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Trump suspends arms treaty 'to focus on China, Russia threats'

Trump suspends arms treaty 'to focus on China, Russia threats'

The move announced on Friday sets the stage for delicate talks with US allies over potential new American missile deployments.

  • by Lynn Berry

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Howzat! The Aussie troops bowling over the locals in war zones
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Howzat! The Aussie troops bowling over the locals in war zones

On tours to East Timor, Afghanistan and Iraq, Australian soldiers have employed cricket as a way to relieve stress and bond with locals – friends and frenemies alike.

  • by Nick McKenzie
'Terrible incident': PM says 'not clear' Australians killed civilians in Iraq airstrike
Defence

'Terrible incident': PM says 'not clear' Australians killed civilians in Iraq airstrike

Prime Minister Scott Morrison has described the deaths of up to 18 Iraqi civilians during the battle for Mosul as "difficult and tragic" but said it is not clear if Australian bombs were responsible.

  • by Judith Ireland
Australia believes it could have killed civilians in Iraq airstrike
Defence

Australia believes it could have killed civilians in Iraq airstrike

The Australian Defence Force says it could have killed civilians in a Mosul airstrike in 2017.

  • by Judith Ireland
'Go back to school': Trump lashes out at US intelligence chiefs
Iran

'Go back to school': Trump lashes out at US intelligence chiefs

Many of the intelligence chiefs' findings have been interpreted as contradicting Trump on foreign policy. The President says they are "wrong" and "naive".

  • by Matthew Knott
US spy chiefs break with Trump on many threats to the US
USA

US spy chiefs break with Trump on many threats to the US

Russia and China pose the biggest espionage and cyber attack threats to the United States and are more aligned than they have been in decades.

  • by Patricia Zengerle & Doina Chiacu
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The new, desperate struggle to secure the critical fabric of society
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Opinion

The new, desperate struggle to secure the critical fabric of society

Barack Obama unleashed a new way of war but couldn’t control it, creating a threat Australia is unprepared to meet.

  • by Nicholas Stuart
Do we still need Australian troops in Afghanistan?
Opinion
Opinion

Do we still need Australian troops in Afghanistan?

The Taliban, the main insurgent group threatening the Afghan government, is not a problem for Australia. Maybe it's time we started fighting with them.

  • by Clive Williams
Supreme Court lets Trump's transgender military ban take effect
Defence

Supreme Court lets Trump's transgender military ban take effect

But by letting the ban take effect, the court gave the Trump administration a major victory and hinted the justices ultimately will uphold the restrictions.

  • by Greg Stohr
Time to shift some money away from defence
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Defence

Time to shift some money away from defence

Polling consistently demonstrates that the government faces almost certain defeat the minute it heads to the polls.

  • by Nicholas Stuart
IT company to establish Canberra home, create 180 jobs
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IT company to establish Canberra home, create 180 jobs

Kinetic IT has been awarded a $91 million Department of Defence contract

  • by Dan Jervis-Bardy