Defence chiefs from Australia, Japan, the Philippines and the US have vowed to deepen co-operation amid concerns about China's moves in the South China Sea.
Audrey McAvoy
The US has weighed in on a flare-up involving China that damaged a Philippine ship and put its crew in danger, calling it "irresponsible behaviour".
Phil Stewart
A move by South Korea’s Hanwha to buy Australia’s top defence contractor Austal has won support from Defence Minister Richard Marles.
Matt Mckenzie
Australia and South Korea are working together on a potential expansion of a secretive defence technology pact that includes the US and UK.
Dominic Giannini and Kat Wong
Parkin Street residents in Rockingham are fleeing due to traffic concerns and with upgrades to HMAS Stirling as part of the AUKUS pact, it’s only going to get worse.
Rachel Fenner
Grieving family members have tearfully given evidence at an inquiry into a helicopter crash that killed four servicemen off the north Queensland coast.
Tess Ikonomou
The Philippine coastguard says its two vessels stood their ground at Scarborough Shoal but one sustained damage from two Chinese coastguard ships.
Staff Writers
The Australian Government has announced it will send $100 million in aid to Ukraine.
Jake Dietsch
Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu says Russia should step up military exercises in Asia as the US seeks to extend its influence with AUKUS and the Quad.
North Korea says Japan's possible inclusion in the AUKUS defence pact with Australia, the UK and the US would increase anti-China pressure in the Asia-Pacific.
Vietnam war hero Keith Payne has backed a public letter penned by advertising guru John Singleton in which he apologised to Victoria Cross winner Ben Roberts-Smith and thanked him for his bravery.
New Zealand defence force personnel will commemorate Anzac Day on the Gallipoli peninsula without band instruments after losing their luggage in transit.
Ben McKay
Australia and France will join the Philippines and US in joint military exercises that will include drills in the South China Sea.
A symposium in Wellington on Thursday will discuss controversial military pact AUKUS, with New Zealand urged to keep its distance.
New Zealand's defence minister says there is more work to do rebuilding the country's military as headcount grows for the first time since the pandemic.
A prominent Perth theatre has been accused of ‘dangerously casual and arbitrary racism’ after it issued a public ‘statement of solidarity’ towards Palestine.
The Insurance Commission of WA is looking at tapping its $7 billion investment pile to help build the infrastructure to support AUKUS nuclear submarines and major defence contracts.
Sean Smith
Peter Dutton says Penny Wong’s speech edging towards recognising a Palestinian state is the ‘most reckless act’ by a foreign minister in two decades.
Katina Curtis
China's Taiwan Affairs Office has delivered a warning to the US over remarks made about the AUKUS submarine project.
New Zealand leaders need to "keep their nerve" and not fall under Washington DC's influence according to Helen Clark, who senses a major foreign policy shift.
Vice Admiral David Johnston will be the new Chief of the Australian Defence Force under a major shakeup of the military’s top brass.
Dan Jervis-Bardy
Vice Admiral David Johnston has been appointed the new Chief of the Australian Defence Force, replacing General Angus Campbell.
Andrew Brown
The acquisition of nuclear-powered submarines will be the biggest leap in military capability and one of the most ambitious industrial endeavours in our nation’s history.
Matt Thistlethwaite
HMAS Stirling will receive an $83 million injection for defence infrastructure upgrades in preparation for the State’s navy base becoming home to Australia’s nuclear submarines.
Claire Sadler