Beyond the Pukpuk Treaty, Australia’s Strategic Footprint in PNG Grows – The Diplomat
Last week Australia’s foreign and defense ministers, Penny Wong and Richard Marles, travelled to Port Moresby in Papua…
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese refuses to explain or apologise over secret Helen Haines ‘dirt file’
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has not denied his office circulated a secret “dirt file” on Helen Haines and…
Australian Defence Force opening recruitment to PNG university students under $65 million trial
Papua New Guinean university students will be able to apply to join the Australian Defence Force from next…
Government orders cyber system crackdown in wake of OpenAI breach
The OpenAI Medicare breach has prompted an urgent bolstering of government cyber systems to ensure resistance against AI…
Australia’s deputy PM defends data security after OpenAI hack
This file photo taken on May 31, 2025 shows Australian Deputy Prime Minister Richard Marles. (PHOTO/BLOOMBERG) Australia’s sensitive…
Australia confirms F-35 jet parts went missing in Hong Kong, sparking China security fears
Defence Minister Richard Marles has confirmed Australia is helping the US investigate how F-35 jet fighter parts were…
Two scandals, one minister: Defence Minister Richard Marles provides cover for Keogh and Gosling
Labor’s Defence Minister Richard Marles has been caught in the crossfire as he’s forced to provide cover for…
Australia to buy sophisticated US air-to-air missiles
Australia will become the first export customer for the AIM-260A Joint Advanced Tactical Missile (JATM), an air-to-air missile…
Wildfires force evacuation of 224,000 people in France, as Australia sends help
Nearly a quarter of a million people were driven from their homes and vacation sites in France this…
Defence Minister Richard Marles confirms former senior naval officer faces court martial
Defence Minister Richard Marles has confirmed that a former senior naval officer is facing a court martial, although…
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…