High-tech military plane facility for SA
A $160 million maintenance facility for high-tech military aircraft will be constructed next to a RAAF base north of Adelaide.
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US says more Russian troops near Ukraine
The US says Russia is massing more troops near the Ukraine border and an invasion could come before the end of the Winter Olympics.
Claim Roberts-Smith ordered 2012 murder
A serving SAS soldier has testified he saw Ben Roberts-Smith told Afghan soldiers to shoot a detained local man "or I will" during a 2012 mission.
Military not aged care silver bullet: PM
The prime minister says he's spoken to his health and defence ministers and defence chiefs about how to deal with aged care staff shortages.
Australia, Japan solemnise security pact
Prime Minister Scott Morrison and Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida have signed a "historic" treaty that has already drawn comment from Beijing.
Roberts-Smith to see emails to soldier
Ben Roberts-Smith has been granted permission to view emails between media outlets and a soldier who potentially witnessed an alleged war crime in Afghanistan.
Blinken commits US support to Indo-Pacific
Secretary of State Antony Blinken says the US will expand its relationships in Asia to push back against China's increasing assertiveness in the Indo-Pacific.