Yesterday
Air force officials rebuff concerns over slow pace of missile defence
Military experts have warned Australia is not moving quickly enough to be able to defend itself against missile strikes amid lessons from Ukraine and Israel.
- Andrew Tillett
The battle for Australia’s new submarines
A new book reveals the problems Australian political and military leaders faced in making the most important naval acquisition in a generation.
- Andrew Fowler
This Month
Britain still good for delivery of AUKUS subs, Marles says
The defence minister has rushed to Britain to reassure himself that the new Labour government is up to the challenge of developing a new nuclear-powered fleet.
- Hans van Leeuwen
Allies rally in show of force against China sabre-rattling
The latest Pitch Black exercises over the Northern Territory involve at least 4000 personnel and 140 aircraft from 20 countries, including the Philippines and PNG for the first time.
- Kat Wong
‘Like lockdown, in a tube’: Aussies taking the plunge in nuclear subs
After up to 18 months of training, three Australian submariners will deploy on British Astute-class boats. It’s a small step on the long road to AUKUS.
- Hans van Leeuwen
Australia commits largest Ukraine package at $250m, personnel for NATO
Australia will provide its largest single military package to Ukraine since Russia’s invasion.
- Matthew Cranston
Defence deal with Accenture breached rules: auditor-general
The Defence Department’s acquisition of a computer system for security vetting was at odds with Commonwealth purchasing rules.
- Andrew Tillett
Against a gloomy security outlook, leaders gather for NATO summit
Australia will have a diminished presence as the summit grapples with China, Russia, Iran and North Korea working together to upend the global order.
- Andrew Tillett
- Exclusive
- AUKUS
Australia might blink at AUKUS cost, fears Trump’s ex-Pentagon chief
A former top security official under Donald Trump says AUKUS would be safe under a Trump administration but he is more worried Australia could baulk at the hefty cost.
- Andrew Tillett
- Opinion
- Opinion
Pezzullo bangs the war drums against placating an ‘imagined China’
The former Home Affairs secretary does not, however, present a philosophy of international relations that might form a basis for Australia’s position in the world.
- James Curran
The next global investing megatrend: war stocks
Governments around the world are ramping up military spending – and fund managers are positioning accordingly.
- Joshua Peach
- Exclusive
- AUKUS
Senior WA minister airs doubts on AUKUS submarine schedule
WA Defence Industry Minister Paul Papalia believes Australia is likely to receive five US-made nuclear-powered submarines, implying delays in the ones to be built.
- Andrew Tillett
June
Field of credible buyers small, says Austal’s departing chairman
Former US navy secretary Richard Spencer will become Austal’s chairman, succeeding John Rothwell, amid a stand-off with suitor Hanwha.
- Brad Thompson
Hanwha settles into Austal cold war as shipbuilder swaps out chairman
The new chairman at ASX-listed shipbuilder Austal also happens to be the chairman of Joe Hockey’s advisory firm Bondi Partners.
- Updated
- Sarah Thompson, Kanika Sood and Emma Rapaport
Risk of war with China rising fast, ex-security chief warns
Former Home Affairs Department head Mike Pezzullo wants a new defence production tsar with “superpowers” to shake up how the military acquires weapons.
- Andrew Tillett
- Exclusive
- Richard Marles
Crash hits army’s multimillion-dollar drone program
An army drone crashed soon after take-off in a test flight after losing communications with operators.
- Andrew Tillett
Warship deployed as China, Philippines clashes raise tensions
The navy has dispatched its most powerful warship to exercise with Asian navies, in a test for improved communications with China to avoid dangerous incidents at sea.
- Andrew Tillett
Putin and Kim sign mutual defence pact
The pact could be a dramatic shift in the strategic balance in Northeast Asia by placing Russia’s heft behind North Korea.
- Josh Smith and Ju-min Park
Australia criticises China for sea skirmish in sign tensions remain
Improved communications between the Australian and Chinese militaries will not reduce the likelihood of potentially dangerous confrontations, experts warn.
- Updated
- Andrew Tillett
- Opinion
- Chanticleer
15 ASX stocks that can win from a new capex ‘supercycle’
The twin peaks of population growth and Baby Boomer spending have insulated sharemarket investors against rate hikes. Now a new tailwind is emerging.
- James Thomson
