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Call to hold fire on sending in soldiers for disasters

Call to hold fire on sending in soldiers for disasters

A Senate inquiry has recommended reducing the reliance on defence troops after natural diasters, calling for a greater role for volunteers.

Australia must pay war crime victims, UN experts urge

Australia must pay war crime victims, UN experts urge

Australia must pay war crime victims, UN experts urge

Australia must pay war crime victims, UN experts urge

Australia's failure to compensate victims more than a decade after Australian soldiers allegedly killed Afghan civilians, has been criticised by UN experts.

Night vision helmets had 'unacceptable risk': inquiry

Night vision helmets had 'unacceptable risk': inquiry

Night vision helmets had 'unacceptable risk': inquiry

Night vision helmets had 'unacceptable risk': inquiry

The inquiry into an ill-fated MRH-90 Taipan helicopter crash has been told the night vision helmets had a fault that could cause an incident.

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Submarine workers walk off docks over pay dispute

Submarine workers walk off docks over pay dispute

Maintenance work has halted on navy submarines after workers walked off the job amid a pay dispute with their employer ASC.

Night vision tech causes pilot fatigue, inquiry told

Night vision tech causes pilot fatigue, inquiry told

A probe into an ill-fated MRH-90 Taipan helicopter crash has been told night vision helmets the pilots were wearing were known to cause fatigue.

Australia joins drills in contested South China Sea

Australia joins drills in contested South China Sea

Joint military exercises across the South China Sea and a warning against China's Pacific push are ramping up pressure on Beijing to follow international law.

Pilot's funeral date would 'dishonour' family: inquiry

Pilot's funeral date would 'dishonour' family: inquiry

A chaplain advised the widow of a pilot killed in an army helicopter crash the funeral date she picked would "dishonour" the family, an inquiry has been told.

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Wong tours DMZ, condemns North Korean missiles

Wong tours DMZ, condemns North Korean missiles

Wong tours DMZ, condemns North Korean missiles

Wong tours DMZ, condemns North Korean missiles

Australia is pledging to deepen co-operation with South Korea as the foreign minister tours the demilitarised zone and condemns North Korea's actions.

War games resume as Italian jet crash recovery starts

War games resume as Italian jet crash recovery starts

War games resume as Italian jet crash recovery starts

War games resume as Italian jet crash recovery starts

Defence and police are working to recover part of an Italian fighter jet that crashed in a remote part of the Northern Territory during military exercises.

Pilot ejects to escape crash during military exercise

Pilot ejects to escape crash during military exercise

Pilot ejects to escape crash during military exercise

Pilot ejects to escape crash during military exercise

An Italian fighter pilot is recovering in hospital after his warplane "encountered an unknown issue" and crashed during military exercises in remote Australia.

Strong confidence in AUKUS despite 'riveting' US events

Strong confidence in AUKUS despite 'riveting' US events

Strong confidence in AUKUS despite 'riveting' US events

Strong confidence in AUKUS despite 'riveting' US events

A storm of political drama has engulfed the US and UK, but the acting prime minister is confident this will not hurt Australia's nuclear submarine partnership.

AUKUS to withstand winds of political change: chiefs

AUKUS to withstand winds of political change: chiefs

AUKUS to withstand winds of political change: chiefs

AUKUS to withstand winds of political change: chiefs

America will continue to be there for its partners even if Donald Trump is re-elected as president in November as expected, the head of the US Navy says.

Supply chain warning over critical seafarer shortage

Supply chain warning over critical seafarer shortage

Supply chain warning over critical seafarer shortage

Supply chain warning over critical seafarer shortage

There are calls to overhaul training for Australia's maritime industries over concerns a worker shortage could threaten supply chains and national security.

Advanced 'ship killer' missile gets Navy's green tick

Advanced 'ship killer' missile gets Navy's green tick

Advanced 'ship killer' missile gets Navy's green tick

Advanced 'ship killer' missile gets Navy's green tick

The Australian Navy has tested a new anti-ship missile for the first time, taking out an old US navy ship in Hawaii.

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Pitch perfect: roar of UK jets takes to Aussie skies

As Darwin hosts 19 nations for exercise Pitch Black, the UK's largest special forces rotation suggests a new chapter in Anglo-Australian military history.

Fifteen new Bushmasters to be built in Victoria

A new round of Bushmaster four-wheel-drive armoured vehicles will be built in Victoria under a $45 million contract to bolster defence's missile capability.

Army vetting methods questioned after spy couple arrest

The prime minister has defended the army's recruitment procedures following questions over two Russian Australians being charged with espionage offences.

Taiwan on alert after detecting China test-firing

Taiwan’s Defence Ministry says it's monitoring waves of test-firing by China’s missile unit in a region more than 1600km from the self-ruled island.

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British defence secretary gives AUKUS the nod

Australian defence minister Richard Marles has received assurances the new British government is onboard with AUKUS during a visit to the UK.

'Back off': PM blasts Russia over alleged spy couple

Anthony Albanese has slapped down Russian accusations Australia was fanning "anti-Russian paranoia" after two people were charged with espionage offences.

Pacific peace in focus as PM meets island counterpart

Australia's links to the Pacific remain a high priority as the prime minister met with his Tuvaluan counterpart amid geopolitical uncertainty.

'No ongoing threat' as accused Russian spies remanded

Australia's intelligence organisations have been backed by the prime minister after an army private and her husband were charged with espionage offences.

Australia munitions aid 'won't be the last' for Ukraine

Air defence and other munitions won't be the last support Australia pledges to Ukraine in its fight against Russian aggression, the government says.

Defence minister to meet with new UK counterpart Healey

Deputy Prime Minister Richard Marles will head to the UK following a key NATO security summit in the first ministerial visit since Labour swept to power there.

Major military exercise takes off as China worries loom

Military officers from 20 nations will take part in Australia's biggest international air combat training exercise as Chinese moves stir security concerns

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