Doubts cast on defence commitment to families
A royal commissioner says she's not optimistic about the Australian Defence Force's efforts to reduce the stresses and impact of military service on families.
A royal commissioner says she's not optimistic about the Australian Defence Force's efforts to reduce the stresses and impact of military service on families.
A Federal Court employee has been threatened after a class action settlement over Indigenous cultural losses caused by toxic firefighting foam was approved.
Anthony Albanese will meet with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz in Berlin on the first leg of the prime minister's three-day trip to Europe for the NATO summit.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy has urged NATO leaders to take concrete steps toward Ukrainian membership.
US President Joe Biden has been welcomed with pomp and pageantry at Windsor Castle during a stopover in the UK en route to NATO.
Australia will assist Ukraine by sending a Royal Australian Air Force E-7A Wedgetail aircraft to help protect logistics hubs within European airspace.
Two of Australia's most senior ministers will meet with their US counterparts next week, as Labor members call on the federal government to withdraw from AUKUS.
Veterans and their families have been urged not to miss the looming deadline for submissions to the Royal Commission into Defence and Veteran Suicide.
Australia's COVID-19 quarantine camp for travellers returning from overseas will become a military camp for Australian and visiting defence personnel.
An approval for money to be sent to NATO's Comprehensive Assistance Package Trust Fund for Ukraine was made before legal authorities were in place.
The operator of a NSW prison denies it is holding former US military pilot Dan Duggan in solitary confinement as alleged by his family.
The Australian War Memorial Council is considering the future of public displays featuring Ben Roberts-Smith's equipment, as he resigns from the Seven Network.
The US had concerns some Australian soldiers may be prohibited from joint military operations as alleged war crimes could trigger a human rights law.
A lack of transparency and assurances from China about why it's rapidly building up its military is causing concern in Australia.
Australian companies should be used more to help build defence projects, the federal opposition leader says.
Australia will work with its Quadrilateral Security Dialogue partners to strengthen security and shore up clean energy supply chains, the prime minister says.
Trade Minister Don Farrell says Australia will deal with Britain's application to a Pacific trade agreement before turning to China as Beijing pushes for entry.
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese is in Japan for the G7 summit, where Russia's invasion of Ukraine and China's militarisation will be the focus of discussions.
Black Sky Aerospace will build a one-stop facility to research, test and build rockets after receiving government approval for a site in southern Queensland.
Joe Biden will be only the fifth US president to address the Australian parliament when he visits Sydney and Canberra for talks.
Landowners whose properties were contaminated by firefighting foam used on RAAF bases have reached a $132.7 million settlement, while others face further talks.
Invasion of Australia is not "up there" among identified threats, the minister says as government looks to reshaping defences following a strategic review.
The federal government will put $3.8 billion towards upgrades and refurbishments at defence force bases and barracks across northern Australia.
Calling on defence forces to help with disaster recovery undermines their ability to protect the nation in the face of growing risks, a major review has found.
Australia should shift its focus to long-range missiles and onshore ammunition manufacturing, the declassified version of a major defence review says.
More than 100 years since the Gallipoli landings, thousands have gathered at dawn services across the country to remember Anzac troops.
A major defence review has found gaps in Australia's capabilities and the need to secure the nation's energy and trade security as well as upskill workers.
As those who died in service to the nation are remembered there are calls to improve the treatment of veterans, especially from the Korean and Vietnam wars.
Crowds have gathered in the thousands across Queensland to mark the 108th anniversary of the landings at Gallipoli.
Releasing the defence strategic review the day before Anzac Day was "disgraceful and disrespectful", the opposition says.
A strategic review of Australia's defence force has recommended a greater focus on long-range missiles as well as a reduction in land vehicles.