Nationals MP Barnaby Joyce and Greens Senator Sarah Hanson-Young have butted heads over Australia’s relationship with United States after three Chinese warships conducted live-fire exercises in the ...

Richard Marles has brushed off revelations that had a commercial airline pilot not relayed a warning to air traffic controllers, the Australian Defence Force would not have learnt of Chinese warship ...

A Virginia-class attack boat is in Perth, Australia for a port visit as part of the ongoing AUKUS partnership that’s gearing ...

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Debating Australia's role in world politics is not always high on the political agenda. Elections here are more often fought on economic issues than ...

Defence Minister Richard Marles said the government does not know if the Chinese task group includes a submarine.

Backed by the US, Australia has been increasingly asserting its power in the Indo-Pacific region. Has this strategy served it well?

Defence Minister Richard Marles could not say whether the Chinese flotilla off Australia is travelling with a nuclear ...

His comments follow Daily Mail Australia on Tuesday revealing footage released by Chinese state-run media of live-firing ...

The Navy’s culture of risk aversion is preventing the service from delivering new construction ships and performing repair ...

Australian Defence officials have not ruled out that a nuclear-powered submarine might be with the three vessels in the ...

The Chief of the Defence Force, David Johnston, told Senate estimates on Wednesday that a warning from a New Zealand warship ...