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Legislation covering a wide range of military issues clears the way for Virginia class vessels to bolster Pacific defenceGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastThe US congress has passed legislation allowing the countr…
Read MoreGetting approval for nuclear submarine plan through legislature a question of ‘not if, but when’Joe Biden has played down congressional jitters over the Aukus nuclear-powered submarine deal and has revealed he assured Xi Jinping that the countries invo…
Read MoreNational security experts express concern over resumed construction of observatory which could be used for intelligence gatheringFollow our Australia news live blog for the latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news…
Read MoreMarise Payne says other members of the ‘Pacific family’ share concerns but she rejects claims her government ‘dropped the ball’ in the regionGet our free news app; get our morning email briefingGuardian Australia’s full federal election coverageFollow …
Read MoreNominee as US ambassador says there’s a lot more to the Aukus deal than just submarines as she faces US Senate foreign relations committee hearingCaroline Kennedy, the nominee for US ambassador to Australia, has said the Aukus security deal will provid…
Read MoreAnalysts say unratified document which would allow China to base ships in the Pacific is a ‘wish list’ which reveals nation’s intent in ‘black and white’Get our free news app; get our morning email briefingScott Morrison says Australia was not blindsid…
Read MoreStuart McCarthy accuses Coalition of abandoning Afghans who worked with ADF, saying dozens have already been killed by TalibanA retired army major who served in Afghanistan has burnt his service medal in disgust, saying dozens of civilians who worked w…
Read MoreACT court closes hearing of appeal by lawyer representing whistleblower due to requirements of National Security Information Act A legal challenge to the secrecy of information involved in the prosecution of a lawyer for representing whistleblower Witn…
Read MoreAn inquiry into allegations of war crimes committed by a small number of elite troops in Afghanistan is expected to report imminently. Can the regiments survive the fallout?In the heart of the Australian War Memorial hang twin portraits of Ben Roberts-…
Read MoreOf nearly 200 Australians on Diamond Princess, only those who are well will be evacuated, and those who test positive sent to Japanese hospitals The Australian government is working on a plan to evacuate its citizens off the stricken Diamond Princess c…
Read MoreChan Han Choi, the first person charged under Australia’s weapons of mass destruction laws, tells court he can’t get a fair trial and is a political prisoner An Australian man charged with trying to broker missile deals for the North Korean regime has …
Read MoreState-run media says defector who alleged Chinese interference in Australia is ‘spouting nonsense’Chinese state-run media outlet Global Times has published a video purporting to show self-declared Chinese spy Wang Liqiang confessing to fraud and pleadi…
Read MoreUS secretary of state dismisses warning by top security analyst, arguing ‘you can sell your soul for a pile of soy beans or you can protect your people’The US secretary of state Mike Pompeo has declared “you can sell your soul for a pile of soy beans, …
Read MoreMike Pompeo hails ‘unbreakable’ relationship between Washington and Canberra as he urges Australia to join coalition to protect shipping in the Gulf Australia’s defence minister Linda Reynolds says the Morrison government is giving “very serious consid…
Read MoreThe cost of keeping China out of the region is too great, we must build forces that could counter its operations insteadLet’s be honest: Australians have never had much time for our South Pacific neighbours.The island nations that lie to our north and …
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