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AUKUS
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Rex Widerstrom
AUKUS Submarines Will Cost up to $63 Billion Over Next 10 Years
The government also plans to spend billions on ‘autonomous and uncrewed maritime vehicles’ as part of AUKUS Pillar II.
Apr 22, 2024
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Rex Widerstrom
Apr 22
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Australian Politics News
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Rex Widerstrom
Defence Spending to Increase by $50 Billion to Combat ‘Ominous’ Indo-Pacific Environment
Defence Minister Richard Marles says recruiting New Zealand migrants on the cards to bolster dwindling personnel numbers.
Apr 17, 2024
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Rex Widerstrom
Apr 17
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Australia News
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Monica O’Shea
Australia Appoints New Head of the Defence Force
Vice-Admiral David Johnston will take on the top job subject to approval from the governor general.
Apr 08, 2024
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Monica O’Shea
Apr 08
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Australia News
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Rex Widerstrom
Australian Defence Force Member Injured in Lebanon Bombing
The soldier, part of a multinational peacekeeping mission, was undertaking a routine patrol to monitor activity near the Israeli-Lebanon border.
Apr 02, 2024
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Rex Widerstrom
Apr 02
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Australian Politics News
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Rex Widerstrom
Parliamentary Committee Unanimously Backs Military Secrets Bill
Defence Amendment (Safeguarding Australia’s Military Secrets) Bill tightens the rules on former defence staffers working for foreign governments.
Mar 14, 2024
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Rex Widerstrom
Mar 14
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Crime and Public Safety
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Rex Widerstrom
Hostile Countries ‘Aggressively’ Seeking Australia’s Secrets, ASIO Warns
Other countries are trying to discover everything from Australia’s defence capabilities to medical advances, and more needs to be done to stop them, ASIO says.
Feb 21, 2024
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Rex Widerstrom
Feb 21
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Australia News
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Nina Nguyen
Australia Joins US-Japan Military Exercise for the 1st Time
‘We are actively strengthening our commitment to security cooperation.’
Feb 04, 2024
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Nina Nguyen
Feb 04
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Australian Politics News
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Rex Widerstrom
Australia’s Refusal to Supply Helicopters to Ukraine ‘Scandalous’, Critics Say
The ill-fated Taipans will be buried instead.
Jan 18, 2024
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Rex Widerstrom
Jan 18
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Australia News
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AAP
Foreign Soldiers ‘An Option’ to Boost Australian Defence Numbers
‘And that includes looking at how we might be able to grow it from friendly forces from other countries,’ Defence Personnel Minister Matt Keogh said.
Jan 04, 2024
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AAP
Jan 04
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Australia News
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AAP
Australia’s East Coast Continues to Be Lashed by Wild Weather
Australian Defence Force troops have been deployed to help with recovery efforts.
Jan 02, 2024
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AAP
Jan 02
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Asia & Pacific
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Rex Widerstrom
Faced With Growing Regional Threats, NZ and Australian PMs Meet to Talk Security
New Zealand PM concedes his country’s military is not fit for purpose.
Dec 19, 2023
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Rex Widerstrom
Dec 19
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Australia News
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Nina Nguyen
‘Malign Behaviour’: Australian Navy Divers Injured by Sonar From Chinese Destroyer
‘This is incredibly risky, inappropriate behaviour, and frankly, not the act of a friend,’ said Shadow Home Affairs Minister.
Nov 18, 2023
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Nina Nguyen
Nov 18
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Australia News
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AAP
Taipan Military Helicopters Permanently Grounded
Sep 29, 2023
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AAP
Sep 29
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Australia News
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Lis Wang
Australian Defence Force Commitment to Families in Question
Jul 22, 2023
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Lis Wang
Jul 22
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Australia News
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Rebecca Zhu
‘Liability for Our Allies’: Australian Military Gaps Laid Bare by Defence Expert
Jul 18, 2023
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Rebecca Zhu
Jul 18
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Australia News
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Daniel Y. Teng
Australia Offers $50,000 Bonus To Stem Defence Personnel Turnover
May 02, 2023
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Daniel Y. Teng
May 02
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Australia News
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Daniel Y. Teng
Senator Backs ‘Foreign Legion’ Concept to Bolster Flagging Aussie Military Recruitment
Apr 30, 2023
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Daniel Y. Teng
Apr 30
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Viewpoints
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Kevin Andrews
With the Defence Review Now Done, Questions Still Remain
Apr 30, 2023
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Kevin Andrews
Apr 30
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Australia News
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Nina Nguyen
Plugging Capability Gaps Essential to Australian Defence: Strategic Review
Apr 25, 2023
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Nina Nguyen
Apr 25
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Australia News
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Daniel Y. Teng
More Missiles, Less Armoured Vehicles: ADF Continues Evolution to Deal With Beijing Threat
Apr 23, 2023
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Daniel Y. Teng
Apr 23
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