Australia confronts the greatest ever threats to its security,yet our bloated defence aristocracy is intellectually stunted. We need urgent action – and that includes a debate on the introduction of national service.
Jim Chalmers will present his fourth budget on Tuesday night. Here’s what we already know will be in the pre-election fiscal blueprint.
The shared strategic interests between Australia and the US are more aligned now than at any time since World War II. Catastrophising every US move only casts doubt on our own reliability as an ally.
Europe’s largest producer of munitions says it’s set to profit from the region’s rising military spending as Donald Trump shifts the US away from its support of Europe.
Opposition finance spokeswoman Jane Hume said it was important to meet “the expectations of our strategic partners”,flagging a major rise in defence spending if Peter Dutton wins power.
The coalition of the willing must act with lightning speed before Vladimir Putin may be tempted to strike beyond Ukraine. We are approaching the point of maximum danger.
Billionaire Palmer Luckey’s defence tech start-up is betting on a robotic,data-driven vision of future conflict,and its Australian operations are up and running.
The veterans Royal Commission found the long-standing compensation system contributing to suicide and poor mental health. Today,the system changed.
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said it was time to act to combat an “epidemic” of suicide among former and current military personnel.
Japan is seeking to capitalise on its rapidly deepening “quasi alliance” with Australia as it competes with Germany for a $10 billion shipbuilding deal.