Defence and National Security

• Potential South China Sea conflict highlights Australia's fuel 'import vulnerability'

  AM

  By Eliza Borrello

  Posted March 03, 2017 12:04:19 | Updated March 03, 2017 13:24:44

  US President Donald Trump has created a more volatile global security situation, which could spell trouble for Australia's energy supplies, experts say.

  Topics: oil-and-gas, trade, defence-and-national-security, foreign-affairs, world-politics, government-and-politics, australia, united-states, china

• Will the Joint Strike Fighter's first Australian flight silence its critics? Opinion

  The Conversation

  By Steven L. Jones, UNSW

  Posted March 03, 2017 11:55:15

  Two Lockheed Martin F-35A Lightning II fighters will fly at Victoria's Avalon air show this weekend, but questions remain about the aircraft's effectiveness and operational readiness.

  Topics: defence-forces, defence-and-national-security, defence-industry, australia, melbourne-3000, geelong-3220, vic

• Sweden returns to military conscription amid soldier shortage

  Posted March 03, 2017 10:20:16

  Sweden will reintroduce military conscription next year because of difficulties filling the ranks on a voluntary basis at a time of increased security concerns, the Defence Minister says.

  Topics: defence-and-national-security, government-and-politics, world-politics, sweden

• Joint Strike Fighters make public debut at Avalon Air Show

  By defence reporter Andrew Greene and staff

  Posted March 03, 2017 07:26:07 | Updated March 03, 2017 14:02:56

  Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull officially welcomes the cutting edge Joint Strike Fighter to Australia, as new government-commissioned research predicts the controversial program could deliver up to 5,000 jobs.

  Topics: defence-and-national-security, defence-forces, defence-industry, government-and-politics, federal-government, vic

• Veterans' personal information could be released under new laws

  Exclusive by political reporter Henry Belot

  Posted March 02, 2017 22:32:32 | Updated March 03, 2017 08:13:52

  The Federal Government is pushing for new powers that would allow it to release a veteran's personal information should it wish to correct public statements.

  Topics: government-and-politics, federal-government, veterans, defence-and-national-security, australia

• Signals Directorate put on backup generators during heatwave

  Posted March 01, 2017 20:10:02

  The Australian Signals Directorate was placed on diesel generators in early February because authorities were concerned about the reliability of the energy grid.

  Topics: electricity-energy-and-utilities, defence-and-national-security, canberra-2600

• How much do global superpowers spend on their military?

  By Michael Troy

  Posted March 01, 2017 18:49:34 | Updated March 01, 2017 18:53:12

  Donald Trump has pledged to pump tens of billions of dollars into his country's military spending — but how much does the US and the rest of the world really spend on defence?

  Topics: defence-industry, defence-forces, defence-and-national-security, business-economics-and-finance, united-states, australia, russian-federation, china

• Supersoldiers and the ethics of human enhancement Opinion

  The Conversation

  By Adam Henschke from the Australian National University

  Posted March 01, 2017 07:43:49 | Updated March 01, 2017 10:16:46

  Armed forces around the world are exploring technological and biological enhancements to their soldiers. But this raises a number of serious ethical concerns, before, during and after conflict.

  Topics: defence-forces, defence-and-national-security, defence-industry, ethics, science-and-technology, community-and-society, australia

• Growler aircraft 'marks new era' for Australia's defence

  By Cameron Best

  Posted February 28, 2017 18:10:52 | Updated February 28, 2017 18:38:44

  Australia's latest multi-billion-dollar defence spend is put on display for the first time, with the arrival of the EA-18G Growler attack aircraft marking the country's first entry into electronic warfare.

  Topics: defence-forces, defence-and-national-security, defence-industry, geelong-3220

• Donald Trump says he wants a "historic increase" in military spending Video

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  ABC News

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  Posted February 28, 2017 09:36:17

  US President Donald Trump has said he is seeking a "historic increase" in military spending of more than 9 per cent to be funded by cuts elsewhere in government.

  Topics: defence-and-national-security, government-and-politics, budget, world-politics, defence-and-aerospace-industries, defence-forces, us-elections, united-states

• Cambodia 'too busy' for counter-terror exercise with Australia

  Exclusive by South-East Asia correspondent Liam Cochrane

  Posted February 28, 2017 07:17:43 | Updated March 03, 2017 18:25:10

  Cambodia cancels a counter-terrorism exercise with Australia, just two months after holding its first major army drills with China.

  Topics: defence-and-national-security, terrorism, world-politics, cambodia

• The controversial F-35 Joint Strike Fighter lands in Australia Video

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  Posted February 28, 2017 07:00:49

  After years of delays and cost blow-outs, the controversial Joint Strike Fighter has arrived on Australian soil for the first time.

  Topics: defence-forces, defence-and-national-security, defence-forces, air-force, defence-industry, federal-government, amberley-4306, australia

• Trump to increase defence spending by $70 billion

  Posted February 28, 2017 06:00:18 | Updated February 28, 2017 13:29:22

  US President Donald Trump proposes a $US54 billion ($70 billion) increase in military spending to be funded by cuts elsewhere in government, including in foreign aid, the White House says.

  Topics: budget, government-and-politics, world-politics, defence-and-aerospace-industries, defence-forces, defence-and-national-security, donald-trump, us-elections, united-states

• US warned to be careful with key relationships Video

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  The World

  7min 7sec

  Posted February 28, 2017 00:18:24

  Beverley O'Connor speaks to Paul Haenle, the director of the Carnegie-Tsinghua Centre for Global Policy and a former China director on the US National Security Council, about the importance of Washington's relationship with allies like Australia.

  Topics: foreign-affairs, unrest-conflict-and-war, defence-and-national-security, world-politics, united-states, australia, asia

• Joint Strike Fighter lands in Australia for first time

  Exclusive by defence reporter Andrew Greene

  Posted February 27, 2017 20:09:38 | Updated February 28, 2017 07:00:49

  After years of delays and cost blow-outs, the controversial Joint Strike Fighter arrives on Australian soil for the first time.

  Topics: defence-and-national-security, defence-forces, defence-industry, federal-government, amberley-4306, australia

• Australian Border Force investigating extent of PTSD in workforce

  By Dan Oakes

  Posted February 27, 2017 14:37:03 | Updated February 27, 2017 14:40:51

  There is "significant anecdotal evidence" of trauma to frontline personnel caused by having to retrieve bodies of asylum seekers killed trying to reach Australia by boat, the Border Force chief tells a Senate estimates hearing.

  Topics: depression, defence-and-national-security, mental-health, suicide, refugees, federal-government, australia

• Why the black box's inventor may never be a household name

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  By Ruth Beran for Earshot

  Posted February 27, 2017 11:27:29

  The black box is been credited with saving hundreds of lives, yet little is known about its inventor.

  Topics: inventions, science-and-technology, air-and-space, accidents, disasters-and-accidents, defence-and-national-security, defence-industry, australia

• Australia and Indonesia agree to fully restore military ties

  By political reporters Stephanie Anderson and Dan Conifer

  Posted February 26, 2017 13:27:04 | Updated February 26, 2017 14:43:04

  Malcolm Turnbull and Joko Widodo hold formal talks in Sydney, reviving cooperation halted after the discovery of "insulting" posters at a Perth military training base, and reaching deals on trade and a new Australian consulate in east Java.

  Topics: defence-and-national-security, foreign-affairs, international-aid-and-trade, world-politics, government-and-politics, australia, indonesia

• Indonesia's Widodo urges businesses to invest outside traditional locations

  By David Spicer

  Posted February 25, 2017 19:16:57 | Updated February 26, 2017 00:00:34

  Indonesian President Joko Widodo hears first-hand the challenges Australian businesses face in investing in his country during Sydney visit.

  Topics: federal-government, government-and-politics, trade, international-aid-and-trade, business-economics-and-finance, foreign-affairs, agreements-and-treaties, defence-and-national-security, indonesia, australia

• Trump's chief of staff asked FBI to dispute Russia reports: official

  Posted February 25, 2017 01:31:01 | Updated February 25, 2017 11:09:21

  Donald Trump's chief of staff Reince Priebus asked a top FBI official to dispute media reports the US President's campaign advisers were frequently in touch with Russian intelligence agents during the election, a White House official says.

  Topics: government-and-politics, federal-government, defence-and-national-security, world-politics, donald-trump, us-elections, united-states, russian-federation

• Ensuring regional food security Video

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  The World

  5min 20sec

  Posted February 23, 2017 02:01:23

  Beverley O'Connor speaks to the Crawford Fund's John Anderson about the importance of food security to regional and political stability.

  Topics: diet-and-nutrition, government-and-politics, defence-and-national-security, australia

• Donald Trump appoints General HR McMaster as national security adviser Video

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  The World

  4min 11sec

  Posted February 22, 2017 01:35:19

  Beverley O'Connor speaks to author Nicole Hemmer about Donald Trump's appointment of Lieutenant General Herbert Raymond McMaster as his new national security adviser.

  Topics: defence-and-national-security, government-and-politics, world-politics, united-states

• Pine Gap protesters to be prosecuted after A-G gives go-ahead

  By Tom Maddocks

  Posted February 21, 2017 17:34:03

  The federal Attorney-General approves the prosecution launched against protesters who broke into top-secret military base, Pine Gap.

  Topics: law-crime-and-justice, defence-and-national-security, alice-springs-0870

• How much will it cost to abandon Trump? Video

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  ABC News

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  Posted February 21, 2017 16:58:46

  Walking away from the United States alliance could force Australia to ramp up defence spending by tens of billions of dollars, Australia's former defence chief Sir Angus Houston says, February 21, 2017.

  Topics: defence-and-national-security, donald-trump, foreign-affairs, government-and-politics, australia, united-states

• How much will it cost Australia to walk away from Trump?

  By political reporter Stephanie Anderson

  Posted February 21, 2017 16:58:46 | Updated February 21, 2017 17:39:06

  Walking away from the United States alliance could force Australia to ramp up defence spending by tens of billions of dollars, Australia's former defence chief says.

  Topics: government-and-politics, federal-government, world-politics, security-intelligence, defence-and-national-security, australia, united-states, china

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