The three Australians on track to become the Top Guns of the sea

The three Australians on track to become the Top Guns of the sea

In the deep,dark waters of the Pacific Ocean,these navy personnel could soon be breaking new ground for Australia.

  • byFarrah Tomazin

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The real-life navy story that reads like an episode of Utopia

The real-life navy story that reads like an episode of Utopia

This real-life submarine situation proved that Utopia is not so far from the truth.

  • byTony Wright
Cash boat purchase tips cops to 800 kilos of cocaine headed for Australia

Cash boat purchase tips cops to 800 kilos of cocaine headed for Australia

A cabin cruiser in distress near Rottnest Island has led police to intercept one of Australia’s largest ever drug importations.

  • byRebecca Peppiatt
Garden Island ‘best site’ for cruise terminal after Yarra Bay scuttled

Garden Island ‘best site’ for cruise terminal after Yarra Bay scuttled

A decision to rule out constructing a cruise-ship terminal at Yarra Bay puts the naval base at Garden Island back on the agenda as a potential site.

  • byMatt O'Sullivan
World War Two’s great survivor dies at 103

World War Two’s great survivor dies at 103

The service of World War Two veteran Frank McGovern was marked by the number of times he survived attacks which killed hundreds of others.

  • byAshleigh Taylor andTim Barlass
‘How dare you do this’:How Defence’s river of poison put thousands of years of culture in jeopardy

‘How dare you do this’:How Defence’s river of poison put thousands of years of culture in jeopardy

Part two of the Poisoned Paradise investigation into the contamination of water supplies around Wreck Bay from a Defence base reveals the shocking impact on local culture.

  • byCarrie Fellner
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Nuclear subs finally get a plug
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Nuclear subs finally get a plug

So utilities won’t take a dive.

Navy’s troubled frigate project suffers further cost blowout

Navy’s troubled frigate project suffers further cost blowout

The Australian National Audit Office’s damning report raises more questions about whether the AUKUS nuclear-powered submarine program can be delivered without significant overruns.

  • byMatthew Knott
AUKUS as much about jobs as it is national security,Albanese says

AUKUS as much about jobs as it is national security,Albanese says

The Australian prime minister’s comments came as he toured the shipyards in northern England where nuclear submarines will be built under the AUKUS agreement.

  • byRob Harris
Flocking to the party
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Flocking to the party

And copping a spray.

Ignore the AUKUS hand-wringers,we need these subs for sea-bed battles:Navy chief
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Ignore the AUKUS hand-wringers,we need these subs for sea-bed battles:Navy chief

Vice Admiral Mark Hammond forcefully rejected claims the nuclear-powered submarines will be obsolete before they arrive.

  • byMatthew Knott