Australia should be looking to cut “waste” in the Australian Defence Force before looking to pump more cash into it, independent senator Jacqui Lambie says.

The US Defence Secretary is urging Australia to pump billions more into military budgets "as soon as possible".

A Pentagon statement says Secretary of Defence Pete Hegseth called on Australia to spend 3.5 per cent of GDP on the military.

Tasmanian Senator Jacqui Lambie has hit out at the US President and his Defence Secretary’s request to Australia for ...

The countries will strengthen defence cooperation under the next phase of the Comprehensive Strategic Partnership. Read more ...

The Australian Defence Force is at risk of being left in a "no man's land" of underpreparedness for current threats and ...

Australia and the US have ­elevated military exercises and ­security agency co-operation to a war footing amid China’s ...

The Marine Corps is conducting a major exercise in Australia as the U.S. military increases its military presence amid ...

Australia's Defence Minister Richard Marles will meet with his U.S. and Japanese counterparts at an Asian security forum in ...

Australian Defence Minister Richard Marles on Saturday urged greater transparency from China over its military modernisation ...

Australia's defence minister Richard Marles said Beijing needs to provide greater transparency and reassurance.

The U.S. is expanding its military presence in northern Australia as it looks to project power and provide a deterrence against the increasing threat of China in the Asia-Pacific.