Government considers offloading retiring Tiger helicopters to Ukraine
The Albanese government is weighing a Ukrainian request for military helicopters as it prepares to unveil another support…
Defence inspector inadvertently omitted 10 consultations held with NACC chief Paul Brereton
Australia’s military justice chief inadvertently omitted 10 occasions in which he sought advice from the head of the…
NACC chief Paul Brereton steps away from all defence investigations
The head of the National Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC), Paul Brereton, will step away from all defence-related corruption referrals…
Australian Defence Force changes definition of sexual-related offences in wake of landmark class action
Weeks before a landmark class action was launched against the Australian Defence Force (ADF), it quietly changed its…
Historic Number 12 Squadron returns as Australia expands anti-submarine capability
The Albanese government has re-established the Royal Australian Air Force’s historic Number 12 Squadron at RAAF Base Edinburgh…
After a week of searching, police have found no signs of missing 4yo in South Australia’s outback
It is every parent’s worst nightmare. A small child, playing happily outside his home in South Australia’s mid-north,…
Child’s footprint found as ADF joins search for missing boy in South Australia
“The search effort has also been bolstered by police cadets, SES volunteers, trail bike and ATV teams, drones,…
Concurrent disasters will overwhelm responders, stress ADF, risk report warns
The National Climate Risk Assessment has warned that a dedicated disaster recovery force is needed, or else responders…
Australia-PNG defence treaty will require countries to ‘act’ if either one is attacked
Australia and Papua New Guinea will be legally obliged to defend each other from a military attack on…
Albanese government pours $12 billion into expanding AUKUS defence facility near Perth
The Albanese government will spend $12 billion on building a submarine and naval shipbuilding facility under AUKUS, as…
Data shows 73 serving and former Australian Defence Force members died by suicide in 2023
Elena Rowland vividly remembers the day she learned her friend and former colleague, Shannen Box, had died by…