A breakdown in command gave non-commissioned officers in the elite unit more authority than some officers, according to a long-suppressed report by the Defence Force’s inspector general.
Aaron Patrick
Heavily armed guards with military weapons are patrolling Rockingham’s HMAS Stirling as Australian workers do major work on the US nuclear-powered USS Colorado. SEE THE PICS
Charlton Hart
The shipbuilder’s AGM heard the US may allow South Korean bidder Hanwha to restructure loss-making contracts carried by Austal’s US shipyard, having refused to do the same for Austal.
Sean Smith
Defence insiders are warning that ‘nothing is off the table’ as a spending review examines major military projects.
Andrew Greene
The first American nuclear submarine to deploy to HMAS Stirling under the AUKUS agreement has been revealed.
Will Nicholas
Criminals and state-sponsored hackers are using advanced Al technologies to disrupt cybersecurity defences with authorities warning online vulnerabilities are now being detected at a rapidly increasing pace.
Taiwan says it wants to deepen its relationship with Australia, confirming publicly for the first time a proposal to open a new trade office in Perth.
Air Marshal Tony Davies, the head of New Zealand's military, has quit after admitting to an inappropriate relationship while in a position of command.
Charlotte Graham-McLay
Personnel stationed on an historic army base are set to be relocated by the end of the year, despite mounting pressure for its sale to be scrapped.
Sarah Spina-Matthews
Colleagues and family have gathered to farewell Corporal Brendan Hannam, remembered as a valued leader and a loving father who served with distinction.
Noah Secomb
World-leading lethal undersea mines and unmanned aircraft that can be launched by vessels below the ocean’s surface are expected to be revealed as part of a secretive AUKUS project developed in Australia.
Australia's Defence culture needs to be reformed through better training and understanding of the law, rather than tick-and-flick training, an expert says.
Lucinda Garbutt-Young
An investigation is under way after a recording device was allegedly found in a cabin aboard a navy ship that was docked in far north Queensland.
Duncan Murray
An investigation is underway after a secret recording device was found onboard a Royal Australian Navy ship.
Austal says it has extended the due diligence period and was negotiating with Hanwha on a potential transaction in the $US1.05 billion to $US1.2b ($1.7b) range flagged in August.
Australia’s most decorated soldier and accused war criminal Ben Roberts-Smith appeared among dozens of veterans to mark the 25th Afghanistan war anniversary at a solemn service in Canberra.
Caitlyn Rintoul
Standing up to speak at a ceremony to mark the 25th anniversary of Australian service in Afghanistan will be an intensely personal experience for former soldier Stephen Barton.
Bethany Hiatt
The owner of the once-secret former WWII base says it has a role to play as a multi-user hub supporting Australia’s defence.
US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth has hailed sailors on board USS Abraham Lincoln as heroes, after a prolonged deployment.
Phil Stewart
The first five companies slated to be part of a defence and weapons manufacturing hub in WA have been announced, but a location for the hub is yet to be locked in.
Oliver Lane
The Australian Defence Force has paused its use of the Supacat troop carrier after the death of a soldier during a training exercise on Monday, Chief of Army Susan Coyle confirmed.
Plenty of headaches have been caused by Iris Residential’s Shenton Quarter project and it looks like many more are looming after administrators tallied a whopping debt bill.
A troop carrier vehicle won't be used by the defence force while an investigation is carried out into the death of a soldier during a training exercise.
Andrew Brown
Defence Minister Richard Marles suggests the Federal Government is unlikely to raise concerns over a proposed $1.7 billion purchase of Austal’s US shipyard.
