Natasha Stott Despoja to take ‘independent’ look at sexual violence in the Australian Defence Force
Former senator Natasha Stott Despoja will lead a new inquiry into sexual violence within the Australian Defence Force…
Meet the woman tasked with changing the culture of Australia’s defence force
The woman tasked with helping to steer systemic change in Australia’s defence force says she is not looking…
Australia successfully tests prototype missile defence system during joint live-fire exercise with US
The Australian Defence Force has successfully conducted a live-fire test of a prototype ground-based missile defence system. The…
ADF releases footage of missile interceptor test days after Chinese ICBM launch
The Australian Defence Force (ADF) has test-fired a ground-based air defence system aimed at intercepting incoming missiles bound…
Australia orders mine and IED detection equipment
The ADF will receive a total of 205 of these MDS-20 mine detectors manufactured in Australia. (EPE) The…
Derwent Barracks at Hobart’s Dowsing Point slated for 1,000 home development
Up to 1,000 new homes could be built on the site of a military barracks in Hobart’s northern…
Military aircraft makes emergency landing at outback airport after onboard smoke incident
An Australian military aircraft has made an emergency landing at an airport in Queensland’s Central West after a…
Australia banks on Ghost Bat and Ghost Shark in drone warfare shift
Australia is on a push to “maintain pace” with how rapidly drones are reshaping modern warfare. Defence Minister…
Defence spending to lift by $53 billion over the next decade as government warns of ‘intensifying’ risks
Australia’s defence spending will climb by $53 billion over the next decade as the federal government says it…
$5 billion in new spending on drones as Defence learns lessons from Ukraine and Iran
Billions of dollars will be poured into drones as Defence responds to some of the most immediate lessons…
War hero to accused war criminal: Inside Ben Roberts-Smith’s prosecution
On Anzac Day in 2014, Ben Roberts-Smith took to the lectern at the Australian War Memorial’s dawn service.…
From serving the nation to serving a sentence
Lifelong patterns of hardship, trauma and missed support have been identified as leading factors explaining why vulnerable war…