipyard and maintain future nuclear-powered submarines.
An external consultant found the RSL NSW board was so dysfunctional it would be difficult for the organisation to support veterans and their families.
The deputy prime minister’s chief of staff claims she was ‘bullied out’ of her job after reporting workplace issues,leaving her with panic attacks and flashbacks.
Independent senator Jacqui Lambie said RSL NSW had taken no action against lawyers who overcharged veterans for legal advice because some of the worst culprits sat on its board.
It’s shadowy,underground and back on the world’s radar. Could Tehran one day have nuclear weapons?
Afghanistan veteran Daniel Keighran said “times are tough,things are hard”,especially for a growing family.
Paul Keating says the AUKUS defence pact is “act of sublimation” to the US. Richard Marles thinks the plan has a parallel in the Labor luminary’s time as PM.
The development is a potential embarrassment for Beijing as it seeks to expand its military capabilities.
Bought for $550 million in 2004,the 59 tanks weigh 63 tonnes each and are equipped with cannons and machine guns.