Defence experts say Australia needs to consider a conventional fleet of submarines to fill the looming capability gap before our nuclear submarines are ready.
Beijing’s overtures to Canberra are insincere. The Albanese government is hardly about to capitulate to its pressure.
The Australian government has raised concerns with the Chinese government over the incident,which a security analyst says should disturb the international community.
China’s end game in the Pacific is to push out US and allied interests,achieve regional hegemony,create vassal states,control access to supply chains and improve the ability to take Taiwan with minimal costs.
Marcos,who won last week’s election by a landslide,said he held “very substantial” talks by phone on Wednesday with Chinese President Xi Jinping.
The announcement comes ahead of US President Joe Biden hosting the first-ever Washington summit of leaders from the Association of Southeast Asian Nations.
Western powers will have to engage Ferdinand Marcos jnr despite his family’s past to ensure the Philippines does not stray into Beijing’s orbit.
It’s essential that we give small and increasingly impoverished countries a voice in the big decisions on issues such as climate change and security.
The navy has spent billions on new surface ships,but experts warn they’re all but useless against China. Modern naval warfare will be won underwater – and time’s running out for Australia to be ready.
Japan and Australia will join in more sophisticated military exercises under a new agreement that gives the countries access to each other’s bases.
In the first of a four-part series exploring Australia’s preparedness for war,we examine the army’s role in modern combat – and why the nation still spends billions of dollars on tanks.