Australia advances AUKUS with dry dock design appointment
The Australian government has announced the selection of Leidos Gibbs and Cox to design a floating dry dock…
Australia will soon host a US SSN force. We need to discuss war planning
From 2027, Australia will host under the AUKUS agreement a US submarine force at HMAS Stirling, near Perth.…
US tracks Chinese icebreakers that visit Australian ports
Two Chinese polar research ships that make regular port visits in Australia have come under increased scrutiny by…
China-linked investors’ refusal to divest from WA heavy rare earths company ‘extraordinary’, expert says
China-linked investors are still defying federal government orders to sell their shares in a Perth-based heavy rare earths…
‘Progressive patriotism’ central to Pat Conroy’s AUKUS pitch to Labor faithful
Defence Industry Minister Pat Conroy is set to make an appeal to the Labor faithful to get behind…
AUKUS: Australia gets what America can spare
Australia’s AUKUS submarine plan is being reshaped by American and British constraints, raising questions about whether the promised…
Greens senator says Australia cannot defend sea trade lanes, rejecting AUKUS reasoning
Greens defence spokesman David Shoebridge says Australia is too small to defend sea trade lanes like the Strait…
‘Did he just swear?’: Senate estimates rolls on, government under pressure
Welcome back to your weekly federal politics update, where Courtney Gould gets you up to speed on the…
Defence officials say talks with US on AUKUS changes began 18 months ago
Australian officials began talking with their US counterparts about changing the AUKUS pact around a year and a…
Labor MP Ed Husic calls for AUKUS ‘renegotiation’ after Virginia-class changes
Labor MP Ed Husic says Australia needs to look at renegotiating the AUKUS pact with the United States…
The impact of Australia only buying second-hand US submarines under AUKUS
Under the initial AUKUS agreement, Australia was set to receive two used Virginia-class nuclear-powered submarines from the United…
US will send only used nuclear submarines to Australia under amended AUKUS defence deal
Australia will only receive used nuclear-powered submarines from the United States as part of an agreement to “streamline”…