Australia’s defence enterprise is inherently complex. Capabilities are developed by multiple organisations, delivered across different timelines, built to variable standards, then sustained and ...

The latest round of high-level engagements between Australia and Japan reflects far more than routine diplomatic interaction. The relationship, once centred primarily on trade, energy, and resources, ...

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney issued a stark warning in his address to the Australian parliament. The post-war global order is “breaking down”, he said, and middle powers like Canada and ...

There is “no world” where the United States is not central to balance of power for Australia and the region, despite the Albanese government seeking great self-reliance, Richard Marles has warned. The ...

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney made an impassioned pitch in the Australian parliament for middle powers like Canada and Australia to build new coalitions in the “ruptured” global order that are ...

HMAS Stalwart (A304) conducts a replenishment-at-sea with HMAS Canberra (L02) off the coast of Australia in September 2025. Australian Defense photo Australia will increase its defense spending by $37 ...

Unlike in 2024, China sees an opportunity to influence Australia. That has led Beijing to refrain from criticism.

Australia has deployed "military assets" to the Middle East as Israel and Iran launch waves of strikes against each other and a prominent cleric calls for "Trump's blood" over the sinking of an ...