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Kongsberg secures new 10-year contract for vessel traffic service system in Port Hedland
Norwegian multinational defence company Kongsberg has been awarded a new 10-year contract to deliver a vessel traffic service syst...
Ben Roberts-Smith talks Australian Army directives, the soldier’s code and that ‘farcical’ airport arrest
Victoria Cross recipient and former Australian Army soldier Ben Roberts-Smith, accused of committing alleged war crimes, has share...
Australia to provide maritime patrol vessels, strengthen cyber security under new Timor-Leste agreement
Australia will provide new Timor-Leste National Police maritime patrol vessels and strengthen Timor-Leste’s cyber security capab...
Goldsworthy Veterans and Families Centre supports Perth’s veteran community
Opinion: The first time Leon Goldsworthy tried to enlist in the Navy in Perth, he was rejected for being too short.
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National Reconstruction Fund invests $245m into Austal’s Landing Craft Heavy production
National Reconstruction Fund invests $245 million into Australian shipbuilder Austal Limited to help strengthen the country’s mi...
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Goldsworthy Veterans and Families Centre supports Perth’s veteran community
Opinion: The first time Leon Goldsworthy tried to enlist in the Navy in Perth, he was rejected for being too short.
October 22 2026
Veterans’ Affairs Minister Matt Keogh calls for greater ADF transparency, trust and cultural change
Australian Minister for Veterans’ Affairs and Defence Personnel Matt Keogh has called for stronger independent oversight, cultural change and transparency across the...
October 21 2026
RSL Australia calls for national preparedness framework to address ‘duty nobody holds’
RSL Australia national president Peter Tinley has called for Australia to step up national preparedness in the wake of more conflict-likely contested global environment.
October 16 2026
Astronaut challenges Australia to create ‘daring’ science pathway to boost national confidence
Astronaut, Australian of the Year and Group Captain Katherine Bennell-Pegg has challenged the Australian government to be daring in its space industry involvement and...
October 15 2026
From GPS to grid timing: Australia’s space dependence is now a national security question
Opinion: Australians rely every day on satellites the nation does not control. The US admission is a prompt to understand that dependence and how to protect it.
October 14 2026
Sustaining and scaling up: Expanding Australia’s total addressable defence workforce
Opinion: Australia is having increasingly sophisticated conversations about how we finance, develop and scale sovereign defence technology, and there is good reason for that....
October 13 2026
National conversation urgently needed on conflict preparedness
Australia must have an immediate national conversation on what military mobilisation will mean for the public in the event of a conflict, according to information discussed...
October 11 2026
Australia should learn the lesson on hydrogen’s defence value from India
Opinion: Australia’s north has long been the epicentre of the nation’s defence readiness.
October 05 2026
From capital to capability: Why investability matters for delivering the future Australian Defence Force
Opinion: Australia is currently embarking on the most consequential and wide-ranging transformation and modernisation of the Australian Defence Force since Federation.
October 02 2026
Faith under fire: Canberra’s trust rift with veterans has become a chasm
For many Australian Defence Force veterans, trust in government is built on a simple proposition: if the nation asks you to serve, it will stand by you when you return home.
October 01 2026
Industry ready, delivery pending: Land Forces showcases test for Australia’s sovereign communications
Opinion: The Australian government has made its position clear – land tactical radios are a sovereign priority.
September 30 2026
United Nations speechcraft: Albanese fights for ideal world that no longer exists, Trump fights for America
Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and US President Donald Trump have emphasised their contrasting priorities during speeches to the United Nations.
September 28 2026
Beyond shipbuilding: Why design knowledge matters to Australia’s naval future
Opinion: Australia’s ability to design, adapt and assure complex naval capability will be central to building a more self-reliant, innovative and resilient maritime...
September 25 2026
Australian Army accelerating drone warfare integration towards Talisman Sabre 2027 debut
The Australian Army is preparing to make robotic and autonomous systems a routine part of combat-team operations, with Talisman Sabre 2027 emerging as a major demonstration...
September 24 2026
2026 Intergenerational Report forecasts defence, AI spending rise to meet fragmented geopolitical environment
A fragmented geopolitical environment and economic pressures are expected to drive spending in Australia’s defence industrial base, according to the 2026 Intergenerational...
September 23 2026
Quantum risk starts before quantum computers can break encryption
Opinion: Somewhere today, sensitive encrypted information taken from a government agency, business, or critical infrastructure operator may already be sitting in an...
September 22 2026
The real cost of capability: Defence acquisition from purchase price to preparedness
Opinion: As Australia accelerates Defence acquisition, whole-of-life cost discipline will be essential to ensuring new platforms remain available, adaptable, and...
September 21 2026
Australia should look to commercial providers for fast defence and deployable capability
Opinion: The Australian defence establishment should urgently work with commercial providers to deliver military and dual-use capabilities that can be deployed in months, not...
September 18 2026
Global defence market expanding but less accessible to Australian industry, confirms new report
The global defence market is expanding significantly but also becoming less internationally accessible as governments tie their own defence spending to industrial resilience,...
September 17 2026
Rudd’s ‘one-in-three’ 2028 Taiwan possibility exposes Australia’s 2033 defence spending timeline
A recent forecast from former prime minister Kevin Rudd asserting that there’s potentially a “one-in-three chance of China moving to take Taiwan” in 2028 has exposed...
September 14 2026