Defence
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
Latest
Defence
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
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
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
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
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
Opinion
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
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
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
Opinion
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
Zed Seselja
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