Defence and National Security

The deputy PM's comments followed assurances from US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth that the Trump administration would not abandon its allies in the Indo-Pacific to Chinese military and economic pressure.

Australia is on track to reach defence spending levels of 2.33 per cent of GDP by 2033-34 but for months the Trump Administration has pressured the government to get to at least three per cent of GDP. 

Up to eight people, believed to be from China, have been detained by border protection authorities after reaching a remote part of the Northern Territory coast by boat earlier this week. 

The Darwin facility's 11 massive fuel tanks have not been built to withstand a category three cyclone, and an environmental impact assessment was not undertaken.

The prime minister has lashed out at one of the country's leading security think tanks and demanded it "have a look at themselves" after it warned Australia could be left with a "brittle and hollowed defence force" if military funding was not increased.

An engineering report has revealed 11 massive fuel tanks built unlawfully on Darwin Harbour for the US military are not designed to withstand a category three cyclone.

An online report suggests Indonesia is contemplating buying second-hand fighter aircraft from China and Russia.

The Kremlin says people are beginning to experience "emotional overload" after the US president lashed out at continuing strikes on Ukraine.

A Commonwealth-owned defence housing company has been fined more than $18,000 for unlawfully clearing land at a popular birdwatching area on the outskirts of Darwin.

The attack, which took place for a second straight night amid an ongoing prisoner swap, was the largest of the war to date in terms of the raw number of strikes, according to Ukraine's air force.

The company is competing against a rival bid from Japan that is being heavily backed by Tokyo.

Kim Jong Un's public condemnation of the bungled warship launch was a rare admission of failure from inside North Korea, but experts say it says a lot about its bigger plans.

Retrofitting the 13-year-old plane will require significant security upgrades, communications improvements to prevent spies from listening in and the ability to fend off incoming missiles, experts say.

Beijing has doubled down on its criticism of the US president's aerial defence plans a day after a major announcement at the White House.

Eighty years after Australia's worst military training accident claimed 26 lives, new Wagga Wagga street names will honour the victims.

The deal will open up the UK to billions of euros in defence financing, but has been criticised by the British opposition as backtracking on Brexit. 

American officials remain privately frustrated over Australia's decision to donate retired Abrams tanks to Ukraine, even as the vehicles finally begin the long sea journey to the battleground.

Ukraine's deputy prime minister accuses Russia of targeting civilians in strikes on a number of cities across the country.

A court is told the three men had allegedly targeted Britain-based journalists connected with a broadcaster critical of the Iranian government. 

Taiwan has accused China of carrying out what it calls "grey zone" warfare, which is designed to pressure the island without direct confrontation and psychologically wear down locals ahead of an invasion.