Armed drones are cheap, easy to make and deadly — and they’re changing the shape of conflicts
For years, militaries across the world have sought more advanced, more complex and often more expensive weaponry, in…
ADF member facing ‘significant’ assault charges against colleague granted bail
A Darwin-based soldier will be allowed to return to his home state of New South Wales while facing…
Australia joins the war effort in the Middle East.
JACOB GREBER, POLITICAL EDITOR: Sucked into the vortex of an unpredictable war ignited by Australia’s mercurial ally. ANTHONY…
Explaining Australia joining efforts to ‘safeguard the Arctic’
Has Australia really signed up to “undertake joint efforts to safeguard the Arctic”, as Canadian Prime Minister Mark…
Anthony Albanese says Australia supports US strikes in Iran — Capital Brief
The news: Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said the Australian Government supports the United States acting to prevent Iran…
Deputy chief of army warns ADF has become ‘detached’ from violent nature of war
The deputy chief of army delivered an excoriating address to a major conference last year, declaring that “managerial…
Navy chief’s speech disrupted, bomb squad called after rocks thrown through glass door at Canberra hotel
ACT police are searching for two men who threw rocks and a suspicious item into a building hosting…
Stand collapse at Townsville Lavarack Barracks injures at least 40 people
Dozens of soldiers have been injured after a makeshift grandstand gave way during a group photograph, sending troops…
ADF joins the space age with galactic recruitment drive – The West Australian
ADF joins the space age with galactic recruitment drive The West AustralianAustralian defence force expands space workforce as new…
Australia’s foreign policy ambition shrinks to keeping heads down
Could Anthony Albanese have ever delivered a speech similar to Mark Carney’s Davos speech? Could any Australian prime…
What will happen to the land from the sale of Perth’s Irwin and Leeuwin barracks, and where will the money go?
The Commonwealth is getting rid of 67 defence properties across the nation, two of them in Perth. Given…
Defence Department announces plans to sell off Leeuwin and Irwin Barracks in Perth
Dozens of hectares of prime residential land in Perth’s leafy western suburbs and along the Swan River will…