Allowing foreigners to serve in Australia’s armed forces is among changes being considered to bolster a sluggish recruitment effort that has left the military short thousands of personnel.
Jockeying has begun to be the next Chief of the Defence Force as tensions between the defence minister and senior defence officials burst into public view.
Australia Day was a generally reserved and reflective occasion in Sydney,as locals marked the increasingly contested national day in a variety of ways.
Some might choose to renovate a boat or caravan on the front drive. Harley Jones has gone one better – and you won’t find a DIY help guide at Bunnings for his project.
The workhorse of Australia’s defence aircraft fleet,the Hercules,will be expanded and upgraded in a $10 billion deal.
Rubber bands join plastic and Keith Richards on the Indestructibles list.
In 1942 Bert Biggs was a teenager making gas masks at the Maribyrnong munitions factory when he decided to follow his brother into war. Now approaching his 100th birthday,he has learned to appreciate the poignancy of Anzac Day.
The city got a taste of one of the world’s most highly regarded military aviation display teams.
A fake song in the style of Bob Dylan reminds the author that,despite fears about artificial intelligence,technology has delivered him great stories.
B-21 bombers would be costly and controversial but could reach as far as mainland China,providing Australia with a potent long-range strike capability.
50 years ago,the RAAF flew a survival mission for 38 Cape Barren Geese,one of the world’s rarest. As a national effort,it marked a changing consciousness of nature and an understanding of the need to protect it.